Birds of United States Minor Outlying Islands

Birds of United States Minor Outlying Islands is a list of the most common birds observed in the outlying area. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

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United States Minor Outlying Islands

United States Minor Outlying Islands

Oceania

Oceania

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United States Minor Outlying Islands

United States Minor Outlying Islands

Oceania

Oceania

List of Common Birds

86% Blue-billed White-Tern

Gygis candida

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

71% Laysan Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Diomedeidae

60% Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) - Adult Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

58% Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) - Adult Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

Order: Suliformes

Family: Fregatidae

57% Laysan Duck

Anas laysanensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

54% Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) - Nonbreeding adult/immature Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

51% Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

48% Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Non-breeding adult Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

46% Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) - Adult Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

45% Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda

Order: Phaethontiformes

Family: Phaethontidae

42% Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

40% Island Canary (Serinus canaria) - Adult (border) Island Canary

Serinus canaria

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

39% Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) - Adult Wandering Tattler

Tringa incana

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

39% Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) - Adult Black-footed Albatross

Phoebastria nigripes

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Diomedeidae

37% Black Noddy (Anous minutus) - Adult Black Noddy

Anous minutus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

36% Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) - Adult Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

23% Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - Adult male Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

22% Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

21% Bonin Petrel

Pterodroma hypoleuca

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Procellariidae

17% Gray-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) - Breeding adult Gray-tailed Tattler

Tringa brevipes

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

15% Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Ardenna pacifica

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Procellariidae

14% Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

13% Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) - Adult Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

10% Gray-backed Tern

Onychoprion lunatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

10.0% Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - Adult male Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

9.6% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

9.2% Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) - Breeding adult Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

9.2% Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) - Adult male Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

6.9% Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) - Adult male Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

6.4% American Wigeon (Mareca americana) - Adult male American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

6.4% White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) - Adult White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon lepturus

Order: Phaethontiformes

Family: Phaethontidae

5.8% Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - Adult male Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.7% Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Nonbreeding adult Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

5.6% Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.8% Christmas Shearwater

Puffinus nativitatis

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Procellariidae

4.7% Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) - Nonbreeding adult Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.3% Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) - Adult male Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.2% Sanderling (Calidris alba) - Nonbreeding adult Sanderling

Calidris alba

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.1% Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) - Adult Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.0% Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) - Adult Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.7% Short-tailed Albatross

Phoebastria albatrus

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Diomedeidae

3.6% Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.9% Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) - Male Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.6% Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) - Male Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.6% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.3% Tristram's Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates tristrami

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Hydrobatidae

2.3% Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) - Adult Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.0% Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) - Breeding male Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.9% Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) - Breeding adult Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.8% Dunlin (Calidris alpina) - Breeding adult Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.7% Far Eastern Curlew

Numenius madagascariensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.7% Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) - Adult male Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.7% Garganey (Spatula querquedula) - Breeding male Garganey

Spatula querquedula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.4% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.3% Cocos Booby

Sula brewsteri

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

1.2% Nazca Booby

Sula granti

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae