Tristan da Cunha Islands bird checklist - Avibase

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Tristan da Cunha Islands

This checklist includes all bird species found in Tristan da Cunha Islands , 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: Tristan da Cunha Islands [map]

Other names: Tristan da Cunha

Description: includes Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible, Nightingale and Gough

Number of species: 94
Number of endemics: 6
Number of breeding endemics: 1
Date last reviewed: 2016-07-01
Last modified: 2024-12-25
See also: https://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/checklists/

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Speckled Teal	Anas flavirostris	Rare/Accidental
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon rubricauda	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Rare/Accidental
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Inaccessible Island Rail	Atlantisia rogersi	Endemic Vulnerable
Paint-billed Crake	Neocrex erythrops	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	Rare/Accidental
Tristan Moorhen	Gallinula nesiotis	Endemic
Red-gartered Coot	Fulica armillata	Rare/Accidental
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus	Rare/Accidental
Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua	Rare/Accidental
Chinstrap Penguin	Pygoscelis antarcticus	Rare/Accidental
Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes moseleyi	Endangered
Southern Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
Grey-backed Storm-petrel	Garrodia nereis
White-faced Storm-petrel	Pelagodroma marina
White-bellied Storm-petrel	Fregetta grallaria
Black-bellied Storm-petrel	Fregetta tropica
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	Rare/Accidental
Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans
Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Endangered
Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	Near-threatened
Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Grey-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	Endangered
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris
White-capped Albatross	Thalassarche cauta
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Giant Petrel	Macronectes halli
Southern Giant Petrel	Macronectes giganteus
Southern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialoides
Cape Petrel	Daption capense
Blue Petrel	Halobaena caerulea	Rare/Accidental
Broad-billed Prion	Pachyptila vittata
Salvin's Prion	Pachyptila salvini
Antarctic Prion	Pachyptila desolata
Slender-billed Prion	Pachyptila belcheri
Kerguelen Petrel	Aphrodroma brevirostris
Herald Petrel	Pterodroma arminjoniana	Rare/Accidental
Juan Fernandez Petrel	Pterodroma externa	Vulnerable
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis
Atlantic Petrel	Pterodroma incerta	Endangered
White-headed Petrel	Pterodroma lessonii
Great-winged Petrel	Pterodroma macroptera
Grey Petrel	Procellaria cinerea	Near-threatened
White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	Vulnerable
Spectacled Petrel	Procellaria conspicillata	Breeding endemic Vulnerable
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis
Scopoli's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	Rare/Accidental
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis	Rare/Accidental
Tropical Shearwater	Puffinus bailloni
Little Shearwater	Puffinus assimilis
Common Diving Petrel	Pelecanoides urinatrix
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Rare/Accidental
Cocoi Heron	Ardea cocoi	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	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Chionidae
Snowy Sheathbill	Chionis albus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Rare/Accidental
Rufous-chested Dotterel	Charadrius modestus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Rare/Accidental
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Rare/Accidental
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	Rare/Accidental
Brown Skua	Stercorarius antarcticus
Chilean Skua	Stercorarius chilensis	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Rare/Accidental
Antarctic Tern	Sterna vittata
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
Nightingale Island Finch	Nesospiza acunhae	Endemic
Wilkins's Finch	Nesospiza wilkinsi	Endemic Critically endangered
Gough Island Finch	Rowettia goughensis	Endemic Critically endangered
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Rare/Accidental
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Tristan da Cunha Thrush	Turdus eremita	Endemic Near-threatened

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