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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Federated States Micronesia
Materials recorded in Federated States Micronesia
List of all the materials recorded in Federated States Micronesia, sorted by rating.2 Videos
Oceanic Flycatcher (Myiagra oceanica)
A close lateral view of a bird on a branch and flying away
LocalityChuuk, Federated States Micronesia (ssp oceanica) Peter Fraser 31 March 2007 5 sec 3.4
Micronesian Myzomela (Myzomela rubratra)
A distant bird preening
LocalityChuuk, Federated States Micronesia Peter Fraser 31 March 2007 9 sec 3
11 Photographs
Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
Adult male showing axillary patches
LocalityFederated States Micronesia (ssp ariel) Alan Tate 01 March 2007 4
Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca)
Bird perched briefly on fruit
LocalityChuuk, Federated States Micronesia (ssp angus) Alan Tate 01 April 2007 3.3
Oceanic Flycatcher (Myiagra oceanica)
Adult
LocalityChuuk, Federated States Micronesia nvoaden 01 March 2009 3.1
Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
A distant adult in flight
LocalityFederated States Micronesia (Monotypic species) Alan Tate 01 April 2007 3
Caroline Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus syrinx)
Bird in undergrowth
LocalityChuuk, Federated States Micronesia (Monotypic species) Alan Tate 01 April 2007 3
Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
Adult fishing in Truk Harbour
LocalityFederated States Micronesia (ssp sumatrana) Alan Tate 01 April 2007 3
Pohnpei Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus)
Could only manage a distant shot - but nice view of the yellow bill and distal feathers. Commonly heard and seen near Kolonia a
LocalityPohnpei, Federated States Micronesia Nancy Collins 07 May 2012 2.5
Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis)
Honeyeater on wires overlooking bay near Kolonia. MUCH redder in sunlight, but nice view of the bill.
LocalityPohnpei, Federated States Micronesia Nancy Collins 05 May 2012 2.4
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Checklist of the birds of Federated States Micronesia
Checklist of the birds of Federated States Micronesia
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)
- 8 852 1 3 5 6 Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- 5 861 2 4 1 8 Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- 9 870 3 2 7 4 White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
- 10 875 4 7 3 8 Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- 3 887 5 2 1 8 Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- 7 894 6 4 3 8 Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
- 29 899 7 3 8 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 18 911 8 8 10 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 32 914 9 12 20 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 3 924 10 1 2 8 Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
- 3 929 11 1 2 7 Matsudaira's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 27 939 12 18 9 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 22 940 13 9 13 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 73 954 14 31 42 8 Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- 79 955 15 3 20 56 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- 68 956 16 38 30 8 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- 98 990 17 2 47 49 8 Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) Vagrant Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 49 1001 18 1 10 38 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- 30 1002 19 2 8 20 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 369 1005 20 10 247 112 8 Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) Vagrant
- 81 1021 21 48 33 8 Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)
- 341 1025 22 5 203 133 8 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- 55 1027 23 1 24 30 8 Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra)
- 345 1034 24 4 234 107 8 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Vagrant
- 326 1035 25 5 186 135 8 Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus)
- 348 1037 26 5 231 112 8 Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- 55 1038 27 26 29 8 Rufous Night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
- 43 1053 28 29 14 8 Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 93 1193 29 5 46 42 8 Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
- 148 1199 30 1 65 82 8 Common Teal (Anas crecca)
- 476 1206 31 4 314 158 8 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- 75 1211 32 4 44 27 8 Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
- 109 1215 33 1 59 49 8 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- 184 1227 34 1 89 94 8 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
- 130 1241 35 1 59 70 8 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
- 77 1243 36 28 49 8 Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) Osprey (Pandionidae)
- 252 1278 37 2 169 81 8 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- 8 1381 38 7 1 8 Chinese Goshawk (Accipiter soloensis)
- 9 1428 39 1 7 1 8 Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus) Vagrant Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- 164 1575 40 7 83 74 8 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 77 1810 41 7 35 35 8 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) Introduced Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 21 1987 42 11 10 8 Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
- 12 1990 43 1 3 8 8 White-browed Crake (Porzana cinerea)
- 296 2009 44 9 145 142 8 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
- 515 2080 45 21 271 223 8 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
- 29 2107 46 3 10 16 8 Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 79 2138 47 1 29 49 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- 106 2141 48 1 46 59 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- 142 2146 49 3 61 78 8 Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) Vagrant
