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São Miguel (Açores)

This checklist includes all bird species found in São Miguel (Açores) , 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 .

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Country or region: São Miguel (Açores) [map]

Number of species: 318
Number of introduced species: 6
Date last reviewed: 2013-08-10
Last modified: 2023-04-10
See also: http://www.birdingazores.com/?page=2011checklist

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	Rare/Accidental
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Introduced species
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	Rare/Accidental
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla	Rare/Accidental
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	Rare/Accidental
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Rare/Accidental
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	Rare/Accidental
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	Rare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Rare/Accidental
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis	Rare/Accidental
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	Rare/Accidental
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	Rare/Accidental
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	Rare/Accidental
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	Rare/Accidental
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Rare/Accidental
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Rare/Accidental
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	Rare/Accidental
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	Rare/Accidental
Redhead	Aythya americana	Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Rare/Accidental
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Rare/Accidental
Common Teal	Anas crecca
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Introduced species
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Rare/Accidental
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Rare/Accidental
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Rare/Accidental
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Rare/Accidental
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Dove	Columba livia
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus
European Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Rare/Accidental
Zenaida Dove	Zenaida aurita	Rare/Accidental
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus	Rare/Accidental
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Rare/Accidental
European Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba	Rare/Accidental
Pallid Swift	Apus pallidus	Rare/Accidental
Common Swift	Apus apus	Rare/Accidental
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Rare/Accidental
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Western Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	Rare/Accidental
Corncrake	Crex crex	Rare/Accidental
Sora	Porzana carolina	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	Rare/Accidental
Little Crake	Zapornia parva	Rare/Accidental
Baillon's Crake	Zapornia pusilla
Allen's Gallinule	Porphyrio alleni	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Common Coot	Fulica atra
American Coot	Fulica americana	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Common Crane	Grus grus	Rare/Accidental
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata	Rare/Accidental
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
White-faced Storm-petrel	Pelagodroma marina
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Madeiran Storm-petrel	Hydrobates castro
Monteiro's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates monteiroi
Leach's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	Rare/Accidental
Cape Verde Petrel	Pterodroma feae	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
Yelkouan Shearwater	Puffinus yelkouan	Rare/Accidental
Audubon's Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri
Bulwer's Petrel	Bulweria bulwerii
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	Rare/Accidental
European White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Eurasian Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	Rare/Accidental
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Rare/Accidental
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	Rare/Accidental
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Rare/Accidental
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Rare/Accidental
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Rare/Accidental
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare/Accidental
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Rare/Accidental
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
Western Reef Egret	Egretta gularis	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Rare/Accidental
Northern Bald Ibis	Geronticus eremita	Introduced species
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Rare/Accidental
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Rare/Accidental
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
Eurasian Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Rare/Accidental
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Rare/Accidental
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Rare/Accidental
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Rare/Accidental
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Slender-billed Curlew	Numenius tenuirostris	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Rare/Accidental
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Red Knot	Calidris canutus
Ruff	Calidris pugnax
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	Rare/Accidental
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	Calidris minuta
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Rare/Accidental
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Rare/Accidental
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Rare/Accidental
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Rare/Accidental
Grey-tailed Tattler	Tringa brevipes	Rare/Accidental
Willet	Tringa semipalmata	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Rare/Accidental
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Rare/Accidental
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	Rare/Accidental
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Rare/Accidental
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Phalarope	Steganopus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Rare/Accidental
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Cream-coloured Courser	Cursorius cursor	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Rare/Accidental
Razorbill	Alca torda	Rare/Accidental
Little Auk	Alle alle	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	Rare/Accidental
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Rare/Accidental
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Audouin's Gull	Ichthyaetus audouinii	Rare/Accidental
Mew Gull	Larus canus	Rare/Accidental
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus	Rare/Accidental
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	Rare/Accidental
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	Rare/Accidental
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Rare/Accidental
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Rare/Accidental
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	Rare/Accidental
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus	Rare/Accidental
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Rare/Accidental
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	Rare/Accidental
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Rare/Accidental
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Buzzard	Buteo buteo
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Common Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Rare/Accidental
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Northern Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Rare/Accidental
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Common Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller	Coracias garrulus	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	Rare/Accidental
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Rare/Accidental
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Rare/Accidental
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Rare/Accidental
Eleonora's Falcon	Falco eleonorae	Rare/Accidental
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Rare/Accidental
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Rare/Accidental
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Eurasian Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	Rare/Accidental
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Rare/Accidental
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Rare/Accidental
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Eurasian Rock Sparrow	Petronia petronia	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	Rare/Accidental
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	Rare/Accidental
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Rare/Accidental
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	Rare/Accidental
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Rare/Accidental
Azores Bullfinch	Pyrrhula murina	Endemic (country/region)
European Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	Introduced species
Common Linnet	Linaria cannabina	Rare/Accidental
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	Rare/Accidental
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	Rare/Accidental
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
Atlantic Canary	Serinus canaria
Eurasian Siskin	Spinus spinus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus	Rare/Accidental
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Eurasian Reed Bunting	Schoeniclus schoeniclus	Rare/Accidental
Rustic Bunting	Schoeniclus rusticus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	Rare/Accidental
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia	Rare/Accidental
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Eurasian Sky Lark	Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Common Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Rare/Accidental
Paddyfield Warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Northern House Martin	Delichon urbicum
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	Rare/Accidental
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	Rare/Accidental
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Wood Warbler	Rhadina sibilatrix	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-browed Warbler	Abrornis inornatus	Rare/Accidental
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Rare/Accidental
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus	Rare/Accidental
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Spotless Starling	Sturnus unicolor
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Rare/Accidental
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula
European Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	Rare/Accidental
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Rare/Accidental
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	Rare/Accidental
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	Rare/Accidental
European Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	Rare/Accidental
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Rare/Accidental
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Rare/Accidental
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Rare/Accidental
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Rare/Accidental
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	Rare/Accidental
Naumann's Thrush	Turdus naumanni	Rare/Accidental
Dusky Thrush	Turdus eunomus	Rare/Accidental

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