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Tahiti to Easter Island: Marquesas, Tuamotus & Pitcairns Tahiti to Easter Island: Marquesas, Tuamotus & Pitcairns Wildlife list Compiled by Brent Stephenson KEY: X Confirmed sighting H Heard record ? Unconfirmed sighting I Introduced E Endemic Species Scientific name 06-Nov 07-Nov 08-Nov 09-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 16-Nov 17-Nov 18-Nov 19-Nov 20-Nov 21-Nov 22-Nov Birds 1 Kermadec petrel Pterodroma neglecta X X 2 Herald petrel Pterodroma heraldica X 3 Murphy's petrel Pterodroma ultima X X X 4 E Henderson petrel Pterodroma atrata X 5 Juan Fernandez petrel Pterodroma externa X 6 Phoenix petrel Pterodroma alba X X 7 Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii X X 8 Wedge-tailed shearwater Puffinus pacificus X X 9 Sooty shearwater Puffinus grisea X 10 Christmas shearwater Puffinus nativitatis X X X 11 Tropical shearwater Puffinus bailloni X X X 12 Polynesian (White-throated) storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa X 13 Red-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda X X X X X X X X X 14 White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus X X X X X 15 Masked booby Sula dactylatra X X X X X X 16 Brown booby Sula leucogaster X X X X 17 Red-footed booby Sula sula X X X X X X X X X X X X 18 Great frigatebird Fregata minor X X X X X X X 19 Lesser frigatebird Fregata ariel X X X X X X X X 20 Eastern reef-egret Egretta sacra X X X X X X X 21 E Henderson Island crake (rail) Zapornia atra X 22 I Chimango caracara Milvago chimango X X 23 Pacific golden-plover Pluvialis fulva X X X X 24 Bristle-thighed curlew Numenius tahitiensis X X 25 Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres X 26 E Tuamotu sandpipier Prosobonia parvirostris XX 27 Wandering tattler Tringa incana X X X X X X X X 28 Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscata X X X X X X X 29 Great crested tern Sterna bergii X X X 30 E Blue-grey noddy (ternlet) Procelsterna cerulea X X 31 Grey noddy (ternlet) Procelsterna albivitta X X 32 Brown (Common) noddy Anous stolidus X X X X X X X X X X X X X 33 Black noddy Anous minutus X X X X X X 34 Common white tern Gygis alba candida X X X X X X X X X X X X 35 E Little white tern Gygis alba microrhyncha X X X 36 I Feral pigeon Columba livia X X X X X 37 I Zebra dove Geopelia striata X X X 38 E Polynesian ground dove Gallicolumba erythroptera X 39 E Grey-green fruit-dove Ptilinopus purpuratus X 40 E Atoll fruit-dove Ptilinopus coralensis X X 41 E White-capped (Marquesan) fruit-dove Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii X X Species Scientific name 06-Nov 07-Nov 08-Nov 09-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 16-Nov 17-Nov 18-Nov 19-Nov 20-Nov 21-Nov 22-Nov 42 E Henderson Island fruit-dove Ptilinopus insularis X 43 E Nuku Hiva pigeon Ducula galeata X 44 E Marquesan swiftlet Aerodramus ocistus X 45 E Blue lorikeet Vini peruviana X 46 E Stephen's lorikeet Vini stepheni X 47 I Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer X 48 E Southern Marquesan reed warbler Acrocephalus mendanae X 49 E Northern Marquesan reed warbler Acrocephalus percernis X 50 E Tuamotu reed warbler Acrocephalus atyphus X 51 E Pitcairn reed warbler Acrocephalus vaughani X 52 E Henderson reed warbler Acrocephalus taiti X 53 E Fatu Hiva monarch Pomarea whitneyi X 54 I Silvereye Zosterops lateralis X 55 I Common myna Acridotheres tristis X X 56 I Common waxbill Estrilda astrild X 57 I Red-browed firetail Neochmia temporalis X 58 I Chestnut-breasted munia Lonchura castaneothorax X X X X 59 I Common diuca-finch Diuca diuca X X 60 I House sparrow Passer domesticus X X 61 I Crimson-backed tanager Ramphocelus dimidiatus X TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIES 18 14 4 19 21 14 6 9 17 3 12 18 13 1 2 8 8 Marine mammals Indo-Pacific bottlenosed dolphin Tursiops aduncus X Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris X Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae X Other Flying fish X X X X X X X X X X X X X Manta ray X X Green turtle X X X X X X X Monday, 6 November 17 Papeete, Tahiti X Tuesday, 7 November 17 Apataki, Tuamotu Islands X Wednesday, 8 November 17 Day at Sea X Thursday, 9 November 17 Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands X Friday, 10 November 17 Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands X Saturday, 11 November 17 Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands X Sunday, 12 November 17 Puka Puka, Tuamotu Islands X Monday, 13 November 17 Puka Rua, Tuamotu Islands X Tuesday, 14 November 17 Tenararo, Tuamotu Islands X Wednesday, 15 November 17 Day at Sea X Thursday, 16 November 17 Pitcairn Island X Friday, 17 November 17 Henderson Island X.
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