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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Northern Mariana Islands
Materials recorded in Northern Mariana Islands
List of all the materials recorded in Northern Mariana Islands, sorted by rating.84 Videos
Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons)
A bird arranging the nest
LocalitySuicide Cliff, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp mariae) Curt Kessler 31 October 2007 36 sec 4.9
Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius mongolus)
A close-up of a bird in winter plumage feeding
LocalitySeaplane ramp, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp stegmanni) Curt Kessler 31 October 2007 20 sec 4.6
Nightingale Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus luscinius)
Male singing
LocalitySaipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp luscinius) Curt Kessler 15 August 2010 27 sec 4.6
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
Nestlings in various stages
LocalityAguiguan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp plotus) Curt Kessler 31 October 2006 43 sec 4.5
Micronesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius laperouse)
A bird scratching in the leaf litter
LocalitySarigan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp laperouse) Curt Kessler 31 March 2006 49 sec 4.5
Guam Swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi)
A nestling in the nest on a cave wall
LocalityNavy Hill, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (Monotypic species) Curt Kessler 31 January 1997 12 sec 4.5
Bridled White-eye (Zosterops conspicillatus)
A pair foraging
LocalityKoblerville, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp saypani) Curt Kessler 31 October 2006 43 sec 4.5
Micronesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius laperouse)
A bird walking on the forest floor, while the mate calling in background
LocalitySarigan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp laperouse) Curt Kessler 30 November 2005 32 sec 4.4
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
A close-up of a female face and exhibiting gular flutter
LocalityAguiguan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp plotus) Curt Kessler 31 October 2006 33 sec 4.4
Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla)
An individual on a branch
LocalityAguiguan, Northern Mariana Islands (Monotypic species) Curt Kessler 31 October 2006 43 sec 4.4
Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons)
A bird working on the nest and calling
LocalitySuicide Cliff, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp mariae) Curt Kessler 31 October 2007 49 sec 4.4
Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
An adult individual flying and a close view in slow motion
LocalityI Chenchon Bird Sanctuary, Rota, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp melanorhynchus) Curt Kessler 30 November 2006 29 sec 4.3
Micronesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius laperouse)
A pair calling in duet
LocalitySarigan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp laperouse) Curt Kessler 31 March 2006 46 sec 4.3
Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons)
A view of the breeding habitat and bird working on the nest
LocalitySuicide Cliff, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp mariae) Curt Kessler 31 October 2007 30 sec 4.3
11 Photographs
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
Bird on a wall
LocalityRota, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp orii) Desmond Allen 10 March 2001 4
White-throated Ground-dove (Gallicolumba xanthonura)
adult with fruit staining on face
LocalitySaipan, Northern Mariana Islands (Monotypic species) Michael Retter 14 April 2007 4
Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae)
bird in a bush
LocalityTinian, Northern Mariana Islands Desmond Allen 30 November 1999 3.5
Island Collared-dove (Streptopelia bitorquata)
Juvenile on road
LocalityRota, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp dusumieri) Desmond Allen 10 March 2001 3.3
White-throated Ground-dove (Gallicolumba xanthonura)
immature
LocalitySaipan, Northern Mariana Islands (Monotypic species) Michael Retter 14 April 2009 3
Island Collared-dove (Streptopelia bitorquata)
bird on road
LocalityRota, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp dusumieri) Desmond Allen 10 March 2001 3
Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla)
bird in a tree
LocalityRota, Northern Mariana Islands Desmond Allen 10 March 2001 3
Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla)
adult with nesting material
LocalitySaipan, Northern Mariana Islands (Monotypic species) Michael Retter 14 April 2007 3
Bridled White-eye (Zosterops conspicillatus)
bird in a bush
LocalityTinian, Northern Mariana Islands Desmond Allen 09 March 2001 2.8
Abbott's Booby (Sula abbotti)
female
LocalityRota, Northern Mariana Islands (Monotypic species) Michael Retter 16 April 2007 2.7
Golden White-eye (Cleptornis marchei)
apparent adult
LocalitySaipan, Northern Mariana Islands (Monotypic species) Michael Retter 14 April 2007 2.5
4 Sounds
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Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca)
bird calling
Locality:Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Desmond Allen 01 January 2001 4
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Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae)
bird mobbing Collared Kingfisher
Locality:Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands Desmond Allen 01 January 2001 4
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Golden White-eye (Cleptornis marchei)
flock calls
Locality:Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Desmond Allen 01 January 2001 4
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Nightingale Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus luscinius)
bird singing from dense vegetation
Locality:Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Desmond Allen 01 January 2001 3
Checklist of the birds of Northern Mariana Islands
Checklist of the birds of Northern Mariana 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)
- 2 861 2 1 1 8 Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- 5 875 3 2 3 8 Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- 3 887 4 2 1 8 Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- 5 894 5 2 3 8 Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
- 27 899 6 3 6 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 9 911 7 6 3 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 3 929 8 1 2 7 Matsudaira's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 19 939 9 13 6 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 20 940 10 8 12 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 1 951 11 1 3 Abbott's Booby (Sula abbotti) Vagrant
