Northern Mariana Islands
Checklist of Endemic Bird Species
This list of bird species found exclusively in the Northern Mariana Islands is based on the taxonomy used in HBW/BirdLife v. 9 (2024). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
HBW/BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist (Version 9.0).The lists are based on the October 2024 update available here.
Additional species considered valid by other major checklists are listed at the bottom of the page.
Ptilinopus roseicapilla
(Columbiformes Columbidae) Mariana Fruit-dove
Myiagra oceanica
(Passeriformes Monarchidae) Chuuk Flycatcher
Myiagra pluto
(Passeriformes Monarchidae) Pohnpei Flycatcher
Metabolus takatsukasae
(Passeriformes Monarchidae) Tinian Monarch
Corvus kubaryi
(Passeriformes Corvidae) Mariana Crow
Acrocephalus hiwae
(Passeriformes Acrocephalidae) Saipan
Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus nijoi
(Passeriformes Acrocephalidae) Aguijan
Reed-warbler (Extinct)
Acrocephalus yamashinae
(Passeriformes Acrocephalidae) Pagan
Reed-warbler (Extinct)
Cleptornis marchei
(Passeriformes Zosteropidae) Golden White-eye
Zosterops rotensis
(Passeriformes Zosteropidae) Rota White-eye
Zosterops saypani
(Passeriformes Zosteropidae) Saipan White-eye
The following additional endemic species are not recognized as distinct by HBW-BirdLife but are considered valid by one or more of the following checklists: eBird/Clements v2019 (Cornell) = 1, IOC 10.1 (IOC) = 2, and Howard & Moore 4.1 (TAS) = 3.
Todiramphus albicilla (Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae) Mariana
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