List of Birds of Tonga

List Of Birds Of Tonga

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Tonga. The avifauna of Tonga includes a total of 73 species, of which 2 are endemic, 5 have been introduced by humans, and 8 are rare or accidental. 7 species are globally threatened.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Tonga.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.

  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Tonga.
  • (E) Endemic A species endemic to Tonga.
  • (I) Introduced A species introduced to Tonga as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.


Table of contents

Non-passerines: Albatrosses . Shearwaters and Petrels . Storm-Petrels . Tropicbirds . Boobies and Gannets . Frigatebirds . Bitterns, Herons and Egrets . Ducks, Geese and Swans . Hawks, Kites and Eagles . Megapodes . Pheasants and Partridges . Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots . Plovers and Lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Skuas and Jaegers . Terns . Pigeons and Doves . Parrots, Macaws and allies . Cuckoos and Anis . Barn owls . Swifts . Kingfishers .

Passerines: Swallows and Martins . Cuckoo-shrikes . Bulbuls . Monarch flycatchers . Whistlers and allies . Honeyeaters . Starlings .

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Read more about List Of Birds Of Tonga:  Albatrosses, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm-Petrels, Tropicbirds, Boobies and Gannets, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons and Egrets, Ducks, Geese and Swans, Hawks, Kites and Eagles, Megapodes, Pheasants and Partridges, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots, Plovers and Lapwings, Sandpipers and Allies, Skuas and Jaegers, Terns, Pigeons and Doves, Parrots, Macaws and Allies, Cuckoos and Anis, Barn Owls, Swifts, Kingfishers, Swallows and Martins, Cuckoo-shrikes, Bulbuls, Monarch Flycatchers, Whistlers and Allies, Honeyeaters, Starlings

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