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Rarotonga Monarch (Pomarea dimidiata)
A female perched and looking around.
LocalityRarotonga, Cook Islands (Monotypic species) Barry Attridge 20 February 2008 17 sec 3.7
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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)
- 7 852 1 2 5 6 Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- 4 857 2 4 3 Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- 3 858 3 2 1 6 Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
- 2 861 4 1 1 8 Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- 1 863 5 1 8 Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- 9 870 6 2 7 4 White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
- 6 871 7 5 1 4 Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- 10 873 8 5 5 6 Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
- 5 875 9 2 3 8 Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- 0 879 10 2 Fiji Petrel (Pterodroma macgillivrayi) Endemic
- 3 887 11 2 1 8 Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- 10 891 12 4 6 4 Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
- 27 899 13 3 6 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 7 900 14 5 2 4 Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- 12 901 15 1 3 8 6 Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- 12 902 16 4 8 8 Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- 9 911 17 6 3 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 17 914 18 5 12 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 8 917 19 3 5 8 Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- 1 919 20 1 4 Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa) Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 19 939 21 13 6 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 20 940 22 8 12 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 57 954 23 24 33 8 Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- 50 955 24 1 11 38 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- 52 956 25 24 28 8 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 37 1001 26 1 4 32 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- 15 1002 27 5 10 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 37 1027 28 12 25 8 Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 360 1206 29 2 242 116 8 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- 65 1211 30 2 39 24 8 Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
- 90 1215 31 1 49 40 8 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- 12 1355 32 7 5 8 Pacific Marsh-harrier (Circus approximans) Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 59 1810 33 7 18 34 8 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) Introduced Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 14 1987 34 6 8 8 Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis) Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 50 2131 35 2 30 18 8 Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) Vagrant
- 65 2138 36 1 20 44 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- 85 2141 37 1 31 53 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 67 2209 38 26 41 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- 116 2213 39 4 66 46 8 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- 5 2214 40 3 2 4 Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- 72 2225 41 1 45 26 8 Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Vagrant
- 132 2231 42 5 59 68 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- 33 2233 43 18 15 8 Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- 17 2234 44 5 12 8 Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- 171 2237 45 1 96 74 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 117 2242 46 60 57 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 43 2252 47 1 15 27 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- 42 2253 48 14 28 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Gulls (Laridae)
- 76 2322 49 2 34 40 8 Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) Terns (Sternidae)
- 79 2338 50 43 36 8 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 20 2341 51 1 6 13 8 Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 1 2360 52 1 8 Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- 31 2363 53 6 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 34 2370 54 13 21 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 13 2369 55 4 9 8 Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- 2 2372 56 2 8 Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- 23 2373 57 3 20 8 White Tern (Gygis alba) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 126 2416 58 5 90 31 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia)
- 0 2649 59 4 Rarotonga Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) Endemic
- 7 2690 60 2 1 4 8 Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica) Parrots (Psittacidae)
- 1 2774 61 1 3 Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii)
- 5 2776 62 4 1 4 Blue Lorikeet (Vini peruviana) Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- 1 3144 63 1 8 Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis) Swifts (Apodidae)
- 0 3587 64 4 Atiu Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) Endemic Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- 0 4081 65 8 Chattering Kingfisher (Todiramphus tutus) Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- 2 7417 66 1 1 3 Rarotonga Monarch (Pomarea dimidiata) Endemic Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- 0 6842 67 6 Cook Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus kerearako) Endemic Starlings (Sturnidae)
- 0 8957 68 4 Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens) Endemic
- 119 8985 69 7 61 51 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 IBC9 species without videos
- Fiji Petrel (Pterodroma macgillivrayi) Endemic
- Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- Rarotonga Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) Endemic
- Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis)
- Atiu Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) Endemic
- Chattering Kingfisher (Todiramphus tutus)
- Cook Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus kerearako) Endemic
- Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens) Endemic
11 species without photographs
- Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- Fiji Petrel (Pterodroma macgillivrayi) Endemic
- Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa)
- Rarotonga Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) Endemic
- Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii)
- Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis)
- Atiu Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) Endemic
- Chattering Kingfisher (Todiramphus tutus)
- Cook Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus kerearako) Endemic
- Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens) Endemic
47 species without sounds
- Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
- 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)
- Fiji Petrel (Pterodroma macgillivrayi) Endemic
- Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
- Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- 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)
- Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
- Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra)
- Pacific Marsh-harrier (Circus approximans)
- Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
- Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- White Tern (Gygis alba)
- 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
69 species, 63 with material (91.3%)
6 endemics, 1 with material (16.67%)
2 vagrants, 2 with material (100%)
6 endemics, 1 with material (16.67%)
2 vagrants, 2 with material (100%)
60 species with videos (86.96%)
58 species with photographs (84.06%)
22 species with sounds (31.88%)
1267 videos, 1276 photographs and 52 sounds of species present in Cook Islands
58 species with photographs (84.06%)
22 species with sounds (31.88%)
1267 videos, 1276 photographs and 52 sounds of species present in Cook Islands
