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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Micronesia. The avifauna of Micronesia include a total of 225 species, of which 18 are endemic, 13 have been introduced by humans and 88 are rare or accidental. Of those species, 18 are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World'', 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Micronesia. The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories. * (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Micronesia * (E) Endemic - a species endemic to Micronesia * (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Micronesia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions __NOTOC__ ==Albatrosses== Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Diomedeidae The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus ''Diomedea'' have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. There are 21 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Micronesia. *Short-tailed albatross, ''Phoebastria albatrus'' *Laysan albatross, ''Phoebastria immutabilis'' (A) *Black-footed albatross, ''Phoebastria nigripes'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of birds of Micronesia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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