The birds of Tonga
105 present or migratory species.
| English | Latin | French |
|---|---|---|
| Order : Anseriformes | ||
| Family : Anatidae | ||
| Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa | Canard à sourcils |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Canard pilet |
| Order : Galliformes | ||
| Family : Megapodiidae | ||
| Tongan Megapode | Megapodius pritchardii | Mégapode de Pritchard |
| Family : Phasianidae | ||
| Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus | Coq bankiva |
| Order : Apodiformes | ||
| Family : Apodidae | ||
| White-rumped Swiftlet | Aerodramus spodiopygius | Salangane à croupion blanc |
| Australian Swiftlet | Aerodramus terraereginae | Salangane d'Australie |
| Order : Cuculiformes | ||
| Family : Cuculidae | ||
| Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo | Urodynamis taitensis | Coucou de Nouvelle-Zélande |
| Order : Columbiformes | ||
| Family : Columbidae | ||
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Pigeon biset |
| Tongan Ground Dove | Pampusana stairi | Gallicolombe de Stair |
| Many-colored Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus perousii | Ptilope de La Pérouse |
| Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus porphyraceus | Ptilope de Clémentine |
| Pacific Imperial Pigeon | Ducula pacifica | Carpophage pacifique |
| Order : Gruiformes | ||
| Family : Rallidae | ||
| Buff-banded Rail | Hypotaenidia philippensis | Râle tiklin |
| Western Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio | Talève sultane |
| Black-backed Swamphen | Porphyrio indicus | Talève à dos noir |
| Australasian Swamphen | Porphyrio melanotus | Talève australe |
| Spotless Crake | Zapornia tabuensis | Marouette fuligineuse |
| Order : Charadriiformes | ||
| Family : Charadriidae | ||
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Pluvier argenté |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | Pluvier fauve |
| Family : Scolopacidae | ||
| Bristle-thighed Curlew | Numenius tahitiensis | Courlis d'Alaska |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Barge rousse |
| Wandering Tattler | Tringa incana | Chevalier errant |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Tournepierre à collier |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | Bécasseau à queue pointue |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Bécasseau sanderling |
| Family : Laridae | ||
| White Tern | Gygis alba | Gygis blanche |
| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | Noddi brun |
| Lesser Noddy | Anous tenuirostris | Noddi marianne |
| Black Noddy | Anous minutus | Noddi noir |
| Grey Noddy | Anous albivitta | Noddi gris |
| Blue Noddy | Anous ceruleus | Noddi bleu |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | Sterne fuligineuse |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Sterne bridée |
| Spectacled Tern | Onychoprion lunatus | Sterne à dos gris |
| Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana | Sterne diamant |
| Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | Sterne huppée |
| Family : Stercorariidae | ||
| Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | Labbe parasite |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | Labbe pomarin |
| Brown Skua | Stercorarius antarcticus | Labbe antarctique |
| South Polar Skua | Stercorarius maccormicki | Labbe de McCormick |
| Order : Phaethontiformes | ||
| Family : Phaethontidae | ||
| Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda | Phaéton à brins rouges |
| White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | Phaéton à bec jaune |
| Order : Procellariiformes | ||
| Family : Oceanitidae | ||
| Wilson's Storm Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Océanite de Wilson |
| White-faced Storm Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | Océanite frégate |
| White-bellied Storm Petrel | Fregetta grallaria | Océanite à ventre blanc |
| Black-bellied Storm Petrel | Fregetta tropica | Océanite à ventre noir |
| Polynesian Storm Petrel | Nesofregetta fuliginosa | Océanite à gorge blanche |
| Family : Diomedeidae | ||
| Snowy Albatross | Diomedea exulans | Albatros hurleur |
| Antipodean Albatross | Diomedea antipodensis | Albatros des Antipodes |
| Light-mantled Albatross | Phoebetria palpebrata | Albatros fuligineux |
| Campbell Albatross | Thalassarche impavida | Albatros de l'île Campbell |
| Family : Procellariidae | ||
| Southern Giant Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | Pétrel géant |
