Tobi Birds

See John Engbring's Avifauna of the Southwest Islands of Palau, (Atoll Research Bulletin No. 267, September 1983) for a wealth of information on birds of Tobi and Helen.

Tobian Name	Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments	Photographs
hataf	great frigate bird	fregata minor	Justin Andrew confirmed this word, 2009.	Photograph: Animal Corner
hataf			babies	Photograph: Dr. Hays Cummins, Miami University
hataf: wahangareap			According to Justin Andrew, the Tobian word for this Great Frigate Bird is wahangareap.	Photograph: Animal Corner
hiehi	fairy tern	Gygis alba	Is this the same as hiheyar: white tern?	Photograph: Barbara W. Black, 2009
mouhech	sooty tern	Sterna fuscata		Photograph: Robert Shallenberger

Updated: June 20, 2020
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