The birds of Tokelau

55 present or migratory species.

Classification :
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Order  : Galliformes
Family : Phasianidae
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusCoq bankiva
Order  : Cuculiformes
Family : Cuculidae
Long-tailed KoelUrodynamis taitensisCoucou de Nouvelle-ZĂ©lande
Order  : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Pacific Imperial PigeonDucula pacificaCarpophage pacifique
Order  : Charadriiformes
Family : Charadriidae
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulvaPluvier fauve
Family : Scolopacidae
Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensisCourlis d'Alaska
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusCourlis corlieu
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaBarge rousse
Wandering TattlerTringa incanaChevalier errant
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresTournepierre Ă  collier
Sanderling Calidris albaBĂ©casseau sanderling
Family : Laridae
White TernGygis albaGygis blanche
Brown NoddyAnous stolidusNoddi brun
Black NoddyAnous minutusNoddi noir
Blue NoddyAnous ceruleusNoddi bleu
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusSterne fuligineuse
Spectacled TernOnychoprion lunatusSterne Ă  dos gris
Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaSterne diamant
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergiiSterne huppée
Order  : Phaethontiformes
Family : Phaethontidae
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricaudaPhaéton à brins rouges
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturusPhaéton à bec jaune
Order  : Procellariiformes
Family : Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicusOcéanite de Wilson
White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marinaOcéanite frégate
White-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta grallariaOcéanite à ventre blanc
Black-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta tropicaOcéanite à ventre noir
Polynesian Storm PetrelNesofregetta fuliginosaOcéanite à gorge blanche
Family : Procellariidae
Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteusPétrel géant
Providence PetrelPterodroma solandriPĂ©trel de Solander
Murphy's PetrelPterodroma ultimaPĂ©trel de Murphy
Kermadec PetrelPterodroma neglectaPĂ©trel des Kermadec
Herald PetrelPterodroma heraldicaPétrel hérault
PĂ©trel du Herald
Phoenix PetrelPterodroma albaPĂ©trel Ă  poitrine blanche
Mottled PetrelPterodroma inexpectataPétrel maculé
White-necked PetrelPterodroma cervicalisPĂ©trel Ă  col blanc
Black-winged PetrelPterodroma nigripennisPĂ©trel Ă  ailes noires
Gould's PetrelPterodroma leucopteraPĂ©trel de Gould
Collared PetrelPterodroma brevipesPĂ©trel Ă  collier
Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookiiPĂ©trel de Cook
Tahiti PetrelPseudobulweria rostrataPĂ©trel de Tahiti
Beck's PetrelPseudobulweria beckiPĂ©trel de Beck
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificaPuffin fouquet
Buller's ShearwaterArdenna bulleriPuffin de Buller
Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostrisPuffin Ă  bec grĂȘle
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipesPuffin Ă  pieds pĂąles
Christmas ShearwaterPuffinus nativitatisPuffin de la Nativité
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloniPuffin de Baillon
Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulweriiPĂ©trel de Bulwer
Order  : Suliformes
Family : Fregatidae
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata arielFrégate ariel
Great FrigatebirdFregata minorFrégate du Pacifique
Family : Sulidae
Red-footed BoobySula sulaFou Ă  pieds rouges
Brown BoobySula leucogasterFou brun
Masked BoobySula dactylatraFou masqué
Order  : Pelecaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacraAigrette sacrée
Order  : Accipitriformes
Family : Accipitridae
Himalayan VultureGyps himalayensisVautour de l'Himalaya
Order  : Strigiformes
Family : Tytonidae
Australian Masked OwlTyto novaehollandiaeEffraie masquée
Order  : Passeriformes
Family : Sturnidae
Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscusMartin forestier

Sources : Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2025-12-07. IOC World Bird List (v15.1) doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.15.1.
Avibase (ioc v15.1), the world bird database - Lepage, D. 2025-12-07. © 1996-2026 Oiseaux.net