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 .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements, version 2022. 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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Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
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Great Skua | Stercorarius skua | |
Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | |
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Common Murre | Uria aalge | |
Razorbill | Alca torda | |
Black Guillemot | Cepphus grylle | |
Atlantic Puffin | Fratercula arctica | |
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Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | |
Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | |
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Northern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis | |
Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | Rare/Accidental |
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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Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | |
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Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | Rare/Accidental |
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