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Raso Islet
This checklist includes all bird species found in Raso Islet , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Raso Islet [map]
Other names: Ilhéu Raso
Number of breeding endemics: 3
Number of globally threatened species: 2
Number of introduced species: 1
Last modified: 2022-12-10
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| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | Introduced species |
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| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
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| Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | |
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| Alexander's Swift | Apus alexandri | Endemic (country/region) |
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| White-faced Storm-petrel | Pelagodroma marina | |
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| Madeiran Storm-petrel | Hydrobates castro | |
| Leach's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates leucorhous | |
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| Herald Petrel | Pterodroma arminjoniana | Rare/Accidental |
| Black-capped Petrel | Pterodroma hasitata | Rare/Accidental |
| Cape Verde Petrel | Pterodroma feae | Breeding endemic |
| Great Shearwater | Ardenna gravis | |
| Cory's Shearwater | Calonectris borealis | Breeding endemic |
| Cape Verde Shearwater | Calonectris edwardsii | Breeding endemic |
| Tropical Shearwater | Puffinus bailloni | |
| Audubon's Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri | |
| Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | |
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| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| Western Reef Egret | Egretta gularis | |
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| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Rare/Accidental |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | Rare/Accidental |
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| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
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| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
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| Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
| Great Skua | Stercorarius skua | |
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| Yellow-legged Gull | Larus michahellis | |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | Rare/Accidental |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | |
| Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | |
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| Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
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| Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Rare/Accidental |
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| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
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| Brown-necked Raven | Corvus ruficollis | |
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| Spanish Sparrow | Passer hispaniolensis | |
| Cape Verde Sparrow | Passer iagoensis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Raso Island Lark | Alauda razae | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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| Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | |
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| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | |
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