- 117 2157 50 1 74 42 8 Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Vagrant
- 36 2165 51 19 17 8 Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius mongolus)
- 51 2166 52 33 18 8 Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii) Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 7 2192 53 5 2 8 Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) Vagrant
- 4 2193 54 1 3 8 Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala)
- 132 2197 55 2 67 63 8 Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- 156 2207 56 4 81 71 6 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
- 91 2209 57 1 32 58 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- 160 2213 58 4 98 58 8 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- 7 2214 59 1 3 3 4 Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- 17 2218 60 1 10 6 8 Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
- 50 2220 61 1 26 23 8 Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) Vagrant
- 136 2221 62 6 65 65 8 Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
- 68 2222 63 44 24 8 Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
- 108 2223 64 7 61 40 8 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- 162 2229 65 3 92 67 8 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- 32 2230 66 18 14 8 Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- 167 2231 67 5 86 76 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- 37 2233 68 22 15 8 Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- 31 2234 69 2 9 20 8 Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- 230 2237 70 1 131 98 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 23 2240 71 13 10 8 Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) Vagrant
- 173 2242 72 95 78 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 52 2245 73 17 35 8 Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
- 24 2248 74 4 20 8 Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- 71 2252 75 3 20 48 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- 53 2253 76 17 36 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- 90 2254 77 2 33 55 8 Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) Vagrant
- 145 2255 78 3 75 67 8 Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- 34 2261 79 1 14 19 6 Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) Vagrant
- 132 2262 80 68 64 8 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Gulls (Laridae)
- 327 2314 81 5 198 124 8 Common Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
- 116 2322 82 3 72 41 8 Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
- 52 2323 83 2 31 19 8 Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) Terns (Sternidae)
- 91 2338 84 3 49 39 8 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 26 2341 85 2 10 14 8 Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 127 2344 86 3 62 62 8 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- 61 2350 87 2 39 20 8 Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)
- 1 2360 88 1 8 Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- 37 2363 89 2 10 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 74 2364 90 3 42 29 8 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus)
- 44 2365 91 22 22 8 White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
- 43 2370 92 1 20 22 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 29 2369 93 3 7 19 8 Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- 5 2372 94 5 8 Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- 31 2373 95 1 10 20 8 White Tern (Gygis alba) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 196 2416 96 7 150 39 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia)
- 36 2576 97 28 8 6 Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
- 0 2585 98 4 Caroline Ground-dove (Gallicolumba kubaryi) Endemic
- 9 2587 99 2 7 6 White-throated Ground-dove (Gallicolumba xanthonura)
- 7 2647 100 3 1 3 8 Purple-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus)
- 0 2692 101 6 Micronesian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula oceanica) Parrots (Psittacidae)
- 1 2761 102 1 8 Pohnpei Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus) Endemic Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- 6 3113 103 2 2 2 8 Horsfield's Cuckoo (Cuculus horsfieldi)
- 8 3144 104 5 2 1 8 Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis) Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- 88 3433 105 1 47 40 8 Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Vagrant Swifts (Apodidae)
- 1 3586 106 1 8 Caroline Swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus) Endemic Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- 10 4073 107 1 3 6 8 Micronesian Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) Rollers (Coraciidae)
- 55 4161 108 5 28 22 8 Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- 252 5988 109 5 148 99 8 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- 21 6012 110 1 5 15 8 Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans) Vagrant Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- 50 6074 111 1 23 26 8 Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) Vagrant
- 289 6038 112 11 143 135 8 Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Vagrant Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- 13 6120 113 2 2 9 8 Slender-billed Cicadabird (Coracina tenuirostris) Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
- 25 7386 114 8 3 14 8 Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons) Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- 2 7430 115 2 3 Chuuk Monarch (Metabolus rugensis) Endemic
- 0 7459 116 6 Yap Monarch (Monarcha godeffroyi) Endemic
- 3 7468 117 2 1 8 Oceanic Flycatcher (Myiagra oceanica) Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- 1 6832 118 1 8 Caroline Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus syrinx) White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- 0 8326 119 8 Citrine White-eye (Zosterops semperi)
