Species

Bird Species in Niue

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Bird species and observation frequencies
SpeciesAnnual frequencyJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Blue-billed White-Tern
Gygis candida
45.8%100.0%12.5%25.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%19.4%70.0%18.8%72.7%30.7%50.0%
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
45.2%82.5%25.0%25.0%50.0%50.0%75.0%34.7%76.4%37.5%33.3%11.3%41.7%
Polynesian Triller
Lalage maculosa
34.9%78.3%12.5%0.0%25.0%0.0%50.1%31.3%78.0%31.3%32.5%38.2%41.7%
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
27.6%70.8%0.0%12.5%0.0%25.0%50.0%18.5%57.5%12.5%28.3%22.5%33.3%
White-rumped Swiftlet
Aerodramus spodiopygius
24.7%65.8%12.5%0.0%25.0%0.0%50.1%22.5%57.3%0.1%16.4%5.0%41.7%
Polynesian Starling
Aplonis tabuensis
22.3%57.5%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%50.0%25.6%70.0%0.0%15.6%3.2%33.3%
Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus porphyraceus
21.0%61.7%12.5%0.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%17.5%63.9%0.1%21.3%16.3%33.3%
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
20.0%28.3%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%50.0%20.0%42.8%37.5%20.3%28.1%0.0%
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula pacifica
19.6%65.0%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%15.3%57.4%12.5%13.1%9.4%25.0%
Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra
17.9%18.3%12.5%0.0%0.0%25.0%25.1%20.9%61.1%31.3%9.8%11.3%0.0%
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
15.4%41.7%12.5%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.1%6.3%2.0%6.3%13.0%49.4%41.7%
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
10.2%23.3%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.1%15.0%46.9%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
9.9%18.3%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%37.0%0.1%8.1%5.0%0.0%
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
8.0%0.0%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%18.8%29.4%25.0%2.5%8.1%0.0%
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
5.8%0.0%12.5%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%5.0%2.3%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
5.4%17.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.7%7.7%18.8%6.3%5.0%0.0%
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
4.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.3%0.0%53.3%0.0%0.0%
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
4.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.1%0.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Herald Petrel
Pterodroma heraldica
4.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%10.0%0.0%6.3%7.1%0.0%0.0%
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea
3.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%38.3%0.0%0.0%
Long-tailed Koel
Urodynamis taitensis
3.5%17.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
3.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%8.4%0.0%3.3%0.0%0.0%
Blue-crowned Lorikeet
Vini australis
2.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%3.1%5.0%0.0%1.6%0.0%0.0%
Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes
2.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%3.1%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.0%0.0%
Eastern Barn Owl
Tyto javanica
2.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%1.9%0.1%2.5%3.1%0.0%
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis
1.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.3%12.5%0.8%0.0%0.0%
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
1.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%0.0%6.3%2.5%0.0%0.0%
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%8.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sanderling
Calidris alba
0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
White-necked Petrel
Pterodroma cervicalis
0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.0%0.0%
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Buller's Shearwater
Ardenna bulleri
0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.0%0.0%
Kermadec Petrel
Pterodroma neglecta
0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.6%3.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Black-winged Petrel
Pterodroma nigripennis
0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Spotless Crake
Zapornia tabuensis
0.4%4.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.4%0.0%0.0%
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Phoenix Petrel
Pterodroma alba
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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%
Double-banded Plover
Anarhynchus bicinctus
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%
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
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%
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
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%