Birds of Tonga
Birds of Tonga is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Tonga
Oceania
List of Common Birds
| 32% |
|
White-rumped Swiftlet
Aerodramus spodiopygius Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 32% |
|
Polynesian Triller
Lalage maculosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
| 31% |
|
Polynesian Starling
Aplonis tabuensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 29% |
|
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 27% |
|
Pacific Kingfisher
Todiramphus sacer Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 26% |
|
Blue-billed White-Tern
Gygis candida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 26% |
|
Eastern Wattled-Honeyeater
Foulehaio carunculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 25% |
|
Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 21% |
|
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 21% |
|
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 20% |
|
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 20% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 19% |
|
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 18% |
|
Black Noddy
Anous minutus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 17% |
|
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula pacifica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 16% |
|
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 16% |
|
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 15% |
|
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 15% |
|
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo javanica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 14% |
|
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 14% |
|
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 14% |
|
Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus porphyraceus Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 13% |
|
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 13% |
|
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae |
| 12% |
|
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 11% |
|
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 9.4% |
|
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 8.1% |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.4% |
|
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 7.3% |
|
Tongan Whistler
Pachycephala jacquinoti Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
| 6.2% |
|
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 4.9% |
|
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Many-colored Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus perousii Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Tropical Shearwater
Puffinus bailloni Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Red Shining-Parrot
Prosopeia tabuensis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.6% |
|
Herald Petrel
Pterodroma heraldica Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Eastern Barn Owl
Tyto javanica Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Black-winged Petrel
Pterodroma nigripennis Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Fiji Shrikebill
Clytorhynchus vitiensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Tongan Megapode
Megapodius pritchardii Order: Galliformes Family: Megapodiidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Blue-crowned Lorikeet
Vini australis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Kermadec Petrel
Pterodroma neglecta Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Gray Noddy
Anous albivitta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
