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Surtsey

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

Number of species: 25
Number of globally threatened species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2019-09-01
Last modified: 2024-12-25

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CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Vulnerable
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle
Razorbill	Alca torda
Thick-billed Murre	Uria lomvia
Common Murre	Uria aalge
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
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
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Rare/Accidental

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