Extr. – Extreme
I – Introduced
I. – Island
Irr – Irregular visitor
Is – Islands
Imm. – Immature
Imms – Immatures
Incl. – Including
Juv. – Juvenile
Juvs – Juveniles
L – Length in cm
N – North(ern), etc.; also in combination with E and W
NI – New Zealand’s North Island
Nom. – Nominate; the subspecies of a species that was the first described
Pl – Plate
R – Rare
S – South(ern)
Sec – Second or seconds
SI – New Zealand’s South Island
Ssp – Subspecies
Ssps – > 1 subspecies
Thr. – Throughout
V – Vagrant
W – Wingspan in cm; can also mean West(ern): depends on context
Countries
A.Sa – American Samoa
Co – Cook Islands
Fi – Fiji
FrPo – French Polynesia
Gu – Guam
Ha – Hawaii
Ki – Kiribati
Ma – Marshall Islands
Mi – Micronesia
Na – Nauru
Ni – Niue
NMa – Northern Marianas
NZ – New Zealand
Pa – Palau
Pi – Pitcairn Islands
Sa – Samoa
Tok – Tokelau
Ton – Tonga
Tu – Tuvalu
WaF – Wallis and Futuna
Glossary
Endemic A species that occurs only in an area with well-defined boundaries such as a continent, a country, an island or a habitat.
Forest A tall, multi-layered habitat in which high trees dominate the canopy, which is continuous and closed.
Gallery forest A riverine belt that is dominated by trees.
Jizz Typical silhouette and stance of a bird species.