Species

Bird Species in Micronesia

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Bird species and observation frequencies
SpeciesAnnual frequencyJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Micronesian Starling
Aplonis opaca
60.1%29.7%68.9%67.4%51.9%66.4%86.3%51.2%65.2%43.4%48.8%60.9%80.6%
Micronesian Myzomela
Myzomela rubratra
59.0%55.3%74.2%56.4%53.8%64.4%72.3%43.8%62.0%45.9%47.5%57.1%75.9%
Blue-billed White-Tern
Gygis candida
44.1%35.4%47.5%58.3%56.9%55.1%25.7%32.5%49.0%35.0%46.6%48.6%38.3%
Caroline Islands Swiftlet
Aerodramus inquietus
41.7%30.6%49.2%37.7%38.1%30.8%61.7%41.3%43.0%43.4%46.0%33.1%46.1%
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
31.3%14.4%40.7%55.3%49.9%40.4%26.0%22.5%23.8%26.7%10.5%29.1%36.4%
Pohnpei Lorikeet
Trichoglossus rubiginosus
31.0%15.0%22.1%25.8%13.4%21.3%55.2%47.5%27.2%35.0%6.5%40.5%62.6%
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
28.2%33.2%30.4%34.3%26.7%14.7%7.2%17.5%13.9%40.0%42.9%35.0%42.1%
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
28.0%21.2%18.6%36.2%27.2%22.9%16.4%32.5%36.1%36.7%11.2%31.3%45.5%
Purple-capped Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus ponapensis
25.2%6.8%33.4%19.3%26.7%13.0%38.1%41.3%18.3%25.0%9.3%22.6%49.0%
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
25.0%18.6%9.4%25.3%12.7%43.0%36.9%27.5%19.5%32.5%6.3%31.3%37.3%
Caroline Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus syrinx
24.2%15.7%28.3%26.9%25.2%25.6%39.8%36.3%13.5%12.5%32.9%15.9%18.1%
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
22.6%7.6%23.7%37.7%36.1%27.1%30.5%6.3%22.7%28.4%12.1%20.0%18.4%
Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra
19.4%18.7%18.2%20.1%17.1%14.7%29.7%36.3%17.4%9.2%7.4%18.2%25.4%
Pohnpei Kingfisher
Todiramphus reichenbachii
17.7%3.9%15.2%14.9%9.2%7.7%24.6%41.3%13.7%30.0%5.7%9.2%36.8%
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
17.1%25.3%16.8%25.8%25.9%22.6%5.9%17.5%5.2%3.4%9.0%25.6%21.5%
Caroline Islands White-eye
Zosterops semperi
13.4%1.9%26.3%16.0%19.4%13.4%12.2%10.0%9.6%16.7%29.8%3.3%1.7%
Pohnpei Fantail
Rhipidura kubaryi
13.2%7.6%17.1%9.8%7.2%8.2%20.5%25.0%10.2%18.4%4.1%6.8%22.9%
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
12.1%12.5%12.7%15.8%23.5%25.9%9.8%0.1%4.7%8.4%9.4%7.0%16.0%
Micronesian Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula oceanica
12.0%4.8%17.2%7.2%7.1%8.9%5.8%25.0%11.4%11.7%2.9%15.6%26.8%
Chuuk Flycatcher
Myiagra oceanica
10.9%0.1%5.3%14.7%17.6%12.9%27.0%2.5%11.2%10.0%28.7%1.2%0.0%
Yellow Bittern
Botaurus sinensis
10.6%5.5%6.5%8.0%11.0%19.5%4.3%5.0%12.3%1.7%27.9%10.6%14.6%
Caroline Islands Ground Dove
Pampusana kubaryi
8.9%0.1%9.6%10.1%11.9%11.8%22.6%2.5%5.4%1.7%28.4%0.7%2.0%
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
8.2%4.5%1.2%4.9%1.8%1.3%10.2%15.0%17.7%10.0%25.5%2.5%3.9%
Pohnpei White-eye
Zosterops ponapensis
8.1%5.8%12.2%5.0%7.9%6.9%5.2%22.5%5.9%8.4%1.7%7.5%8.1%
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
7.7%13.6%8.3%9.5%11.0%13.3%1.2%7.5%5.7%10.0%1.6%7.6%3.2%
Pohnpei Flycatcher
Myiagra pluto
7.6%2.9%10.2%2.6%4.3%5.6%17.7%5.0%7.1%15.0%2.5%9.0%9.2%
Mottled Munia
Lonchura hunsteini
7.4%1.9%5.9%11.0%3.9%4.7%12.2%8.8%4.8%5.0%3.3%7.0%19.6%
Plain White-eye
Zosterops hypolais
6.8%4.5%10.7%7.2%3.9%17.2%0.0%0.1%18.0%1.7%2.3%5.8%9.7%
Blue-faced Parrotfinch
Erythrura trichroa
6.7%6.5%11.2%7.7%10.9%4.6%18.0%0.0%12.5%3.4%2.4%3.2%0.0%
Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
6.3%3.6%9.6%8.2%6.3%2.1%1.2%6.3%4.6%5.0%1.7%8.7%19.0%
Gray-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
6.3%1.9%2.0%8.9%5.9%4.0%0.0%6.3%1.9%1.7%25.0%3.7%13.9%
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
6.1%9.1%5.0%14.4%10.4%8.3%4.3%0.1%4.5%6.7%1.4%4.3%4.9%
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
6.0%2.8%2.0%8.8%23.8%10.2%0.0%0.1%0.7%1.7%11.4%7.7%2.6%
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
5.3%3.8%3.0%12.1%9.5%7.1%2.3%0.0%2.0%5.9%9.8%5.3%2.6%
Yap Monarch
Monarcha godeffroyi
5.3%4.5%10.7%6.1%2.8%13.5%0.0%0.1%10.5%1.7%0.8%4.5%8.0%
