This checklist includes all bird species found in Surtsey , 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: Surtsey [map]
Description: Part of Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago
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Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
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Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Near-threatened |
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Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | |
Great Skua | Stercorarius skua | |
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Atlantic Puffin | Fratercula arctica | Vulnerable |
Black Guillemot | Cepphus grylle | |
Razorbill | Alca torda | |
Thick-billed Murre | Uria lomvia | |
Common Murre | Uria aalge | |
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Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | Vulnerable |
European Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | |
Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
Iceland Gull | Larus glaucoides | |
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Northern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis | |
Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
Manx Shearwater | Puffinus puffinus | |
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Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus | |
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Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | Rare/Accidental |
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Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Rare/Accidental |
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European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | |
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Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | |
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Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | Rare/Accidental |
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