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Kaafu
This checklist includes all bird species found in Kaafu , 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: Kaafu [map]
Other names: Maale Atholhu , Kaafu Atoll
Number of introduced species: 3
Last modified: 2022-10-22
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| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | |
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| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
| Oriental Turtle Dove | Streptopelia orientalis | |
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| White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | |
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| Indian Swiftlet | Aerodramus unicolor | Rare/Accidental |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | |
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| Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
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| White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
| Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
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| Wilson's Storm-petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | |
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| Swinhoe's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates monorhis | Rare/Accidental |
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| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | |
| Flesh-footed Shearwater | Ardenna carneipes | |
| Tropical Shearwater | Puffinus bailloni | |
| Jouanin's Petrel | Bulweria fallax | Rare/Accidental |
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| Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Rare/Accidental |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| Indian Pond Heron | Ardeola grayii | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Rare/Accidental |
| Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | Rare/Accidental |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Rare/Accidental |
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| Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel | |
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| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Rare/Accidental |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | Rare/Accidental |
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| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | |
| Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | |
| Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
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| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
| Pintail Snipe | Gallinago stenura | |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
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| Crab-plover | Dromas ardeola | |
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| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
| Lesser Noddy | Anous tenuirostris | |
| Atoll Tern | Gygis alba | |
| Sooty Gull | Ichthyaetus hemprichii | Rare/Accidental |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | Rare/Accidental |
| Saunders's Tern | Sternula saundersi | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Rare/Accidental |
| 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 | Rare/Accidental |
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| Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | |
| Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | Rare/Accidental |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | Rare/Accidental |
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| Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis | Rare/Accidental |
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| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | |
| Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | Rare/Accidental |
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| Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Rare/Accidental |
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| Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | Rare/Accidental |
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| House Crow | Corvus splendens | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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| Forest Wagtail | Dendronanthus indicus | Rare/Accidental |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | Rare/Accidental |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | Rare/Accidental |
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| Rosy Starling | Pastor roseus | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | Introduced species |
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