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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Tonga
Materials recorded in Tonga
List of all the materials recorded in Tonga, sorted by rating.26 Videos
Polynesian Triller (Lalage maculosa)
A female inspecting a wall and catching and eating a moth.
LocalityScenic Hotel, Tongatapu Island, Tongatapu Group, Tonga (ssp tabuensis) Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2012 37 sec 4.7
Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica)
A bird on the ground feeding on a fallen (ripe) fruit of Noni tree (Morinda citrifolia).
LocalityEuaiki Island, Vavaʻu Group, Tonga (ssp pacifica) Les McNamara 03 September 2012 18 sec 4.7
Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus)
A bird perched in a tree, looking around and changing perch.
LocalityMount Talau, Vava'u Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga (ssp carunculatus) Josep del Hoyo 01 September 2012 23 sec 4.6
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis)
A close-up of an individual preening in a tree and flying away.
LocalityMount Talau, Vava'u Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga (ssp tabuensis) Josep del Hoyo 01 September 2012 32 sec 4.6
Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus)
A close-up of a bird perched in a tree, looking around and moving off.
LocalityMount Talau, Vava'u Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga (ssp carunculatus) Josep del Hoyo 01 September 2012 18 sec 4.4
Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus)
An individual moving in a tree looking alert, then another bird comes close to it and both fly off.
LocalityMount Talau, Vava'u Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga (ssp carunculatus) Josep del Hoyo 01 September 2012 38 sec 4.4
Polynesian Triller (Lalage maculosa)
A female feeding on a lawn.
LocalityScenic Hotel, Tongatapu Island, Tongatapu Group, Tonga (ssp tabuensis) Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2012 47 sec 4.2
Polynesian Triller (Lalage maculosa)
A male on a lawn collecting nesting material and flying away.
LocalityScenic Hotel, Tongatapu Island, Tongatapu Group, Tonga (ssp tabuensis) Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2012 15 sec 4.2
11 Photographs
Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica)
A bird on the ground.
LocalityEuaiki Island, Vavaʻu Group, Tonga (ssp pacifica) Les McNamara 03 September 2012 4.2
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
A bird alert.
LocalityEuaiki Island, Vavaʻu Group, Tonga (ssp sacer) Les McNamara 03 September 2012 4
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
A bird perched at the edge of a small forest clearing.
LocalityEuaiki Island, Vavaʻu Group, Tonga (ssp sacer) Les McNamara 03 September 2012 3.8
Polynesian Triller (Lalage maculosa)
A female foraging close to a wall.
LocalityScenic Hotel, Tongatapu Island, Tongatapu Group, Tonga (ssp tabuensis) Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2012 3.6
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
A bird eating an unidentified food item.
LocalityEuaiki Island, Vavaʻu Group, Tonga (ssp sacer) Les McNamara 03 September 2012 3.5
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
A bird perched on a wire.
LocalityScenic Hotel, Tongatapu Island, Tongatapu Group, Tonga (ssp sacer) Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2012 3.5
Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica)
A bird on the ground feeding on a fallen (ripe) fruit of Noni tree (Morinda citrifolia).
LocalityEuaiki Island, Vavaʻu Group, Tonga (ssp pacifica) Les McNamara 03 September 2012 3.5
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis)
A bird resting on a branch.
LocalityMount Talau, Vava'u Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga (ssp tabuensis) Josep del Hoyo 01 September 2012 3.3
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Tongan Whistler (Pachycephala jacquinoti)
An individual singing in the forest.
Locality:Mount Talau, Vava'u Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga Josep del Hoyo 01 September 2012 4
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Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica)
Several low, soft calls by a bird.
Locality:Mount Talau, Vava'u Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga Josep del Hoyo 01 September 2012 4
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Purple-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus)
Several birds singing in the forest.
Locality:Mount Talau, Vava'u Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga Josep del Hoyo 01 September 2012 4
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Polynesian Triller (Lalage maculosa)
Several calls by diferent birds.
Locality:Scenic Hotel, Tongatapu Island, Tongatapu Group, Tonga Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2012 4
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Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus)
An individual singing several songs.
Locality:Mount Talau, Vava'u Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga Josep del Hoyo 01 September 2012 4
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Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica)
Several growling calls by a bird.
Locality:Mount Talau, Vava'u Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga Josep del Hoyo 01 September 2012 4
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White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius)
Several birds calling in flight.
