Family Phalaropidae--phalaropes
Phalaropus lobatus (Linnaeus)* Northern Phalarope 154
Family Laridae--gulls and terns
Larus argentatus vegae Palmén* Herring Gull 154 Chlidonias leucopterus (Temminck)* White-winged Black Tern 155 Sterna hirundo longipennis Nordmann* Black-billed Com. Tern 155 Sterna sumatrana sumatrana Raffles Black-naped Tern 156 Sterna lunata Peale Spectacled Tern 160 Sterna anaetheta anaetheta Scopoli Bridled Tern 160 Sterna fuscata oahuensis Bloxham Sooty Tern 161 Sterna albifrons sinensis Gmelin* Least Tern 161 Thalasseus bergii pelecanoides (King) Crested Tern 162 Procelsterna cerulea saxatilis W. E. Fisher* Blue-gray Tern 164 Anoüs stolidus pileatus (Scopoli) Common Noddy 165 Anoüs tenuirostris marcusi (Bryan) White-capped Noddy 170 Gygis alba candida (Gmelin) White Tern 174 Gygis alba pacifica (Lesson) White Tern 180
Order COLUMBIFORMES--pigeons, doves, and allies
Family Columbidae--pigeons and doves
Columba livia Gmelin[+] Blue Rock Pigeon 182 Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis (Finsch) Crimson-crw'd Fruit Dove 182 Ptilinopus porphyraceus hernsheimi (Finsch) Crimson-crw'd Fruit Dove 184 Ptilinopus porphyraceus pelewensis Hartlaub and Finsch Crimson-crw'd Fruit Dove 185 Ptilinopus roseicapillus (Lesson) Marianas Fruit Dove 186 Ducula oceanica monacha (Momiyama) Micronesian Pigeon 190 Ducula oceanica teraokai (Momiyama) Micronesian Pigeon 193 Ducula oceanica townsendi (Wetmore) Micronesian Pigeon 194 Ducula oceanica oceanica (Lesson and Garnot) Micronesian Pigeon 195 Ducula oceanica ratakensis (Takatsukasa and Yamashina) Micronesian Pigeon 197 Streptopelia bitorquata dusumieri (Temminck)[+] Philippine Turtle Dove 198 Gallicolumba canifrons (Hartlaub and Finsch) Palau Ground Dove 201 Gallicolumba xanthonura xanthonura (Temminck) White-thrt'd Ground Dove 203 Gallicolumba xanthonura kubaryi (Finsch) White-thrt'd Ground Dove 207 Caloenas nicobarica pelewensis Finsch Nicobar Pigeon 209
Order PSITTACIFORMES--lories and parrots
Family Psittacidae--lories, parrots, and allies
Trichoglossus rubiginosus (Bonaparte) Ponapé Lory 211
Order CUCULIFORMES--cuckoos, plantain-eaters
Family Cuculidae--cuckoos, anis, and allies
Cuculus canorus telephonus Heine* Common Cuckoo 213 Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi Moore* Oriental Cuckoo 214 Eudynamis taitensis (Sparrman)* Long-tailed New Zealand Cuckoo 214
Order STRIGIFORMES--owls
Family Strigidae--owls
Otus podarginus (Hartlaub and Finsch) Palau Scops Owl 215 Asio flammeus flammeus (Pontoppidan)* Short-eared Owl 217 Asio flammeus ponapensis Mayr Short-eared Owl 218
Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES--goatsuckers and allies
Family Caprimulgidae--goatsuckers
Caprimulgus indicus jotaka Temminck and Schlegel* Jungle Nightjar 219 Caprimulgus indicus phalaena Hartlaub and Finsch Jungle Nightjar 219
Order APODIFORMES--swifts and hummingbirds
Family Apodidae--swifts
Collocalia inexpectata pelewensis Mayr Edible Nest Swiftlet 221 Collocalia inexpectata bartschi Mearns Edible Nest Swiftlet 222 Collocalia inquieta inquieta (Kittlitz) Carolines Swiftlet 224 Collocalia inquieta rukensis Kuroda Carolines Swiftlet 225 Collocalia inquieta ponapensis Mayr Carolines Swiftlet 226
Order CORACIIFORMES--kingfishers, rollers, and allies
Family Alcedinidae--kingfishers
Halcyon cinnamomina cinnamomina Swainson Micronesian Kingfisher 227 Halcyon cinnamomina pelewensis Wiglesworth Micronesian Kingfisher 229 Halcyon cinnamomina reichenbachii (Hartlaub) Micronesian Kingfisher 230 Halcyon chloris teraokai Kuroda White-collared Kingfisher 233 Halcyon chloris orii Takatsukasa and Yamashina White-collared Kingfisher 235 Halcyon chloris albicilla (Dumont) White-collared Kingfisher 235 Halcyon chloris owstoni Rothschild White-collared Kingfisher 237
Family Coraciidae--rollers
Eurystomus orientalis connectens Stresemann* Dollar Bird 238
Order PASSERIFORMES--perching birds
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