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São Jorge (Açores)
This checklist includes all bird species found in São Jorge (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 .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). 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: São Jorge (Açores) [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 3
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2013-08-10
Last modified: 2023-04-10
See also: http://www.birdingazores.com/?page=2011checklist
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| Brent Goose | Branta bernicla | Rare/Accidental |
| Barnacle Goose | Branta leucopsis | Rare/Accidental |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | Rare/Accidental |
| Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | Rare/Accidental |
| Greylag Goose | Anser anser | Rare/Accidental |
| Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | 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 |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | |
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | Rare/Accidental |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | Rare/Accidental |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | Rare/Accidental |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
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| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
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| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | Rare/Accidental |
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| Rock Dove | Columba livia | |
| Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus | |
| Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
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| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | Rare/Accidental |
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| Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | Rare/Accidental |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Sora | Porzana carolina | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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| Wilson's Storm-petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | |
| White-faced Storm-petrel | Pelagodroma marina | |
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| Madeiran Storm-petrel | Hydrobates castro | |
| Monteiro's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates monteiroi | |
| Leach's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates leucorhous | |
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| Cape Verde Petrel | Pterodroma feae | |
| Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | |
| Great Shearwater | Ardenna gravis | |
| Cory's Shearwater | Calonectris borealis | |
| Manx Shearwater | Puffinus puffinus | |
| Audubon's Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri | |
| Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | |
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| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | Rare/Accidental |
| Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | Rare/Accidental |
| Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | 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 |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Rare/Accidental |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | Rare/Accidental |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | Rare/Accidental |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
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| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus | |
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| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
| Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | |
| Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | |
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| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
| 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 |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
| Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | Rare/Accidental |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | Rare/Accidental |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | Rare/Accidental |
| Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Rare/Accidental |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
| Willet | Tringa semipalmata | Rare/Accidental |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | Rare/Accidental |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | Rare/Accidental |
| Grey Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | |
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| Little Auk | Alle alle | Rare/Accidental |
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| Long-tailed Skua | Stercorarius longicaudus | |
| Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus | |
| Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
| Great Skua | Stercorarius skua | |
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| Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | |
| Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | Rare/Accidental |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
| Yellow-legged Gull | Larus michahellis | |
| Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Rare/Accidental |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | |
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| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | Rare/Accidental |
| Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
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| Northern Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | |
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| Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Rare/Accidental |
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| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | Rare/Accidental |
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| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Rare/Accidental |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | Introduced species |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
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| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
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| Common Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | |
| European Greenfinch | Chloris chloris | Introduced species |
| European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | |
| European Serin | Serinus serinus | |
| Atlantic Canary | Serinus canaria | |
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| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | |
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| Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla | Rare/Accidental |
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| Northern House Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
| Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | Rare/Accidental |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Rare/Accidental |
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| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | |
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| Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | |
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| Eurasian Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | Rare/Accidental |
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| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | |
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| European Robin | Erithacus rubecula | |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | Rare/Accidental |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | |
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| Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | |
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