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Reunion island
This checklist includes all bird species found in Reunion island , 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: Reunion island [map]
Number of endemics: 5
Number of breeding endemics: 1
Number of introduced species: 24
Last modified: 2021-10-24
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| White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | Rare/Accidental |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Rare/Accidental |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | |
| Meller's Duck | Anas melleri | Introduced species Endangered |
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| Madagascar Partridge | Margaroperdix madagarensis | Introduced species |
| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | Introduced species |
| Blue-breasted Quail | Synoicus chinensis | Introduced species |
| Grey Francolin | Francolinus pondicerianus | Introduced species |
| Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus | Introduced species |
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| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
| Madagascar Turtle Dove | Streptopelia picturata | Introduced species |
| Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | Introduced species |
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| Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda | |
| White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | |
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| Mascarene Swiftlet | Aerodramus francicus | Near-threatened |
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| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
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| Wilson's Storm-petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Wandering Albatross | Diomedea exulans | |
| Sooty Albatross | Phoebetria fusca | Rare/Accidental Endangered |
| Yellow-nosed Albatross | Thalassarche chlororhynchos | |
| Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris | Rare/Accidental |
| White-capped Albatross | Thalassarche cauta | Rare/Accidental |
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| Northern Giant Petrel | Macronectes halli | Rare/Accidental |
| Southern Giant Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | |
| Barau's Petrel | Pterodroma baraui | Endangered |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | |
| Tropical Shearwater | Puffinus bailloni | |
| Mascarene Petrel | Pseudobulweria aterrima | Breeding endemic Critically endangered |
| Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | |
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| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
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| Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel | Rare/Accidental |
| Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | Rare/Accidental |
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| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | |
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| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
| Oriental Plover | Charadrius veredus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Near-threatened |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Near-threatened |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | Rare/Accidental |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Near-threatened |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | Rare/Accidental |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Rare/Accidental |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
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| Madagascar Buttonquail | Turnix nigricollis | Introduced species |
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| Crab-plover | Dromas ardeola | |
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| Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum | Rare/Accidental |
| Madagascar Pratincole | Glareola ocularis | Near-threatened |
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| Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus | Rare/Accidental |
| Brown Skua | Stercorarius antarcticus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
| Lesser Noddy | Anous tenuirostris | Rare/Accidental |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | Rare/Accidental |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Rare/Accidental |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Rare/Accidental |
| Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | |
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| Réunion Harrier | Circus maillardi | Endemic (country/region) Endangered |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
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| Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Eleonora's Falcon | Falco eleonorae | Rare/Accidental |
| Sooty Falcon | Falco concolor | Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
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| Mascarene Parrot | Mascarinus mascarin | Endemic Extinct |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Introduced species |
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| Reunion Cuckooshrike | Lalage newtoni | Endemic Critically endangered |
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| House Crow | Corvus splendens | Introduced species |
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| Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone bourbonnensis | |
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| Madagascar Fody | Foudia madagascariensis | Introduced species |
| Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | Introduced species |
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| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | Introduced species |
| Red Avadavat | Amandava amandava | Introduced species |
| Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | Introduced species |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | Introduced species |
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| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | Introduced species |
| Cape Canary | Serinus canicollis | Introduced species |
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| Mascarene Martin | Phedina borbonica | |
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| Réunion Bulbul | Hypsipetes borbonicus | Endemic Near-threatened |
| Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | Introduced species |
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| Reunion White-eye | Zosterops olivaceus | Endemic |
| Réunion Grey White-eye | Zosterops borbonicus | |
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| Red-billed Leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | Introduced species |
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| Réunion Starling | Fregilupus varius | Endemic (country/region) Extinct |
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | Introduced species |
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| Réunion Stonechat | Saxicola tectes | Endemic |
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