Field checklist
Birds of Micronesia
127 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian House Martin | Delichon dasypus | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Atlantic White Tern | Gygis alba | Laridae | LC | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Black Noddy | Anous minutus | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-footed Albatross | Phoebastria nigripes | Diomedeidae | NT | |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Black-winged Petrel | Pterodroma nigripennis | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | Recurvirostridae | NE | |
| Blue Noddy | Anous ceruleus | Laridae | LC | |
| Blue-billed White Tern | Gygis candida | Laridae | LC | |
| Blue-faced Parrotfinch | Erythrura trichroa | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Bonin Petrel | Pterodroma hypoleuca | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Laridae | LC | |
| Bristle-thighed Curlew | Numenius tahitiensis | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Sulidae | NE | |
| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | Laridae | LC | |
| Buff-banded Rail | Gallirallus philippensis | Rallidae | LC | |
| Caroline Reed Warbler E | Acrocephalus syrinx | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Caroline Swiftlet E | Aerodramus inquietus | Apodidae | LC | |
| Chinese Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza soloensis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Christmas Shearwater | Puffinus nativitatis | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Chuuk Flycatcher E | Myiagra oceanica | Monarchidae | LC | |
| Chuuk Monarch E | Metabolus rugensis | Monarchidae | EN | |
| Citrine White-eye | Zosterops semperi | Zosteropidae | LC | |
| Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | Alcedinidae | NE | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Laridae | LC | |
| Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus porphyraceus | Columbidae | NE | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Eurasian Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Scolopacidae | NE | |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | Anatidae | LC | |
| Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | Scolopacidae | EN | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | Fregatidae | LC | |
| Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | Laridae | LC | |
| Greater Sand Plover | Anarhynchus leschenaultii | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | Anatidae | LC | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | Anatidae | NE | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Charadriidae | VU | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Grey-brown White-eye E | Zosterops ponapensis | Zosteropidae | LC | |
| Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Japanese Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza gularis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Juan Fernandez Petrel | Pterodroma externa | Procellariidae | VU | |
| Kosrae Fruit Dove E | Ptilinopus hernsheimi | Columbidae | LC | |
| Kosrae White-eye E | Zosterops cinereus | Zosteropidae | LC | |
| Leach’s Storm Petrel | Hydrobates leucorhous | Hydrobatidae | VU | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Little Pied Cormorant | Microcarbo melanoleucos | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | Laridae | LC | |
| Long-billed White-eye E | Rukia longirostra | Zosteropidae | NT | |
| Long-tailed Koel | Urodynamis taitensis | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Long-toed Stint | Calidris subminuta | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Mariana Fruit Dove E | Ptilinopus roseicapilla | Columbidae | NT | |
| Mariana Swiftlet E | Aerodramus bartschi | Apodidae | VU | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | Sulidae | LC | |
| Matsudaira’s Storm Petrel | Hydrobates matsudairae | Hydrobatidae | VU | |
| Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Micronesian Imperial Pigeon | Ducula oceanica | Columbidae | VU | |
| Micronesian Megapode | Megapodius laperouse | Megapodiidae | NT | |
| Micronesian Myzomela | Myzomela rubratra | Meliphagidae | LC | |
| Micronesian Rufous Fantail | Rhipidura versicolor | Rhipiduridae | NE | |
| Micronesian Starling | Aplonis opaca | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Nicobar Pigeon | Caloenas nicobarica | Columbidae | NT | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | Anatidae | LC | |
| Olive-colored White-eye E | Zosterops oleagineus | Zosteropidae | NT | |
| Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa | Anatidae | LC | |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Pacific Reef Heron | Egretta sacra | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Plain White-eye E | Zosterops hypolais | Zosteropidae | NT | |
| Pohnpei Cicadabird E | Edolisoma insperatum | Campephagidae | EN | |
| Pohnpei Fantail E | Rhipidura kubaryi | Rhipiduridae | LC | |
| Pohnpei Flycatcher E | Myiagra pluto | Monarchidae | LC | |
| Pohnpei Kingfisher E | Todiramphus reichenbachii | Alcedinidae | VU | |
| Pohnpei Lorikeet E | Trichoglossus rubiginosus | Psittaculidae | NT | |
| Polynesian Storm Petrel | Nesofregetta fuliginosa | Oceanitidae | EN | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Purple-capped Fruit Dove E | Ptilinopus ponapensis | Columbidae | LC | |
| Rainbow Bee-eater | Merops ornatus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Sulidae | LC | |
| Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| Redhead | Aythya americana | Anatidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Sacred Kingfisher | Todiramphus sanctus | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | Strigidae | LC | |
| Short-tailed Albatross | Phoebastria albatrus | Diomedeidae | VU | |
| Short-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna tenuirostris | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Slaty-legged Crake | Rallina eurizonoides | Rallidae | LC | |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | Laridae | LC | |
| Spectacled Tern | Onychoprion lunatus | Laridae | LC | |
| Spotless Crake | Zapornia tabuensis | Rallidae | LC | |
| Swinhoe’s Snipe | Gallinago megala | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Teardrop White-eye E | Rukia ruki | Zosteropidae | EN | |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Tropical Shearwater | Puffinus bailloni | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | Anatidae | LC | |
| Uniform Swiftlet | Aerodramus vanikorensis | Apodidae | NE | |
| Wandering Tattler | Tringa incana | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Western Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | Laridae | LC | |
| White-browed Crake | Poliolimnas cinereus | Rallidae | LC | |
| White-fronted Ground Dove E | Pampusana kubaryi | Columbidae | EN | |
| White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| White-throated Ground Dove | Pampusana xanthonura | Columbidae | NT | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Laridae | LC | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Yap Cicadabird E | Edolisoma nesiotis | Campephagidae | EN | |
| Yap Monarch E | Monarcha godeffroyi | Monarchidae | NT | |
| Yellow Bittern | Botaurus sinensis | Ardeidae | LC |
This checklist lists the species that have profiles on this site, not every species ever recorded in the country. Taxonomy: AviList. Status: IUCN Red List category.