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 del Hoyo & Collar (2014 & 2016). The source list based on the December 2017 update is available online here. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
del Hoyo, J. & N.J. Collar HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2014 Vol. 1: Non-passerines & 2016 Vol. 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Additional species recognized after the HBW-BirdLife December 2017 update or considered valid by other major checklists are listed at the bottom of the page.
Ptilinopus
roseicapilla (Columbiformes Columbidae)
Mariana Fruit-dove
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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