Species

Bird Species in Pitcairn Islands

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Bird species and observation frequencies
SpeciesAnnual frequencyJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Blue-billed White-Tern
Gygis candida
59.3%75.0%43.8%38.8%74.2%80.7%52.2%64.5%16.7%75.0%81.9%34.0%75.0%
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
48.2%37.5%31.3%27.5%61.9%80.7%49.0%77.7%20.8%33.3%65.0%30.6%62.5%
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
41.9%50.0%18.8%37.5%41.3%62.1%58.3%69.0%16.7%51.8%43.0%29.0%25.0%
Murphy's Petrel
Pterodroma ultima
40.6%37.5%0.0%25.4%41.6%33.6%63.9%79.5%16.7%64.3%65.3%34.2%25.0%
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
37.5%12.5%12.5%28.3%61.3%21.1%62.6%61.9%12.5%36.9%33.7%32.3%75.0%
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
35.9%37.5%6.3%27.5%44.9%21.1%52.3%53.2%12.5%36.9%36.0%27.3%75.0%
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
24.9%50.0%18.8%22.5%27.4%3.6%0.8%6.6%12.5%36.3%41.8%16.5%62.5%
Henderson Petrel
Pterodroma atrata
24.3%12.5%0.0%14.6%22.4%17.1%57.7%50.4%4.2%33.3%10.0%6.5%62.5%
Herald Petrel
Pterodroma heraldica
24.2%12.5%0.0%23.3%45.5%70.7%20.5%17.0%12.5%44.6%13.8%18.0%12.5%
Kermadec Petrel
Pterodroma neglecta
23.1%0.0%0.0%26.7%27.3%12.1%56.1%52.0%12.5%41.1%19.1%17.5%12.5%
Pitcairn Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus vaughani
21.2%37.5%0.0%6.3%20.6%12.5%11.1%24.2%29.2%19.6%38.6%4.8%50.0%
Gray Noddy
Anous albivitta
19.8%0.0%12.5%4.2%7.1%30.0%14.6%44.2%0.0%33.9%36.3%4.8%50.0%
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis
19.7%0.0%0.0%8.3%15.2%43.2%41.3%61.6%12.5%36.9%9.2%7.9%0.0%
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
16.9%37.5%6.3%8.3%9.4%30.0%13.2%31.0%8.3%15.5%27.7%3.3%12.5%
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
16.2%0.0%0.0%4.2%22.4%33.2%20.3%45.6%12.5%25.6%25.5%4.8%0.0%
Stephen's Lorikeet
Vini stepheni
15.1%0.0%0.0%2.1%12.0%36.4%38.8%58.5%0.0%25.6%4.7%3.1%0.0%
Henderson Island Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus taiti
14.5%0.0%0.0%2.1%15.2%36.4%40.8%51.1%0.0%22.0%3.0%3.1%0.0%
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus insularis
11.6%0.0%0.0%2.1%9.8%37.9%24.5%35.2%0.0%22.0%4.7%3.1%0.0%
Henderson Island Crake
Zapornia atra
10.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.8%19.3%22.9%41.4%0.0%25.6%3.0%3.1%0.0%
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
8.9%0.0%25.0%18.3%12.5%0.0%6.4%3.3%12.5%15.5%10.1%3.1%0.0%
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
8.8%25.0%0.0%2.1%1.7%0.0%3.6%2.5%12.5%17.9%20.1%20.8%0.0%
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
8.8%12.5%12.5%0.0%8.5%0.0%11.0%13.6%12.5%7.7%22.7%4.8%0.0%
Phoenix Petrel
Pterodroma alba
5.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%15.2%0.0%5.6%3.2%4.2%18.5%7.4%9.4%0.0%
Christmas Shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis
3.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%19.0%4.9%14.4%0.0%
Gray-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
3.1%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%8.3%0.0%3.3%0.0%0.0%
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
2.4%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra
2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%4.0%12.5%8.3%0.1%3.1%0.0%
White-necked Petrel
Pterodroma cervicalis
2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.1%25.0%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
2.1%12.5%0.0%0.0%3.1%0.0%6.3%0.0%0.0%3.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
1.6%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.1%0.0%10.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%
White-faced Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
1.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%19.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tropical Shearwater
Puffinus bailloni
1.1%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%
Polynesian Storm-Petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii
1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Juan Fernandez Petrel
Pterodroma externa
0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.6%3.3%0.0%
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis
0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%8.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Black-winged Petrel
Pterodroma nigripennis
0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.0%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
0.5%0.0%0.0%2.1%0.0%0.0%1.6%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Parkinson's Petrel
Procellaria parkinsoni
0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.2%0.7%0.0%0.0%
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%
White-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta grallaria
0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.2%0.0%0.0%
Pintado Petrel
Daption capense
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
White-headed Petrel
Pterodroma lessonii
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Spotless Crake
Zapornia tabuensis
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.6%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%0.0%0.0%3.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Nazca Booby
Sula granti
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%
Long-tailed Koel
Urodynamis taitensis
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.0%0.0%
Gray Petrel
Procellaria cinerea
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%