Gough Island bird checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World

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Gough Island

This checklist includes all bird species found in Gough Island , 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 report them.

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements, version 2024. 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: Gough Island [map]

Number of species: 60
Number of endemics: 2
Number of globally threatened species: 16
Date last reviewed: 2016-07-01
Last modified: 2024-12-25
See also: https://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/checklists/

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GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Gough Moorhen	Gallinula comeri	Endemic Vulnerable
CHARADRIIFORMES: Chionidae
Snowy Sheathbill	Chionis albus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Rare/Accidental
Brown Skua	Stercorarius antarcticus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	Rare/Accidental
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Rare/Accidental
Antarctic Tern	Sterna vittata
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus	Rare/Accidental
Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua	Rare/Accidental
Chinstrap Penguin	Pygoscelis antarcticus	Rare/Accidental
Southern Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Vulnerable
Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes moseleyi	Endangered
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Snowy Albatross	Diomedea exulans	Vulnerable
Tristan Albatross	Diomedea dabbenena	Endemic (country/region) Critically endangered
Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Endangered
Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	Near-threatened
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos	Endangered
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche carteri	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Gray-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	Endangered
White-capped Albatross	Thalassarche cauta
Salvin's Albatross	Thalassarche salvini	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
Gray-backed Storm-Petrel	Garrodia nereis
White-faced Storm-Petrel	Pelagodroma marina
White-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta grallaria
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta tropica
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Southern Giant-Petrel	Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel	Macronectes halli
Southern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialoides
Pintado Petrel	Daption capense
Kerguelen Petrel	Aphrodroma brevirostris
Great-winged Petrel	Pterodroma macroptera
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis
White-headed Petrel	Pterodroma lessonii
Atlantic Petrel	Pterodroma incerta	Endangered
Blue Petrel	Halobaena caerulea	Rare/Accidental
Broad-billed Prion	Pachyptila vittata
MacGillivray's Prion	Pachyptila macgillivrayi	Critically endangered
Antarctic Prion	Pachyptila desolata
Slender-billed Prion	Pachyptila belcheri
Gray Petrel	Procellaria cinerea	Near-threatened
White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	Vulnerable
Spectacled Petrel	Procellaria conspicillata	Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Scopoli's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	Rare/Accidental
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Subantarctic Shearwater	Puffinus elegans
Tropical Shearwater	Puffinus bailloni
Common Diving-Petrel	Pelecanoides urinatrix
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Rare/Accidental
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare/Accidental
Cocoi Heron	Ardea cocoi	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Rare/Accidental
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
Gough Island Finch	Rowettia goughensis	Endemic Critically endangered

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