- 57 954 12 24 33 8 Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- 50 955 13 1 11 38 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- 52 956 14 24 28 8 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- 65 990 15 30 35 8 Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) Vagrant Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 37 1001 16 1 4 32 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- 15 1002 17 5 10 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 282 1005 18 8 180 94 8 Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) Vagrant
- 316 1015 19 6 168 142 8 Great White Egret (Egretta alba) Vagrant
- 64 1021 20 31 33 8 Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)
- 269 1025 21 5 143 121 8 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- 37 1027 22 12 25 8 Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra)
- 249 1034 23 3 148 98 8 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Vagrant
- 254 1035 24 3 129 122 8 Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus)
- 46 1038 25 17 29 8 Rufous Night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) Vagrant
- 32 1053 26 21 11 8 Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 68 1193 27 4 27 37 8 Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
- 33 1194 28 24 9 8 American Wigeon (Anas americana)
- 17 1196 29 1 5 11 6 Falcated Duck (Anas falcata) Vagrant
- 88 1197 30 2 31 55 8 Gadwall (Anas strepera)
- 99 1199 31 1 45 53 8 Common Teal (Anas crecca)
- 360 1206 32 2 242 116 8 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- 90 1215 33 1 49 40 8 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- 48 1221 34 3 23 22 8 Garganey (Anas querquedula)
- 141 1227 35 1 56 84 8 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
- 76 1233 36 1 39 36 8 Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
- 92 1241 37 35 57 8 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
- 52 1243 38 19 33 8 Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) Osprey (Pandionidae)
- 181 1278 39 1 119 61 8 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- 214 1309 40 3 138 73 8 Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- 94 1352 41 33 61 8 Western Marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Vagrant
- 4 1381 42 3 1 8 Chinese Goshawk (Accipiter soloensis)
- 117 1466 43 2 69 46 8 Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo) Vagrant Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- 174 1540 44 1 87 86 8 Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Vagrant
- 34 1554 45 16 18 8 Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) Vagrant
- 134 1575 46 4 59 71 8 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Megapodes (Megapodiidae)
- 6 1586 47 1 5 3 Micronesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius laperouse) Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 59 1810 48 7 18 34 8 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) Introduced Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 207 2009 49 8 88 111 8 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- 253 2016 50 6 123 124 8 Common Coot (Fulica atra) Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
- 348 2080 51 8 170 170 8 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
- 26 2107 52 3 7 16 8 Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 65 2138 53 1 20 44 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- 85 2141 54 1 31 53 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- 71 2143 55 4 19 48 8 Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Vagrant
- 92 2157 56 1 57 34 8 Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Vagrant
- 29 2165 57 12 17 8 Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius mongolus)
- 36 2166 58 22 14 8 Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii) Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 7 2192 59 5 2 8 Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) Vagrant
- 3 2193 60 1 2 8 Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala)
- 106 2197 61 1 45 60 8 Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- 23 2205 62 7 16 8 Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Vagrant
- 116 2207 63 4 51 61 6 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
- 67 2209 64 26 41 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- 7 2212 65 3 4 8 Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) Vagrant
- 116 2213 66 4 66 46 8 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- 5 2214 67 3 2 4 Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- 61 2216 68 2 23 36 6 Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) Vagrant
- 14 2218 69 1 7 6 8 Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
- 94 2221 70 4 37 53 8 Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
- 53 2222 71 29 24 8 Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
- 86 2223 72 6 43 37 8 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- 72 2225 73 1 45 26 8 Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Vagrant
- 51 2227 74 4 14 33 8 Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) Vagrant
- 123 2229 75 3 58 62 8 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- 26 2230 76 14 12 8 Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- 132 2231 77 5 59 68 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- 33 2233 78 18 15 8 Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- 17 2234 79 5 12 8 Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- 171 2237 80 1 96 74 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 117 2242 81 60 57 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 43 2245 82 12 31 8 Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
- 91 2246 83 1 31 59 8 Little Stint (Calidris minuta) Vagrant
- 36 2247 84 2 13 21 8 Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) Vagrant
- 23 2248 85 3 20 8 Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- 43 2252 86 1 15 27 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- 42 2253 87 14 28 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- 111 2255 88 1 56 54 8 Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- 90 2262 89 33 57 8 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
- 76 2264 90 3 25 48 8 Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) Vagrant Gulls (Laridae)
- 131 2301 91 2 76 53 8 Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Vagrant
