Birds of the Pacific Ocean
32 entries in the Birds of the Pacific Ocean compendium.
Black noddySeabird with black plumage and a white cap.Black storm petrelA nocturnal seabird that breeds on islands and winters in two distinct regions.Black-footed albatrossDark-plumaged North Pacific albatross nesting on isolated tropical islands.Black-winged petrelA pelagic seabird of the East Pacific Ocean.Blue noddyA tropical seabird with five subspecies and a disputed taxonomy.Buller's shearwaterA Pacific seabird with a distinctive M-shaped wing pattern.Christmas shearwaterA poorly known Pacific shearwater with remote nesting habits.Cocos boobyA booby species split from brown booby in 2024.Gould's petrelSeabird named after John Gould, breeds off Australia and New Caledonia.Great frigatebirdLarge seabird with the highest wing area to body mass ratio.Grey noddySeabird once considered a morph of the blue noddy.Herald petrelSeabird with a vast Pacific and Indian Ocean range.Laysan albatrossA long-lived seabird of the North Pacific, named for Laysan Island.Leach's storm petrelSmall seabird with a white rump and exceptional longevity.Long-tailed koelMigratory brood parasite breeding only in New Zealand.Many-colored fruit doveA fruit dove of the south-west Pacific islands.Markham's storm petrelA little-known seabird of the Humboldt Current.Pacific black duckA dabbling duck threatened by hybridization with the introduced mallard.Pacific imperial pigeonA frugivorous pigeon vital to Pacific island forest seed dispersal.Pacific kingfisherA medium-sized tree kingfisher of the South Pacific islands.Pacific reef heronA heron species with two colour morphs across Oceania.Pacific robinSmall red-breasted robin of southwestern Pacific islands.Pacific swallowSmall swallow of tropical Asia and the south Pacific.PampusanaPacific ground-doves, heavily impacted by extinction since the 18th century.Pink-footed shearwaterA vulnerable seabird of the Pacific, known for its pink bill.Pycroft's petrelA small seabird breeding only on New Zealand's offshore islands.Short-tailed albatrossLarge North Pacific albatross recovering from near-extinction due to feather trade.Spotless crakeA shy, widely distributed rail of Pacific wetlands.Streaked shearwaterA pelagic seabird of the Western Pacific.Tahiti petrelPacific seabird near threatened by introduced predators and light pollution.Tahiti swallowSmall swallow endemic to Moorea and Tahiti.Tasman Sea island thrushExtinct forest thrush once found on two Pacific islands.
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