Home

French Polynesia: Waders to tropicbirds


Thailand


World

 

Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Charadriidae (Plovers).

Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva

Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
P. fulva
Makatea
     

Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and snipes).

Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis

Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
B. tahitiensis
Tahiti
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
B. tahitiensis
Rangiroa
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
B. tahitiensis
Rangiroa
 

Tuamotu Sandpiper
Prosobonia parvirostris

Tuamotu Sandpiper Prosobonia parvirostris
P. parvirostris
Tenararo
Tuamotu Sandpiper Prosobonia parvirostris
P. parvirostris
Tenararo
Tuamotu Sandpiper Prosobonia parvirostris
P. parvirostris
Tenararo
Tuamotu Sandpiper Prosobonia parvirostris
P. parvirostris
Tenararo
  Tuamotu Sandpiper Prosobonia parvirostris
P. parvirostris
Tenararo
Tuamotu Sandpiper Prosobonia parvirostris
P. parvirostris
Tenararo
   

Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana

Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
T. incana
Tahiti
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
T. incana
Tahiti
   

Family: Laridae (Gulls, terns and skimmers).

Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus

Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus
A. s. pileatus
Tahiti
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus
A. s. pileatus
Morane
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus
A. s. pileatus
Morane
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus
A. s. pileatus
Morane
  Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus
A. s. pileatus
Morane
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus
A. s. pileatus
Morane
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus
A. s. pileatus
Morane
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus
A. s. pileatus
Morane
  Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus
A. s. pileatus
Moorea
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus
A. s. pileatus
Moorea
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus
A. s. pileatus
Moorea
 

Black Noddy
Anous minutus

Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Tetiaroa
Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Tetiaroa
Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Hatutu
Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Tetiaroa
  Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Tetiaroa
Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Hatutu
Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Hatutu
Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Hatutu
  Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Hatutu
Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Hatutu
Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Hatutu
Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus
A. m. minutus
Tetiaroa

Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus

Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus nebouxi
A. c. nebouxi
Hatutu
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus nebouxi
A. c. nebouxi
Hatutu
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus nebouxi
A. c. nebouxi
Hatutu
 

White Tern
Gygis alba

White Tern Gygis alba leucopes
G. a. leucopes
Tenararo
White Tern Gygis alba leucopes
G. a. leucopes
Rangiroa
White Tern Gygis alba leucopes
G. a. leucopes
Tenararo
White Tern Gygis alba leucopes
G. a. leucopes
Hatutu
  White Tern Gygis alba leucopes
G. a. leucopes
Hatutu
White Tern Gygis alba leucopes
G. a. leucopes
Hatutu
White Tern Gygis alba leucopes
G. a. leucopes
Hatutu
 

Little White Tern
Gygis alba microrhyncha

Little White Tern Gygis alba microrhyncha
G. a. microrhyncha
Hatutu
     

Greater Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii

Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
T. b. cristatus
Tahiti
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
T. b. cristatus
Tenararo
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
T. b. cristatus
Tenararo
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
T. b. cristatus
Tenararo
  Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
T. b. cristatus
Tetiaroa
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
T. b. cristatus
Tetiaroa
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
T. b. cristatus
Tetiaroa
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
T. b. cristatus
Tetiaroa
  Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
T. b. cristatus
Tetiaroa
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
T. b. cristatus
Tetiaroa
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
T. b. cristatus
Rangiroa
 

Spectacled Tern
Onychoprion lunatus

Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
O. lunatus
Tetiaroa
Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
O. lunatus
Tetiaroa
Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
O. lunatus
Tetiaroa
Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
O. lunatus
Tetiaroa
  Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
O. lunatus
Tetiaroa
Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
O. lunatus
Tetiaroa
Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
O. lunatus - juv
Tetiaroa
 

Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus

Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus serratus
O. f. serratus - juv
Tetiaroa
Sooty Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus serratus
O. f. serratus - juv
Tetiaroa
   

Order: Phaethontiformes. Family: Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds).

White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus

White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus dorotheae
P. l. dorotheae
Tahiti