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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
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)
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
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 3.6
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 3.6
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
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
6 Photographs
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
A pair of red-footed boobies roosting in Salt Bush (Naupaka)
LocalityKiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati srchester 01 March 1985 4.4
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Male Great Frigatebird with gular sac inflated
LocalityKiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati srchester 01 March 1985 4.2
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Red-footed Booby and chick nesting in Beach Naupaka
LocalityKiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati srchester 01 March 1985 4
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Red-footed Booby (head and bill structure)
LocalityKiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati srchester 01 March 1985 4
Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
A juvenile Red-tailed Tropicbird resting under the beach scrub
LocalityKiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati srchester 01 March 1985 3.9
Kiritimati Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus aequinoctialis)
The bird was foraging in heavy brush, affording only a brief view.
LocalityKiribati Grant Hendrickson 01 November 1998 2.6
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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)
- 8 852 1 3 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)
- 5 859 4 2 3 4 Providence Petrel (Pterodroma solandri)
- 1 860 5 1 6 Murphy's Petrel (Pterodroma ultima)
- 5 861 6 4 1 8 Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- 4 863 7 3 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)
- 8 871 10 5 3 4 Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- 11 873 11 6 5 6 Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
- 10 875 12 7 3 8 Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- 4 878 13 2 2 4 Pycroft's Petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti)
- 3 887 14 2 1 8 Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- 14 891 15 3 11 4 Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
- 24 896 16 10 14 4 Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) Vagrant
- 29 899 17 3 8 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 18 900 18 8 10 4 Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- 21 901 19 1 6 14 6 Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- 15 902 20 1 5 9 8 Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- 2 903 21 2 8 Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
- 18 911 22 8 10 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 32 914 23 12 20 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 1 919 24 1 4 Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa)
- 3 923 25 3 8 Madeiran Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro)
- 3 924 26 1 2 8 Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 27 939 27 18 9 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 22 940 28 9 13 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 73 954 29 31 42 8 Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- 79 955 30 3 20 56 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- 68 956 31 38 30 8 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 49 1001 32 1 10 38 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- 30 1002 33 2 8 20 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 55 1027 34 1 24 30 8 Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 148 1199 35 1 65 82 8 Common Teal (Anas crecca)
- 476 1206 36 4 314 158 8 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- 109 1215 37 1 59 49 8 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 77 1810 38 7 35 35 8 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) Introduced Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 79 2138 39 1 29 49 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- 106 2141 40 1 46 59 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- 95 2143 41 4 35 56 8 Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Vagrant Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 156 2207 42 4 81 71 6 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Vagrant
- 91 2209 43 1 32 58 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- 7 2214 44 1 3 3 4 Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- 167 2231 45 5 86 76 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- 37 2233 46 22 15 8 Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- 31 2234 47 2 9 20 8 Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- 80 2235 48 1 52 27 8 Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) Vagrant
- 230 2237 49 1 131 98 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 173 2242 50 95 78 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 24 2248 51 4 20 8 Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- 71 2252 52 3 20 48 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- 53 2253 53 17 36 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- 74 2265 54 5 22 47 8 Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) Vagrant Gulls (Laridae)
- 150 2291 55 2 104 44 8 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- 116 2322 56 3 72 41 8 Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
- 52 2323 57 2 31 19 8 Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) Terns (Sternidae)
- 91 2338 58 3 49 39 8 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 26 2341 59 2 10 14 8 Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 1 2360 60 1 8 Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- 37 2363 61 2 10 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 43 2370 62 1 20 22 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 29 2369 63 3 7 19 8 Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- 0 2371 64 8 Blue Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
- 5 2372 65 5 8 Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- 31 2373 66 1 10 20 8 White Tern (Gygis alba) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 196 2416 67 7 150 39 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia)
- 14 2690 68 4 4 6 8 Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica) Parrots (Psittacidae)
- 1 2774 69 1 3 Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii) Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- 8 3144 70 5 2 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 IBC35 species without sounds
- Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- 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)
- 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)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- Blue Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
- Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii)
- Kiritimati Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus aequinoctialis) Endemic
Kiribati statistics
71 species, 70 with material (98.59%)
1 endemic, 1 with material (100%)
6 vagrants, 6 with material (100%)
1 endemic, 1 with material (100%)
6 vagrants, 6 with material (100%)
67 species with videos (94.37%)
64 species with photographs (90.14%)
36 species with sounds (50.7%)
1764 videos, 1894 photographs and 92 sounds of species present in Kiribati
64 species with photographs (90.14%)
36 species with sounds (50.7%)
1764 videos, 1894 photographs and 92 sounds of species present in Kiribati
