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Te Manu Newsletter

The Polynesian Ornithological Society's Newsletter is named Te Manu, after the Tahitian
word for birds.
Published uarterly, it contains ornithological obser!ations, scientific articles, as well as
informations on the life and wor" of the #ssociation. $ts oldest column, The Bird On The
Branch, %resents a %articular s%ecies in the form of a fact sheet that includes its identification
and %hysical descri%tion, its geogra%hical distribution, its beha!iour, dietary and mating habits.
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Tables of contents

&ssue N' #2 ( )une 2*"+

Ornithological Obser!ations
&irds of Mo%elia in '()*
+nowledge enhancement on the tutururu in ,angiroa
,unning after the titi across Tuamotu $slands
# little hel% for the titi of Tahanea
,ara"a !isiting re%ort- what about the Tuamotu Sand%i%er.
,/MMO# 0am%ain- results for seabirds
&irds bones found in ,a%a archeological sites
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch


&ssue N' #" ( March 2*"

Ornithological Obser!ations
The Shar%1tailed Sand%i%er in ,urutu
The 2ea!ers of 3aaa
The 4round1do!e of Moorea
Threats to Ma"atea
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch


&ssue N' #* ( ,ecember 2*"2

Ornithological Obser!ations
Multidisci%linary Mission on the Taiaroa atoll 5Tuamotu6
Pros%ecting on the Tara!ao %lateau 5Tahiti6
Tahiti Monarch - #ssessment of the &reeding season '()'
'()' o!er!iew of the Petrel and Shearwater ,escue Program
'
nd
&iosecurity Mission in 7a 8u"a
#lert in Tetiaroa
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch
&ssue N' -! ( .eptember 2*"2

Ornithological Obser!ations
Mission in the South of the Tuamotu archi%elago
Monitoring the Tutururu in ,angiroa
&iosecurity in ,imatara
#ctions to Sa!e the Tahiti Monarch
Partnershi% with the Ti"ehau Pearl &each ,esort
&irdlife - a new %artner
$70N ,ed 9ist '()'
To the ,escue of Petrels and Shearwaters
$nternational 0onference on Petrels and #lbatross
The !ital sinew
Tribute to a :olunteer
Ori1%o
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch

&ssue N' -# ( )une 2*"2

Ornithological Obser!ations
9atest News of the Omao conser!ation efforts
&iosecurity Mission in 7a 8u"a
0ontinuous %resence of '7ra in Mitiaro 50oo" islands6
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3esti!al of Tuamotu 9anguage and 0ulture
Partnershi% meeting with &ird9ife $nt. in Tongarion 5New1<ealand6
Manu 4eneral #ssembly, new board
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch

&ssue N' -- ( March 2*"2

Ornithological Obser!ations
The 3atu 8i!a Monarch
/ncounter with the lasts Maruesan +ingfishers
To the ,escue of the 0hatty +ing's bird that coughs at night=
More details on the Titi of ,ara"a
Marine &irds ,escue
The &irds of Temoe
2ildfires in Nu"u 8i!a
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch - the 4reat18orned 5&ubo !irginianus6

&ssue N' -/ ( ,ecember 2*""

Ornithological Obser!ations
#lien s%ecies
The Titi of Tahanea - eradication and findings
The 3atu 8i!a Monarch - still on the brin" of e>tinction
&ac" to Mo%elia
Odd - two 3rench Polynesian &irds %rotected by the #merican regulation
Poster Protection of the :ini
$ntroduction of the 3ruit1?o!e in #naa 5Tuamotu6
M#N7 at the #gricultural 3air and at the Philatelic />hibition
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch - the Mas"ed &ooby 5Sula dactylatra6

&ssue N' -$ ( .eptember 2*""

Ornithological Obser!ations
/cho from 3atu 8i!a
&irds of 3atu 8u"u
&irds of Tu%ai
Obser!ations in Mangare!a 5 4ambier archi%elago6
&irds in ,angiroa - better or worst
Mission in the ,eunion $sland
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch - the &lue Noddy 5Procelsterna cerulea6


&ssue N' -+ ( )une 2*""

Ornithological Obser!ations
The Titi of ,ara"a
Tema"ohe - Tale from the Tuamotu
The 3eathered 0ostumes
9ori"eets 5:ini6 in ca%ti!ity
To the ,escue of Marine &irds
The ,/MMO# cam%aign
$nformation Seminar on /uro%ean #id
News in &rief
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch - the 2hite Tern 54ygis alba6


&ssue N' - ( March 2*""

Ornithological Obser!ations
The Semi%almated Plo!er in the Maruesas
The Swiftlets of Taiohae, Nu"u 8i!a
The 2hite1tailed Tro%icbird, nesting in the Polynesian 0hestnut trees
+ura counts 5 ,imatara 9ori"eet 6
The Titi of Tahanea 5 Tuamotu Sand%i%er 6
Marine Mammals and &irds $n!entory
#lien S%ecies
New disco!eries of &ird S%ecies
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch - the Tahitian Sand%i%er 5Prosobonia leuco%tera6


&ssue N' -2 ( ,ecember 2*"*

Ornithological Obser!ations
#lien S%ecies
$ntroduction of the Tahiti Monarch in the #ustral archi%elago .
New threats to the 3atu 8i!a Monarch
On Mission in 7a 8u"a
Scientific %artnershi% to sa!e the +oteuteu
The Polynesian Ornithology 3esti!al
&ringing the festi!al to the Nuutania %rison
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch - the Tuamotu ,eed12arbler 5#croce%halus aty%hus6


&ssue N' -" ( .eptember 2*"*

Ornithological Obser!ations
0ollared Petrel !s 4ould's Petrel
The Tahitian Monarch in the Marua%o :alley
+au"ura a!ifauna
2atching the '7ra with the "ids of #tiu, ,imatara
The coming /radication of $ntroduced S%ecies in the 4ambier archi%elago
7%coming /!ent - the Polynesian Ornithology 3esti!al
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch - the Mas"ed &ooby 5Sula dactylatra6


&ssue N' -* ( )une 2*"*

Ornithological Obser!ations
The Striated 8eron in the urban area of Pa%eete
4reat news for the O'mama'o
3ollowing u% on the transferred '7ra
8imene 5traditional song6 for the 3atu 8i!a Monarch
New maruesan islets eligible for rat e>termination
/n!ironmental ?ays '()(
News in &rief
4eneral #ssembly '()(
,e%orts, ,e!iews and #rticles
The &ird on the &ranch - the Polynesian $m%erial1Pigeon 5?ucula aurorae6