This checklist includes all bird species found in Fam archipelago , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Fam archipelago [map]
Other names: kepulauan Fam
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Dusky Megapode | Megapodius freycinet | Endemic (country/region) |
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White-throated Pigeon | Columba vitiensis | |
Spice Imperial Pigeon | Ducula myristicivora | Endemic (country/region) |
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Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda | |
White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | |
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Fork-tailed Swift | Apus pacificus | |
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Pacific Koel | Eudynamys orientalis | |
Channel-billed Cuckoo | Scythrops novaehollandiae | |
Long-billed Cuckoo | Chalcites megarhynchus | |
Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | |
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Matsudaira's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates matsudairae | |
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Streaked Shearwater | Calonectris leucomelas | |
Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | |
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Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
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Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel | |
Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | |
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Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | |
Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | |
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Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
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Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | |
Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | |
Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
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Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
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Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | |
Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | |
Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana | |
Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | |
Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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Pacific Baza | Aviceda subcristata | |
Grey-headed Goshawk | Accipiter poliocephalus | |
Collared Sparrowhawk | Accipiter cirrocephalus | |
White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | |
Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
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Rufous Owl | Ninox rufa | |
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Variable Dwarf Kingfisher | Ceyx lepidus | |
Beach Kingfisher | Todiramphus saurophagus | |
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Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot | Micropsitta keiensis | |
Violet-necked Lory | Eos squamata | |
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White-eared Catbird | Ailuroedus buccoides | |
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Puff-backed Honeyeater | Meliphaga aruensis | |
Varied Honeyeater | Gavicalis versicolor | |
Brown-backed Honeyeater | Ramsayornis modestus | |
Long-billed Honeyeater | Melilestes megarhynchus | |
Ruby-throated Myzomela | Myzomela eques | |
Olive Honeyeater | Lichmera argentauris | Endemic (country/region) |
Helmeted Friarbird | Philemon buceroides | |
Spotted Honeyeater | Xanthotis polygrammus | |
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater | Xanthotis flaviventer | |
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Pale-billed Sericornis | Sericornis spilodera | |
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Island Whistler | Pachycephala phaionota | Endemic (country/region) |
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Brown Oriole | Oriolus szalayi | |
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Northern Fantail | Rhipidura rufiventris | |
Willie-wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys | |
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Australian Crow | Corvus orru | |
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Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
Green-headed Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | |
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Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | |
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Lemon-bellied White-eye | Zosterops chloris | Endemic (country/region) |
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Moluccan Starling | Aplonis mysolensis | Endemic (country/region) |
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Grey-streaked Flycatcher | Muscicapa griseisticta |
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