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are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black and white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have coloured inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest
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are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.
102:, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Niue. There are unconfirmed reports of the
1187:. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.
614:. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.
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Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.
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Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.
181:. These are adapted for an aquatic existence, with webbed feet, bills that are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
538:. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.
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The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.
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The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured.
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The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.
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by humans. Two species are globally threatened. Niue is an island country in the South
Pacific, 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) northeast of New Zealand.
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treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of
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Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.
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are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.
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crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes
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137:– a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Niue
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Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the
1431:
A Guide to the Birds of Fiji & Western
Polynesia
41:species surviving today but there are endemic
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99:The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World
126:) but these are not included in the list.
1518:. Cornell University Press. p. 880.
1433:, Environmental Consultants (Fiji), Suva.
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1478:& Walter, Richard. (1 June 2000).
173:and most duck-like waterfowl, such as
1569:Lists of birds by dependent territory
526:The family Charadriidae includes the
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1175:The family Ardeidae contains the
169:The family Anatidae includes the
1516:Birds of the World: A Checklist
1445:Worthy T. H.; Walter, R. &
358:The family Cuculidae includes
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207:Pheasants, grouse, and allies
1544:Bird Checklists of the World
1540:"Checklist of Birds of Niue"
1150:Herons, egrets, and bitterns
434:Rails, gallinules, and coots
1514:Clements, James F. (2000).
1125:that plunge-dive for fish.
152:Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
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881:White-bellied storm-petrel
697:Gulls, terns, and skimmers
322:Crimson-crowned fruit dove
65:of the island include the
633:Numenius madagascariensis
1408:Lists of birds by region
1113:The sulids comprise the
484:Gallirallus philippensis
428:Aerodramus terraereginae
30:, of which one has been
1504:(subscription required)
1196:Egretta novaehollandiae
1031:Short-tailed shearwater
1004:Wedge-tailed shearwater
999:Pseudobulweria rostrata
900:Shearwaters and petrels
894:Nesofregetta fuliginosa
890:Polynesian storm-petrel
837:White-tailed tropicbird
812:White-tailed tropicbird
419:Aerodramus spodiopygius
331:Pacific imperial-pigeon
326:Ptilinopus porphyraceus
313:Many-colored fruit dove
1579:Lists of biota of Niue
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972:Pterodroma nigripennis
954:Pterodroma inexpectata
847:Southern storm-petrels
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619:Bristle-thighed curlew
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120:sharp-tailed sandpiper
79:Megapodius pritchardii
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1429:Watling, Dick (2001)
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1280:Blue-crowned lorikeet
1261:Blue-crowned lorikeet
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963:Pterodroma cervicalis
926:Macronectes giganteus
922:Southern giant-petrel
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553:Sandpipers and allies
543:Pacific golden-plover
489:Australasian swamphen
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415:White-rumped swiftlet
104:red-tailed tropicbird
63:Polynesian settlement
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1035:Ardenna tenuirostris
945:Pterodroma heraldica
623:Numenius tahitiensis
509:Plovers and lapwings
71:Nycticorax kalavikai
1387:Polynesian starling
1096:Boobies and gannets
1040:Tropical shearwater
1013:Buller's shearwater
981:Pterodroma brevipes
968:Black-winged petrel
959:White-necked petrel
936:Pterodroma neglecta
493:Porphyrio melanotus
424:Australian swiftlet
383:Eudynamys taitensis
317:Ptilinopus perousii
108:Phaethon rubricauda
87:Gallirallus huiatua
51:Polynesian starling
22:Polynesian starling
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186:Pacific black duck
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112:Pacific black duck
61:remains predating
47:Polynesian triller
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1391:Aplonis tabuensis
1353:Red-vented bulbul
1253:Old World parrots
1192:White-faced heron
1085:Great frigatebird
1044:Puffinus bailloni
1008:Ardenna pacificus
906:Procellariiformes
853:Procellariiformes
841:Phaethon lepturus
798:Thalasseus bergii
743:Larus dominicanus
687:Wandering tattler
649:Bar-tailed godwit
561:Wandering tattler
280:Pigeons and doves
190:Anas superciliosa
116:Anas superciliosa
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785:Black-naped tern
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643:Numenius arquata
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860:Oceanitidae
830:Tropicbirds
804:Tropicbirds
758:Black noddy
749:Brown noddy
364:roadrunners
220:Phasianidae
213:Galliformes
1563:Categories
1550:1 December
1414:References
1102:Suliformes
1063:Fregatidae
1056:Suliformes
870:planktonic
780:Gygis alba
776:White tern
705:White tern
668:Sanderling
612:phalaropes
608:dowitchers
580:sandpipers
473:gallinules
448:Gruiformes
293:Columbidae
238:francolins
230:partridges
142:Introduced
135:Accidental
81:) and the
43:subspecies
32:introduced
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1377:Sturnidae
1364:Starlings
1247:Tyto alba
1234:Tytonidae
1213:Barn-owls
739:Kelp gull
600:woodcocks
532:dotterels
354:Cuculidae
254:pheasants
246:tragopans
242:spurfowls
234:snowcocks
94:taxonomic
83:Niue rail
59:subfossil
1462:Notornis
1454:Archived
1397:See also
1375:Family:
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1243:Barn owl
1232:Family:
1221:Barn owl
1177:bitterns
1171:Ardeidae
1169:Family:
1123:seabirds
1107:Family:
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911:Family:
858:Family:
823:Family:
732:skimmers
716:Family:
596:tattlers
572:Family:
536:lapwings
520:Family:
455:Rallidae
453:Family:
402:Apodidae
400:Family:
352:Family:
291:Family:
258:peafowls
218:Family:
165:Anatidae
163:Family:
55:seabirds
1449:(1998)
1368:Order:
1334:Order:
1330:Bulbuls
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1225:Order:
1162:Order:
1119:boobies
1115:gannets
1109:Sulidae
1100:Order:
1054:Order:
904:Order:
876:-like.
866:petrels
851:Order:
816:Order:
718:Laridae
709:Order:
588:godwits
584:curlews
565:Order:
528:plovers
513:Order:
446:Order:
393:Order:
360:cuckoos
345:Order:
341:Cuckoos
298:Pigeons
284:Order:
211:Order:
196:Mallard
156:Order:
45:of the
39:endemic
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1185:egrets
1183:, and
1181:herons
730:, and
604:snipes
592:shanks
465:crakes
407:Swifts
389:Swifts
250:monals
226:quails
118:) and
728:terns
724:gulls
469:coots
461:rails
302:doves
179:swans
175:geese
171:ducks
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1492:doi
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