Micronesian Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura versicolor
4.5%4.5%10.7%5.8%3.9%7.9%0.0%0.1%9.9%0.0%0.8%3.9%6.6%
Long-billed White-eye
Rukia longirostra
4.4%0.0%9.2%3.1%1.7%5.4%2.3%12.5%4.5%0.0%1.6%4.8%7.6%
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Ardea coromanda
4.2%2.9%2.0%0.1%5.8%15.3%0.6%0.0%1.7%1.7%5.2%4.4%10.6%
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
4.1%1.0%1.0%8.6%18.4%6.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.4%4.2%5.2%1.3%
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
4.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.9%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%26.7%8.1%12.0%
Siberian Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus mongolus
3.7%0.0%1.0%0.9%0.4%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.5%3.4%25.8%6.2%0.4%
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
3.6%0.0%0.0%12.7%0.3%2.9%5.2%0.0%1.8%3.4%5.6%9.6%1.7%
White-throated Ground Dove
Pampusana xanthonura
3.4%4.5%8.3%2.2%2.5%13.4%0.0%0.0%1.2%3.4%0.8%3.2%1.4%
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
3.3%0.0%5.2%3.3%7.6%5.4%0.0%2.5%3.2%3.4%1.3%7.5%0.4%
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
3.1%3.6%0.0%3.1%21.9%2.5%0.6%0.1%0.0%0.0%4.6%0.7%0.0%
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
3.0%0.0%2.4%3.0%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.6%5.0%2.6%10.8%7.6%
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
2.8%0.0%1.2%5.5%7.8%4.6%3.7%2.5%0.0%0.0%2.4%3.1%3.1%
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
2.8%3.6%6.0%3.6%1.9%7.1%0.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%0.8%3.8%3.9%
Kosrae White-eye
Zosterops cinereus
2.7%5.5%11.5%2.2%5.2%0.0%2.3%0.0%4.8%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%
Chuuk Monarch
Metabolus rugensis
2.5%0.0%5.5%5.2%4.9%6.3%3.5%0.0%1.1%0.0%1.5%2.5%0.0%
Bulwer's Petrel
Bulweria bulwerii
2.4%3.6%0.0%4.2%14.7%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.0%0.0%
Yap White-eye
Zosterops oleagineus
2.4%4.5%2.4%3.9%2.1%4.0%0.0%0.0%4.2%0.0%0.0%3.8%3.7%
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
2.3%3.6%0.0%0.0%0.3%6.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.6%6.9%7.6%
Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla
2.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
2.2%10.0%3.0%1.2%1.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%0.0%1.3%3.2%1.3%
Kosrae Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus hernsheimi
2.0%4.5%9.4%2.2%5.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tropical Shearwater
Puffinus bailloni
2.0%0.1%1.1%2.8%8.1%2.7%0.0%5.0%1.2%0.0%0.5%1.3%1.3%
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
1.8%0.0%0.0%1.4%2.5%2.7%1.2%0.0%1.1%1.7%1.6%9.3%0.0%
Pohnpei Cicadabird
Edolisoma insperatum
1.7%0.0%8.3%1.4%1.1%0.0%0.0%5.0%2.6%0.0%0.8%0.7%0.4%
Medium Egret
Ardea intermedia
1.6%0.0%2.4%6.0%1.5%2.6%0.0%0.0%0.6%1.7%0.0%4.4%0.0%
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
1.5%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%3.3%1.6%3.8%3.1%
Yap Cicadabird
Edolisoma nesiotis
1.3%3.6%2.4%1.1%1.8%2.7%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.8%1.9%0.7%
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
1.3%3.6%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.6%0.0%5.6%0.0%0.0%5.2%0.0%
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
1.2%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.4%3.3%1.6%3.7%3.1%
White-browed Crake
Poliolimnas cinereus
1.2%0.0%1.0%0.3%0.8%2.7%0.0%0.0%3.1%1.7%0.0%3.3%1.3%
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
1.1%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.6%6.3%
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
1.0%0.0%0.0%2.5%1.8%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.7%0.0%
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
0.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.7%1.6%1.3%0.0%
Long-tailed Koel
Urodynamis taitensis