- 0 8327 120 6 Plain White-eye (Zosterops hypolais) Endemic
- 0 8376 121 8 Grey-brown White-eye (Zosterops cinereus) Endemic
- 0 8377 122 6 Yap Olive White-eye (Zosterops oleagineus) Endemic
- 0 8378 123 3 Faichuk White-eye (Rukia ruki) Endemic
- 0 8379 124 6 Long-billed White-eye (Rukia longirostra) Endemic Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
- 6 8433 125 6 8 Micronesian Myzomela (Myzomela rubratra) Starlings (Sturnidae)
- 4 8953 126 1 1 2 8 Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca)
- 0 8954 127 2 Pohnpei Starling (Aplonis pelzelni) Endemic Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- 176 9069 128 5 81 90 8 Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Introduced Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- 4 9287 129 3 1 8 Blue-faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa)
- 103 9309 130 1 57 45 8 Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) Introduced
- 1 9324 131 1 8 Hunstein’s Mannikin (Lonchura hunsteini) Introduced
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IBC Want list for Federated States Micronesia
IBC Want list for Federated States Micronesia
List of the species occurring in Federated States Micronesia that lack materials on the IBC- Caroline Ground-dove (Gallicolumba kubaryi) Endemic
- Micronesian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula oceanica)
- Yap Monarch (Monarcha godeffroyi) Endemic
- Citrine White-eye (Zosterops semperi)
- Plain White-eye (Zosterops hypolais) Endemic
- Grey-brown White-eye (Zosterops cinereus) Endemic
- Yap Olive White-eye (Zosterops oleagineus) Endemic
- Faichuk White-eye (Rukia ruki) Endemic
- Long-billed White-eye (Rukia longirostra) Endemic
- Pohnpei Starling (Aplonis pelzelni) Endemic
17 species without videos
- Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- Caroline Ground-dove (Gallicolumba kubaryi) Endemic
- Micronesian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula oceanica)
- Pohnpei Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus) Endemic
- Caroline Swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus) Endemic
- Chuuk Monarch (Metabolus rugensis) Endemic
- Yap Monarch (Monarcha godeffroyi) Endemic
- Caroline Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus syrinx)
- Citrine White-eye (Zosterops semperi)
- Plain White-eye (Zosterops hypolais) Endemic
- Grey-brown White-eye (Zosterops cinereus) Endemic
- Yap Olive White-eye (Zosterops oleagineus) Endemic
- Faichuk White-eye (Rukia ruki) Endemic
- Long-billed White-eye (Rukia longirostra) Endemic
- Pohnpei Starling (Aplonis pelzelni) Endemic
- Hunstein’s Mannikin (Lonchura hunsteini) Introduced
11 species without photographs
- Caroline Ground-dove (Gallicolumba kubaryi) Endemic
- Micronesian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula oceanica)
- Yap Monarch (Monarcha godeffroyi) Endemic
- Citrine White-eye (Zosterops semperi)
- Plain White-eye (Zosterops hypolais) Endemic
- Grey-brown White-eye (Zosterops cinereus) Endemic
- Yap Olive White-eye (Zosterops oleagineus) Endemic
- Faichuk White-eye (Rukia ruki) Endemic
- Long-billed White-eye (Rukia longirostra) Endemic
- Micronesian Myzomela (Myzomela rubratra)
- Pohnpei Starling (Aplonis pelzelni) Endemic
56 species without sounds
- Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
- Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
- Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
- Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
- Matsudaira's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
- Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
- Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)
- Rufous Night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
- Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
- Chinese Goshawk (Accipiter soloensis)
- Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
- Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius mongolus)
- Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
- Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) Vagrant
- Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala)
- Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
- Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) Vagrant
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
- Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
- Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
- Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
- Caroline Ground-dove (Gallicolumba kubaryi) Endemic
- White-throated Ground-dove (Gallicolumba xanthonura)
- Micronesian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula oceanica)
- Pohnpei Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus) Endemic
- Caroline Swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus) Endemic
- Chuuk Monarch (Metabolus rugensis) Endemic
- Yap Monarch (Monarcha godeffroyi) Endemic
- Oceanic Flycatcher (Myiagra oceanica)
- Caroline Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus syrinx)
- Citrine White-eye (Zosterops semperi)
- Plain White-eye (Zosterops hypolais) Endemic
- Grey-brown White-eye (Zosterops cinereus) Endemic
- Yap Olive White-eye (Zosterops oleagineus) Endemic
- Faichuk White-eye (Rukia ruki) Endemic
- Long-billed White-eye (Rukia longirostra) Endemic
- Micronesian Myzomela (Myzomela rubratra)
- Pohnpei Starling (Aplonis pelzelni) Endemic
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa)
- Hunstein’s Mannikin (Lonchura hunsteini) Introduced
Federated States Micronesia statistics
131 species, 121 with material (92.37%)
11 endemics, 3 with material (27.27%)
16 vagrants, 16 with material (100%)
11 endemics, 3 with material (27.27%)
16 vagrants, 16 with material (100%)
114 species with videos (87.02%)
120 species with photographs (91.6%)
75 species with sounds (57.25%)
4624 videos, 5690 photographs and 251 sounds of species present in Federated States Micronesia
120 species with photographs (91.6%)
75 species with sounds (57.25%)
4624 videos, 5690 photographs and 251 sounds of species present in Federated States Micronesia