| Cape Petrel | Daption capense | Damier du Cap |
| Grey-faced Petrel | Pterodroma gouldi | Pétrel à face grise |
| Providence Petrel | Pterodroma solandri | Pétrel de Solander |
| Murphy's Petrel | Pterodroma ultima | Pétrel de Murphy |
| Kermadec Petrel | Pterodroma neglecta | Pétrel des Kermadec |
| Herald Petrel | Pterodroma heraldica | Pétrel hérault |
| Phoenix Petrel | Pterodroma alba | Pétrel à poitrine blanche |
| Mottled Petrel | Pterodroma inexpectata | Pétrel maculé |
| White-necked Petrel | Pterodroma cervicalis | Pétrel à col blanc |
| Black-winged Petrel | Pterodroma nigripennis | Pétrel à ailes noires |
| Gould's Petrel | Pterodroma leucoptera | Pétrel de Gould |
| Collared Petrel | Pterodroma brevipes | Pétrel à collier |
| Cook's Petrel | Pterodroma cookii | Pétrel de Cook |
| Stejneger's Petrel | Pterodroma longirostris | Pétrel de Stejneger |
| Pycroft's Petrel | Pterodroma pycrofti | Pétrel de Pycroft |
| Tahiti Petrel | Pseudobulweria rostrata | Pétrel de Tahiti |
| Beck's Petrel | Pseudobulweria becki | Pétrel de Beck |
| Black Petrel | Procellaria parkinsoni | Puffin de Parkinson |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | Puffin fouquet |
| Buller's Shearwater | Ardenna bulleri | Puffin de Buller |
| Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | Puffin fuligineux |
| Short-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna tenuirostris | Puffin à bec grêle |
| Flesh-footed Shearwater | Ardenna carneipes | Puffin à pieds pâles |
| Christmas Shearwater | Puffinus nativitatis | Puffin de la Nativité |
| Tropical Shearwater | Puffinus bailloni | Puffin de Baillon |
| Little Shearwater | Puffinus assimilis | Petit Puffin |
| Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | Pétrel de Bulwer |
| Order : Suliformes | ||
| Family : Fregatidae | ||
| Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel | Frégate ariel |
| Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | Frégate du Pacifique |
| Family : Sulidae | ||
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Fou à pieds rouges |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Fou brun |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | Fou masqué |
| Order : Pelecaniformes | ||
| Family : Ardeidae | ||
| Pacific Reef Heron | Egretta sacra | Aigrette sacrée |
| White-faced Heron | Egretta novaehollandiae | Aigrette à face blanche |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | Héron strié |
| Order : Accipitriformes | ||
| Family : Accipitridae | ||
| Swamp Harrier | Circus approximans | Busard de Gould |
| Order : Strigiformes | ||
| Family : Tytonidae | ||
| Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Effraie des clochers
Chouette effraie |
| Eastern Barn Owl | Tyto javanica | Effraie d'Australie |
| Order : Coraciiformes | ||
| Family : Alcedinidae | ||
| Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | Martin-chasseur à collier blanc |
| Pacific Kingfisher | Todiramphus sacer | Martin-chasseur du Pacifique |
| Order : Psittaciformes | ||
| Family : Psittaculidae | ||
| Oceanic Eclectus | Eclectus infectus | Éclectus océanique |
| Maroon Shining Parrot | Prosopeia tabuensis | Perruche pompadour |
| Blue-crowned Lorikeet | Vini australis | Lori fringillaire |
| Order : Passeriformes | ||
| Family : Meliphagidae | ||
| Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater | Foulehaio carunculatus | Méliphage foulehaio |
| Family : Campephagidae | ||
| Polynesian Triller | Lalage maculosa | Échenilleur de Polynésie |
| Family : Pachycephalidae | ||
| Tongan Whistler | Pachycephala jacquinoti | Siffleur des Tonga |
| Family : Monarchidae | ||
| Fiji Shrikebill | Clytorhynchus vitiensis | Monarque des Fidji |
| Family : Pycnonotidae | ||
| Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | Bulbul à ventre rouge |
| Family : Hirundinidae | ||
| Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | Hirondelle de Tahiti |
| Family : Sturnidae | ||
| Polynesian Starling | Aplonis tabuensis | Stourne de Polynésie |
| Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus | Martin forestier |
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | Martin triste |
| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Étourneau sansonnet |
Sources : Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18. IOC World Bird List (v14.1) doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1.
Avibase (ioc v14.1), the world bird database - Lepage, D. 2024-04-18. © 1996-2024 Oiseaux.net
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