0.9%0.0%1.9%0.0%0.7%2.9%0.0%0.0%0.6%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
0.9%0.0%1.0%0.9%2.6%2.7%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.8%0.0%2.6%
Teardrop White-eye
Rukia ruki
0.9%0.0%1.0%3.5%3.0%0.6%2.9%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
0.9%0.0%1.2%1.1%0.0%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.0%
Great Egret
Ardea alba
0.9%0.0%0.0%1.1%1.3%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%2.5%0.0%
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
0.9%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.8%0.0%0.6%2.5%0.2%5.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis
0.8%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.1%1.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%0.0%1.9%0.4%
Short-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna tenuirostris
0.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.9%1.3%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.3%
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates leucorhous
0.7%0.0%0.0%0.8%6.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%
Greater Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii
0.7%0.0%0.0%0.6%1.3%2.1%0.0%0.0%1.8%1.7%0.0%0.7%0.0%
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
0.7%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%6.3%
Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%1.5%0.0%0.0%
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
0.6%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.0%
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
0.6%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%2.5%0.0%
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%1.6%1.8%0.0%
Sanderling
Calidris alba
0.5%0.0%1.0%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%3.1%
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
0.5%0.0%2.4%0.1%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
0.4%0.0%0.0%0.6%4.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%3.1%
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
0.4%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.7%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
0.4%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.6%2.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
0.4%0.1%0.0%0.0%4.1%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.5%0.0%
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.0%0.0%2.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.6%0.0%0.0%
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%1.3%1.3%
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates castro
0.3%0.0%0.0%1.3%1.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.3%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.8%0.0%
Cocos Booby
Sula brewsteri
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
0.1%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.6%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Swinhoe's Snipe
Gallinago megala
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
0.1%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Christmas Shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.0%
Chinese Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza soloensis
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gray-faced Buzzard
Butastur indicus
0.1%0.0%1.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gray-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
0.1%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates matsudairae
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%
Kentish Plover
Anarhynchus alexandrinus
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cinnamon Bittern
Botaurus cinnamomeus
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Oriental Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus orientalis
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Ardenna carneipes
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Muscicapa griseisticta
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%