Enderbury checklist 
Species 
Wandering Tattler 
Bristle-thighed Curlew 
Ruddy Turnstone 
Sanderling 
Pectoral Sandpiper 
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 
Sooty Tern 
Gray-backed Tern 
Crested Tern 
Brown Noddy 
Black Noddy 
White Tern 
Blue-gray Noddy 
Other: 
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Common migrant and winter resident. Most common 
in rocky areas along the shore 
Common migrant and winter resident. A larger shorebird 
with a long, decurved bill. The tattler is a medium 
sized gray shorebird with yellowish or greenish 
legs. The Golden Plover brown with a black belly 
as the breeding season approached. The Ruddy Turnstone 
smallest of the species regularly occurring on 
Enderbury is chesnut backed and has orange legs. 
Common migrant and winter resident. This species 
and the plover are by far the most abundant species 
of shorebirds occurrng on Enderbury. 
An uncommon but probably regular visitor to Enderbury. 
A small white shorebird that prefers to run back 
and forth before the waves on sandy beaches. 
Seldom recorded but probably more regular than 
the few records would suggest. Easily confused 
by inexperienced observers with the following species. 
Seldom recorded. 
The most abundant bird on Enderbury. At peak breeding 
hundreds of thousands may be present. 
Common breeder 
Few records. This species may possibly breed during 
the winter months, presumably along the beach 
perimeter. Any information confirming its breeding 
on Enderbury would be highly desirable. 
Breeds, mostly along the perimeter of the lagoon 
and on the islets therein. More common on almost 
every other island of the group. 
Fairly common but breeding only in the grove of 
trees adjacent to and just north of the guano mound. 
Rare but almost always present. Breeds primarily 
on the ruins south of the guano mound. Seen flying 
by the site fairly frequently and may breed on the 
rocks in the vicinity of the site. 
Rare but frequently seen. There are only two 
instances of nesting known from Enderbury. 
No other species are known from Enderbury but gulls, 
herons, and vagrant shorebirds and seabirds are a 
distinct possibility. Those who might be interested 
might communicate with: Roger B. Clapp 
Bird and Mammal Laboratories 
National Museum of Nat.Hist. 
Washington, D.C.,20560 
