BIRDS OF JOHNSTON ATOLL
Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
List updated 1995
ANSERIFORMES
ANATIDAE [Watefowl]
Anserinae [Geese and Swans]
___ 1. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) *
___ 2. Brant (Branta bernicla) *
Anatinae [Ducks]
___ 3. American Wigeon (Anas americana) *
___ 4. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) *
___ 5. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) *
___ 6. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) *
___ 7. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) *
PROCELLARIIFORMES
DIOMEDEIDAE [Albatrosses]
___ 8. Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
___ 9. Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
PROCELLARIIDAE [Petrels and Shearwaters]
___ 10. Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
___ 11. Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) ¤
___ 12. Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) ¤
___ 13. Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis) ¤
___ 14. Newell's Shearwater (Puffinus [auricularis] newelli)
HYDROBATIDAE [Storm-Petrels]
___ 15. Sooty Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)
PELECANIFORMES
PHAETHONTIDAE [Tropicbirds]
___ 16. White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) ¤
___ 17. Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
___ 18. Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) ¤
SULIDAE [Sulids]
___ 19. Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) ¤
___ 20. Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) ¤
___ 21. Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) ¤
FREGATIDAE [Frigatebirds]
___ 22. Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) ¤
___ 23. Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
CICONIIFORMES
ARDEIDAE [Bitterns and Herons]
___ 24. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) *
FALCONIFORMES
ACCIPITRIDAE [Raptors]
Accipitrinae [Hawks and Eagles]
___ 25. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) *
FALCONIDAE [Caracaras and Falcons]
Falconinae [Falcons]
___ 26. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) *
CHARADRIIFORMES
CHARADRIIDAE [Plovers]
Charadriinae [Plovers]
___ 27. Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
___ 28. Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
___ 29. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
SCOLOPACIDAE [Sandpipers and Phalaropes]
Scolopacinae [Sandpipers]
___ 30. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
___ 31. Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
___ 32. Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
___ 33. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
___ 34. Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
___ 35. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
___ 36. Sanderling (Calidris alba)
___ 37. Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
___ 38. Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
___ 39. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
___ 40. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)
___ 41. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
___ 42. Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
Phalaropodinae [Phalaropes]
___ 43. Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
LARIDAE [Larids]
Larinae [Gulls]
___ 44. Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
___ 45. Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
___ 46. Herring Gull (Larus argentatis)
___ 47. Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Sterninae [Terns]
___ 48. Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans)
___ 49. Gray-backed Tern (Sterna lunata) ¤
___ 50. Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) ¤
___ 51. Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) ¤
___ 52. Black Noddy (Anous minutis) ¤
___ 53. Blue-gray Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
___ 54. White Tern (Gygis alba) ¤
STRIGIFORMES
STRIGIDAE [Typical Owls]
___ 55. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) *
PASSERIFORMES
ALAUDIDAE [Larks]
___ 56. Sky Lark (Alauda arvensis) *
ZOSTEROPIDAE [White-eyes]
___ 57. Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) *
* - Vagrant
¤ - breeds at the atoll
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