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Kiribati
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Kiribati
Materials recorded in Kiribati
List of all the materials recorded in Kiribati, sorted by rating.12 Videos
Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
A bird at a typical terrestrial nesting site for this species
LocalityCook Island, Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 02 September 2008 16 sec 4
Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
The bird is joined by a second; there is synchronised display flight and some calling.
LocalityCook Island, Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 02 September 2008 17 sec 4
Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
A bird at a typical nesting site
LocalityCook Island, Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 02 September 2008 31 sec 4
Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
The first bird continues flying over the island
LocalityCook Island, Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati Peter Fraser 02 September 2008 28 sec 3.5
Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
A bird shearing over the open ocean, joined by another.
LocalityLine Islands, Kiribati (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 07 September 2008 18 sec 3.3
White Tern (Gygis alba)
A chick motionless on a fence post
LocalityCook Island, Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (ssp microrhyncha) Peter Fraser 02 September 2008 22 sec 3.3
Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
An adult at a breeding site
LocalityCook Island, Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (ssp melanorhynchos) Peter Fraser 02 September 2008 11 sec 3.3
Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
A bird in flight over a small breeding colony
LocalityCook Island, Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 02 September 2008 23 sec 3
Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
A bird flying over a small breeding colony.
LocalityCook Island, Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 02 September 2008 16 sec 3
Kiritimati Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus aequinoctialis)
A bird feeding at the base of a bush.
LocalityKiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (ssp aequinoctialis) Peter Fraser 03 September 2008 15 sec 2.8
Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
A bird foraging in copra plantation and calling.
LocalityTabuaeran (Fanning) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 02 September 2008 25 sec 2.5
Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii)
A typically brief view of a bird high in a coconut tree before flying off.
LocalityKiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 02 September 2008 8 sec 2.2
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Checklist of the birds of Kiribati
Checklist of the birds of Kiribati
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)
- 5 859 4 2 3 4 Providence Petrel (Pterodroma solandri)
- 1 860 5 1 6 Murphy's Petrel (Pterodroma ultima)
- 2 861 6 1 1 8 Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- 1 863 7 1 8 Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- 1 869 8 1 4 Juan Fernandez Petrel (Pterodroma externa)
- 9 870 9 2 7 4 White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
- 6 871 10 5 1 4 Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- 10 873 11 5 5 6 Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
- 5 875 12 2 3 8 Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- 0 878 13 4 Pycroft's Petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti)
- 3 887 14 2 1 8 Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- 10 891 15 4 6 4 Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
- 18 896 16 6 12 4 Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) Vagrant
- 27 899 17 3 6 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 7 900 18 5 2 4 Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- 12 901 19 1 3 8 6 Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- 12 902 20 4 8 8 Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- 2 903 21 2 8 Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
- 9 911 22 6 3 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 17 914 23 5 12 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 1 919 24 1 4 Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa)
- 1 923 25 1 8 Madeiran Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro)
- 3 924 26 1 2 8 Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 19 939 27 13 6 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 20 940 28 8 12 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 57 954 29 24 33 8 Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- 50 955 30 1 11 38 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- 52 956 31 24 28 8 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 37 1001 32 1 4 32 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- 15 1002 33 5 10 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 37 1027 34 12 25 8 Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 99 1199 35 1 45 53 8 Common Teal (Anas crecca)
- 360 1206 36 2 242 116 8 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- 90 1215 37 1 49 40 8 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 59 1810 38 7 18 34 8 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) Introduced Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 65 2138 39 1 20 44 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- 85 2141 40 1 31 53 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- 71 2143 41 4 19 48 8 Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Vagrant Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 116 2207 42 4 51 61 6 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Vagrant
- 67 2209 43 26 41 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- 5 2214 44 3 2 4 Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- 132 2231 45 5 59 68 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- 33 2233 46 18 15 8 Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- 17 2234 47 5 12 8 Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- 55 2235 48 1 31 23 8 Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) Vagrant
- 171 2237 49 1 96 74 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 117 2242 50 60 57 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 23 2248 51 3 20 8 Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- 43 2252 52 1 15 27 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- 42 2253 53 14 28 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- 38 2265 54 3 13 22 8 Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) Vagrant Gulls (Laridae)
- 120 2291 55 1 82 37 8 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- 76 2322 56 2 34 40 8 Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
- 39 2323 57 26 13 8 Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) Terns (Sternidae)
- 79 2338 58 43 36 8 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 20 2341 59 1 6 13 8 Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 1 2360 60 1 8 Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- 31 2363 61 6 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 34 2370 62 13 21 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 13 2369 63 4 9 8 Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- 0 2371 64 8 Blue Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
- 2 2372 65 2 8 Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- 23 2373 66 3 20 8 White Tern (Gygis alba) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 126 2416 67 5 90 31 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia)
- 7 2690 68 2 1 4 8 Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica) Parrots (Psittacidae)
- 1 2774 69 1 3 Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii) Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- 1 3144 70 1 8 Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis) Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- 2 6835 71 1 1 3 Kiritimati Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus aequinoctialis) Endemic
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IBC Want list for Kiribati
IBC Want list for Kiribati
List of the species occurring in Kiribati that lack materials on the IBC10 species without photographs
- Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- Murphy's Petrel (Pterodroma ultima)
- Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- Juan Fernandez Petrel (Pterodroma externa)
- Pycroft's Petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti)
- Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
- Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa)
- Blue Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
- Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii)
- Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis)
48 species without sounds
- Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
- Providence Petrel (Pterodroma solandri)
- Murphy's Petrel (Pterodroma ultima)
- Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- Juan Fernandez Petrel (Pterodroma externa)
- White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
- Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
- Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- Pycroft's Petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti)
- Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
- Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) Vagrant
- Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
- Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
- Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa)
- Madeiran Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro)
- Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
- 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)
- Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
- Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- Blue Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
- Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- White Tern (Gygis alba)
- Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii)
- Kiritimati Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus aequinoctialis) Endemic
Kiribati statistics
71 species, 69 with material (97.18%)
1 endemic, 1 with material (100%)
6 vagrants, 6 with material (100%)
1 endemic, 1 with material (100%)
6 vagrants, 6 with material (100%)
65 species with videos (91.55%)
61 species with photographs (85.92%)
23 species with sounds (32.39%)
1381 videos, 1295 photographs and 50 sounds of species present in Kiribati
61 species with photographs (85.92%)
23 species with sounds (32.39%)
1381 videos, 1295 photographs and 50 sounds of species present in Kiribati