- 257 2314 92 2 155 100 8 Common Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) Terns (Sternidae)
- 79 2338 93 43 36 8 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 20 2341 94 1 6 13 8 Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 105 2344 95 1 50 54 8 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- 41 2350 96 1 27 13 8 Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)
- 1 2360 97 1 8 Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- 31 2363 98 6 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 58 2364 99 2 26 30 8 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus)
- 33 2365 100 15 18 8 White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
- 34 2370 101 13 21 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 13 2369 102 4 9 8 Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- 2 2372 103 2 8 Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- 23 2373 104 3 20 8 White Tern (Gygis alba) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 126 2416 105 5 90 31 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia)
- 7 2472 106 1 4 2 8 Island Collared-dove (Streptopelia bitorquata)
- 9 2587 107 2 7 6 White-throated Ground-dove (Gallicolumba xanthonura)
- 5 2650 108 3 2 3 Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla) Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- 6 3113 109 2 2 2 8 Horsfield's Cuckoo (Cuculus horsfieldi)
- 1 3144 110 1 8 Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis) Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- 32 3413 111 5 10 17 8 Brown Hawk-owl (Ninox scutulata) Vagrant
- 71 3433 112 1 33 37 8 Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Vagrant Swifts (Apodidae)
- 4 3585 113 4 3 Guam Swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi)
- 4 3638 114 1 3 8 Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) Vagrant Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- 56 4146 115 24 32 8 Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) Vagrant Hoopoe (Upupidae)
- 185 4169 116 4 114 67 8 Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Vagrant Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- 193 5988 117 3 109 81 8 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- 226 6038 118 9 106 111 8 Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Thrushes (Turdidae)
- 28 57522 119 1 10 17 8 Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) Vagrant Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
- 23 7386 120 7 3 13 8 Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons) Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- 2 7460 121 1 1 4 Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae) Endemic Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- 13 6805 122 1 5 7 8 Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata) Vagrant
- 6 6831 123 1 5 2 Nightingale Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus luscinius) White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- 6 8380 124 1 1 4 2 Golden White-eye (Cleptornis marchei) Endemic Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
- 5 8433 125 5 8 Micronesian Myzomela (Myzomela rubratra) Drongos (Dicruridae)
- 84 8709 126 10 40 34 8 Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) Introduced Crows (Corvidae)
- 6 8903 127 6 2 Mariana Crow (Corvus kubaryi) Starlings (Sturnidae)
- 4 8953 128 1 1 2 8 Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca)
- 23 9000 129 3 7 13 8 White-cheeked Starling (Poliopsar cineraceus) Vagrant Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- 143 9069 130 4 53 86 8 Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Introduced Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- 15 9252 131 1 3 11 8 Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) Introduced
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IBC Want list for Northern Mariana Islands
IBC Want list for Northern Mariana Islands
List of the species occurring in Northern Mariana Islands that lack materials on the IBC- All species from Northern Mariana Islands have at least one type of material.
57 species without sounds
- Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
- Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
- Matsudaira's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
- Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Abbott's Booby (Sula abbotti) Vagrant
- Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
- Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) Vagrant
- Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
- Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)
- Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra)
- Rufous Night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) Vagrant
- Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
- American Wigeon (Anas americana)
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
- Western Marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Vagrant
- Chinese Goshawk (Accipiter soloensis)
- Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) Vagrant
- Micronesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius laperouse)
- Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius mongolus)
- Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
- Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) Vagrant
- Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Vagrant
- Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) Vagrant
- Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
- Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
- Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
- Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
- Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- White Tern (Gygis alba)
- White-throated Ground-dove (Gallicolumba xanthonura)
- Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla)
- Guam Swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi)
- Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) Vagrant
- Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) Vagrant
- Micronesian Myzomela (Myzomela rubratra)
- Mariana Crow (Corvus kubaryi)
Northern Mariana Islands statistics
131 species, 131 with material (100%)
2 endemics, 2 with material (100%)
32 vagrants, 32 with material (100%)
2 endemics, 2 with material (100%)
32 vagrants, 32 with material (100%)
126 species with videos (96.18%)
126 species with photographs (96.18%)
74 species with sounds (56.49%)
4630 videos, 4644 photographs and 211 sounds of species present in Northern Mariana Islands
126 species with photographs (96.18%)
74 species with sounds (56.49%)
4630 videos, 4644 photographs and 211 sounds of species present in Northern Mariana Islands