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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Cook Islands
Materials recorded in Cook Islands
List of all the materials recorded in Cook Islands, sorted by rating.2 Videos
Rarotonga Monarch (Pomarea dimidiata)
A female perched and looking around.
LocalityRarotonga, Cook Islands (Monotypic species) Barry Attridge 20 February 2008 17 sec 4
Rarotonga Monarch (Pomarea dimidiata)
Adult incubating eggs
LocalityRarotonga, Cook Islands (Monotypic species) Norman Travis 23 October 2011 10 sec 4
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Checklist of the birds of Cook Islands
Checklist of the birds of Cook Islands
Main sources consulted:
- van Perlo, B. 2011. Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii and the Central and Est Pacific. Collins Field Guide. Harper Collins Publishers, London.
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Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- 9 852 1 4 5 6 Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- 4 857 2 4 3 Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- 8 858 3 3 3 2 6 Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
- 5 861 4 4 1 8 Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- 4 863 5 3 1 8 Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- 9 870 6 2 7 4 White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
- 8 871 7 5 3 4 Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- 12 873 8 7 5 6 Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
- 11 875 9 8 3 8 Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- 3 887 10 2 1 8 Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- 14 891 11 3 11 4 Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
- 30 899 12 3 9 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 18 900 13 8 10 4 Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- 22 901 14 1 7 14 6 Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- 15 902 15 1 5 9 8 Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- 19 911 16 9 10 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 34 914 17 14 20 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 15 917 18 6 9 8 Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- 1 919 19 1 4 Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa) Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 28 939 20 19 9 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 23 940 21 10 13 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 74 954 22 32 42 8 Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- 80 955 23 3 21 56 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- 68 956 24 38 30 8 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 49 1001 25 1 10 38 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- 30 1002 26 2 8 20 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 56 1027 27 1 24 31 8 Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 485 1206 28 4 322 159 8 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- 75 1211 29 4 44 27 8 Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
- 112 1215 30 1 62 49 8 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- 21 1355 31 10 11 8 Pacific Marsh-harrier (Circus approximans) Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 77 1810 32 7 35 35 8 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) Introduced Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 29 1987 33 12 17 8 Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis) Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 70 2131 34 7 41 22 8 Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) Vagrant
- 80 2138 35 1 30 49 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- 106 2141 36 1 46 59 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 92 2209 37 1 32 59 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- 161 2213 38 4 99 58 8 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- 7 2214 39 1 3 3 4 Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- 103 2225 40 1 67 35 8 Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Vagrant
- 168 2231 41 5 87 76 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- 37 2233 42 22 15 8 Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- 31 2234 43 2 9 20 8 Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- 233 2237 44 1 133 99 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 174 2242 45 96 78 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 72 2252 46 3 21 48 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- 53 2253 47 17 36 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Gulls (Laridae)
- 119 2322 48 3 73 43 8 Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) Terns (Sternidae)
- 91 2338 49 3 49 39 8 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 26 2341 50 2 10 14 8 Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 1 2360 51 1 8 Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- 37 2363 52 2 10 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 43 2370 53 1 20 22 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 29 2369 54 3 7 19 8 Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- 9 2372 55 5 4 8 Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- 31 2373 56 1 10 20 8 White Tern (Gygis alba) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 207 2416 57 7 157 43 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia)
- 0 2649 58 4 Rarotonga Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) Endemic
- 14 2690 59 4 4 6 8 Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica) Parrots (Psittacidae)
- 1 2774 60 1 3 Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii)
- 6 2776 61 5 1 4 Blue Lorikeet (Vini peruviana) Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- 8 3144 62 5 2 1 8 Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis) Swifts (Apodidae)
- 0 3587 63 4 Atiu Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) Endemic Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- 0 4081 64 8 Chattering Kingfisher (Todiramphus tutus) Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- 3 7417 65 1 2 4 Rarotonga Monarch (Pomarea dimidiata) Endemic Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- 0 6842 66 6 Cook Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus kerearako) Endemic Starlings (Sturnidae)
- 0 8957 67 4 Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens) Endemic
- 167 8985 68 9 103 55 8 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Introduced
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IBC Want list for Cook Islands
IBC Want list for Cook Islands
List of the species occurring in Cook Islands that lack materials on the IBC8 species without photographs
- Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa)
- Rarotonga Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) Endemic
- Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii)
- Atiu Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) Endemic
- Chattering Kingfisher (Todiramphus tutus)
- Cook Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus kerearako) Endemic
- Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens) Endemic
34 species without sounds
- Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
- Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
- Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
- Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
- Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa)
- Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
- Pacific Marsh-harrier (Circus approximans)
- Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- Rarotonga Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) Endemic
- Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii)
- Blue Lorikeet (Vini peruviana)
- Atiu Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) Endemic
- Chattering Kingfisher (Todiramphus tutus)
- Rarotonga Monarch (Pomarea dimidiata) Endemic
- Cook Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus kerearako) Endemic
- Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens) Endemic
Cook Islands statistics
68 species, 63 with material (92.65%)
5 endemics, 1 with material (20%)
2 vagrants, 2 with material (100%)
5 endemics, 1 with material (20%)
2 vagrants, 2 with material (100%)
62 species with videos (91.18%)
60 species with photographs (88.24%)
34 species with sounds (50%)
1623 videos, 1906 photographs and 98 sounds of species present in Cook Islands
60 species with photographs (88.24%)
34 species with sounds (50%)
1623 videos, 1906 photographs and 98 sounds of species present in Cook Islands