Part 8

Phalacrocorax melanoleucus melanoleucus (Vieillot) Little Pied Cormorant 78

Family Fregatidae--frigate birds or man-o'-war birds

Fregata minor minor (Gmelin)* Pacific Man-o'-War 79 Fregata ariel ariel (Gray) Least Man-o'-War 80

Order CICONIIFORMES--herons, storks, and allies

Family Ardeidae--herons and bitterns

Butorides striatus amurensis Schrenck* Amur Green Heron 81 Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)* Cattle Egret 82 Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)* Plumed Egret 82 Demigretta sacra sacra (Gmelin) Reef Heron 84 Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus)* Black-crowned Night Heron 87 Nycticorax caledonicus pelewensis Mathew Rufous Night Heron 87 Gorsachius goisagi (Temminck)* Japanese Bittern 89 Gorsachius melanolophus melanolophus (Raffles)* Malay Bittern 90 Ixobrychus sinensis (Gmelin) Chinese Least Bittern 93 Ixobrychus eurhythmus (Swinhoe)* Shrenck's Least Bittern 93 Dupetor flavicollis flavicollis (Latham)* Black Bittern 94

Order ANSERIFORMES--ducks, geese, swans, and allies

Family Anatidae--ducks, geese, and swans

Anas oustaleti Salvadori Marianas Mallard 94 Anas poecilorhyncha pelewensis Hartlaub and Finsch Australian Gray Duck 98 Anas querquedula Linnaeus* Garganey Teal 100 Anas crecca crecca Linnaeus* European Teal 100 Anas crecca carolinensis Gmelin* Green-winged Teal 100 Anas acuta acuta Linnaeus* Pintail 101 Anas acuta tzitzihoa Vieillot* Pintail 101 Anas penelope Linnaeus* Widgeon 102 Anas clypeata Linnaeus* Shoveller 102 Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus)* Tufted Duck 103 Aythya valisineria (Wilson)* Canvas-back 103

Order FALCONIFORMES--vultures, hawks, falcons

Family Accipitridae--hawks, harriers, and allies

Accipiter soloënsis (Horsfield)* Chinese Goshawk 104 Accipiter virgatus gularis (Temminck and Schlegel)* Asiatic Sparrow Hawk 104 Pandion haliaetus melvillensis Mathews Osprey 105

Family Falconidae--falcons and caracaras

Falco peregrinus japonensis Gmelin* Peregrine Falcon 105

Order GALLIFORMES--megapodes, pheasants, and allies

Family Megapodidae--megapodes

Megapodius lapérouse senex Hartlaub Micronesian Megapode 106 Megapodius lapérouse lapérouse Gaimard Micronesian Megapode 109

Family Phasianidae--quails, pheasants, and allies

Coturnix chinensis lineata (Scopoli)[+] Painted Quail 113 Gallus gallus (Linnaeus)[+] Red Jungle Fowl 114 Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus[+] Ring-necked Pheasant 115

Order GRUIFORMES--cranes, rails, and allies

Family Rallidae--rails, gallinules, and coots

Rallus philippensis pelewensis (Mayr) Banded Rail 116 Rallus owstoni (Rothschild) Guam Rail 118 Rallina fasciata (Raffles)* Malay Banded Crake 120 Rallina eurizonoïdes eurizonoïdes (Lafresnaye)* Philippine Banded Crake 121 Aphanolimnas monasa (Kittlitz) Kusaie Black Rail 121 Poliolimnas cinereus micronesiae Hachisuka White-browed Rail 123 Gallinula chloropus subsp. near orientalis Horsfield Gallinule 126 Gallinula chloropus guami Hartert Gallinule 127 Porphyrio porphyrio pelewensis Hartlaub and Finsch Purple Swamphen 129 Fulica atra atra Linnaeus* Common Coot 131

Order CHARADRIIFORMES--shorebirds, gulls, and auks

Family Charadriidae--plovers, turnstones, and allies

Squatarola squatarola (Linnaeus)* Black-bellied Plover 131 Pluvialis dominica fulva (Gmelin)* Pacific Golden Plover 132 Charadrius hiaticula semipalmatus Bonaparte* Semipalmated Plover 134 Charadrius dubius curonicus Gmelin* Ring-necked Plover 135 Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis Deignan* Kentish Plover 135

Charadrius mongolus stegmanni Stresemann* Mongolian Dotteral 135 Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson* Large Sand Dotteral 137

Family Scolopacidae--snipe, sandpipers, and allies

Numenius phaeopus variegatus (Scopoli)* Whimbrel 137 Numenius tahitiensis (Gmelin)* Bristle-thighed Curlew 139 Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus)* Long-billed Curlew 140 Limosa lapponica baueri Naumann* Pacific Godwit 140 Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus)* Greenshawk 141 Tringa melanoleuca (Gmelin)* Greater Yellow-legs 142 Tringa glareola Linnaeus* Wood Sandpiper 142 Actitus hypoleucos Linnaeus* Common Sandpiper 143 Heteroscelus brevipes (Vieillot)* Gray-tailed Tattler 144 Heteroscelus incanus (Gmelin)* Amer. Wandering Tattler 145 Arenaria interpres interpres (Linnaeus)* Turnstone 147 Gallinago megala Swinhoe* Marsh Snipe 149 Gallinago gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus)* Common Snipe 150 Crocethia alba (Pallas)* Sanderling 150 Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield)* Asiatic Knot 151 Erolia minuta ruficollis (Pallas)* Little Stint 151 Erolia subminuta (Middendorff)* Least Sandpiper 152 Erolia melanotos (Vieillot)* Pectoral Sandpiper 152 Erolia acuminata (Horsfield)* Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 152 Erolia ferruginea (Pontoppidan)* Curlew Sandpiper 153 Limicola falcinellus sibirica Dresser* Broad-billed Sandpiper 154