French Polynesia
Checklist of Endemic Bird Species
This list of bird species found exclusively in French Polynesia is based on the taxonomy used in Dickinson (2003). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Dickinson, E.C. (Ed.)(2003) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged third edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
X = extinct
Gallirallus pacificus X (Rallidae) Tahitian Rail
Aechmorhynchus parvirostris (Scolopacidae) Tuamotu Sandpiper
Prosobonia ellisi X (Scolopacidae) Moorean Sandpiper
Prosobonia leucoptera X (Scolopacidae) Tahiti Sandpiper
Ducula aurorae (Columbidae) Polynesian Imperial Pigeon
Ducula galeata (Columbidae) Marquesan Imperial Pigeon
Gallicolumba erythroptera (Columbidae) Polynesian Ground Dove
Gallicolumba rubescens (Columbidae) Marquesan Ground Dove
Ptilinopus chalcurus (Columbidae) Makatea Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus coralensis (Columbidae) Atoll Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii (Columbidae) White-capped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus huttoni (Columbidae) Rapa Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus mercierii X (Columbidae) Red-moustached Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus purpuratus (Columbidae) Gray-green Fruit Dove
Cyanoramphus ulietanus X (Psittacidae) Raiatea Parakeet
Cyanoramphus zealandicus X (Psittacidae) Black-fronted Parakeet
Vini ultramarina (Psittacidae) Ultramarine Lorikeet
Aerodramus ocistus (Apodidae) Marquesan Swiftlet
Todiramphus gambieri (Alcedinidae) Tuamotu Kingfisher
Todiramphus godeffroyi (Alcedinidae) Marquesan Kingfisher
Todiramphus veneratus (Alcedinidae) Tahitian Kingfisher
Pomarea iphis (Monarchidae) Iphis Monarch
Pomarea mendozae (Monarchidae) Marquesan Monarch
Pomarea nigra (Monarchidae) Tahitian Monarch
Pomarea whitneyi (Monarchidae) Large Monarch
Acrocephalis caffer (Sylviidae) Long-billed Reed Warbler
Acrocephalis rimitarae (Sylviidae) Rimatara Reed Warbler