Locality:Euaiki Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga Josep del Hoyo 02 September 2012 3
Checklist of the birds of Tonga
Checklist of the birds of Tonga
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)
- 5 861 4 4 1 8 Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- 4 863 5 3 1 8 Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- 9 870 6 2 7 4 White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
- 8 871 7 5 3 4 Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- 11 873 8 6 5 6 Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
- 10 875 9 7 3 8 Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- 29 899 10 3 8 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 18 900 11 8 10 4 Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- 21 901 12 1 6 14 6 Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- 15 902 13 1 5 9 8 Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- 18 911 14 8 10 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 32 914 15 12 20 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 15 917 16 6 9 8 Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- 1 919 17 1 4 Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa) Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 27 939 18 18 9 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 22 940 19 9 13 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 73 954 20 31 42 8 Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- 79 955 21 3 20 56 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- 68 956 22 38 30 8 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 49 1001 23 1 10 38 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- 30 1002 24 2 8 20 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 93 1022 25 53 40 8 White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
- 55 1027 26 1 24 30 8 Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra)
- 326 1035 27 5 186 135 8 Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus) Vagrant Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 75 1211 28 4 44 27 8 Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
- 109 1215 29 1 59 49 8 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- 19 1355 30 9 10 8 Pacific Marsh-harrier (Circus approximans) Megapodes (Megapodiidae)
- 1 1585 31 1 3 Polynesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius pritchardii) Endemic Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 77 1810 32 7 35 35 8 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) Introduced Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 74 1936 33 4 27 43 8 Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
- 21 1987 34 11 10 8 Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
- 244 2002 35 8 126 110 8 Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 79 2138 36 1 29 49 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- 106 2141 37 1 46 59 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 91 2209 38 1 32 58 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- 7 2214 39 1 3 3 4 Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- 32 2230 40 18 14 8 Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) Vagrant
- 31 2234 41 2 9 20 8 Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- 230 2237 42 1 131 98 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 173 2242 43 95 78 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 71 2252 44 3 20 48 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- 53 2253 45 17 36 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Terns (Sternidae)
- 91 2338 46 3 49 39 8 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 21 2340 47 1 9 11 8 Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) Vagrant
- 26 2341 48 2 10 14 8 Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 1 2360 49 1 8 Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- 23 2362 50 14 9 8 Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus)
- 37 2363 51 2 10 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 43 2370 52 1 20 22 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 29 2369 53 3 7 19 8 Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- 0 2371 54 8 Blue Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
- 5 2372 55 5 8 Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- 31 2373 56 1 10 20 8 White Tern (Gygis alba) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 196 2416 57 7 150 39 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia)
- 1 2588 58 1 4 Friendly Ground-dove (Gallicolumba stairi)
- 22 2646 59 4 5 13 8 Many-coloured Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus perousii)
- 7 2647 60 3 1 3 8 Purple-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus)
- 14 2690 61 4 4 6 8 Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica) Parrots (Psittacidae)
- 13 2773 62 2 8 3 8 Blue-crowned Lorikeet (Vini australis)
- 9 2814 63 1 4 4 8 Red Shining-parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis) Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- 8 3144 64 5 2 1 8 Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis) Barn-owls (Tytonidae)
- 119 3244 65 5 73 41 8 Common Barn-owl (Tyto alba) Swifts (Apodidae)
- 11 3576 66 2 1 8 8 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- 147 4074 67 11 65 71 8 Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- 49 5993 68 1 20 28 8 Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- 33 6150 69 3 6 24 8 Polynesian Triller (Lalage maculosa) Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- 152 6195 70 6 97 49 8 Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) Introduced Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- 15 7428 71 5 4 6 8 Lesser Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus vitiensis) Whistlers (Pachycephalidae)
- 1 7562 72 1 6 Tongan Whistler (Pachycephala jacquinoti) Endemic Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
- 37 8464 73 10 6 21 8 Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus) Starlings (Sturnidae)
- 15 8955 74 3 5 7 8 Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis)
- 238 9001 75 7 134 97 8 Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Introduced
- 34 8982 76 2 15 17 8 Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus) Introduced
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IBC Want list for Tonga
IBC Want list for Tonga
List of the species occurring in Tonga that lack materials on the IBC29 species without sounds
- Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- 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)
- Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- 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)
- White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
- Pacific Marsh-harrier (Circus approximans)
- Polynesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius pritchardii) Endemic
- Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
- Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) Vagrant
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus)
- Blue Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
- Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- Friendly Ground-dove (Gallicolumba stairi)
Tonga statistics
76 species, 75 with material (98.68%)
2 endemics, 2 with material (100%)
3 vagrants, 3 with material (100%)
2 endemics, 2 with material (100%)
3 vagrants, 3 with material (100%)
70 species with videos (92.11%)
72 species with photographs (94.74%)
47 species with sounds (61.84%)
1879 videos, 1931 photographs and 149 sounds of species present in Tonga
72 species with photographs (94.74%)
47 species with sounds (61.84%)
1879 videos, 1931 photographs and 149 sounds of species present in Tonga