Heard and McDonald Islands bird checklist - Avibase

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Heard and McDonald Islands

This checklist includes all bird species found in Heard and McDonald 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 .

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Country or region: Heard and McDonald Islands [map]

Other names: Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Number of species: 57
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 11
Date last reviewed: 2008-03-24
Last modified: 2024-12-25
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_Heard_and_McDonald_Islands

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CHARADRIIFORMES: Chionidae
Black-faced Sheathbill	Chionis minor
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Brown Skua	Stercorarius antarcticus
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Antarctic Tern	Sterna vittata
Kerguelen Tern	Sterna virgata	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus
Emperor Penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Adelie Penguin	Pygoscelis adeliae	Rare/Accidental
Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua
Chinstrap Penguin	Pygoscelis antarcticus	Rare/Accidental
Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus	Vulnerable
Southern Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Southern Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	Vulnerable
Snowy Albatross	Diomedea exulans	Vulnerable
Antipodean Albatross	Diomedea antipodensis	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Amsterdam Albatross	Diomedea amsterdamensis	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	Near-threatened
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche carteri	Endangered
Gray-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
Gray-backed Storm-Petrel	Garrodia nereis	Rare/Accidental
White-faced Storm-Petrel	Pelagodroma marina
White-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta grallaria	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta tropica	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Southern Giant-Petrel	Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel	Macronectes halli	Rare/Accidental
Southern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialoides
Antarctic Petrel	Thalassoica antarctica	Rare/Accidental
Pintado Petrel	Daption capense
Snow Petrel	Pagodroma nivea	Rare/Accidental
Kerguelen Petrel	Aphrodroma brevirostris	Rare/Accidental
Great-winged Petrel	Pterodroma macroptera	Rare/Accidental
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis	Rare/Accidental
Barau's Petrel	Pterodroma baraui	Rare/Accidental Endangered
White-headed Petrel	Pterodroma lessonii	Rare/Accidental
Mottled Petrel	Pterodroma inexpectata	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Blue Petrel	Halobaena caerulea	Rare/Accidental
Fairy Prion	Pachyptila turtur
Broad-billed Prion	Pachyptila vittata	Rare/Accidental
Salvin's Prion	Pachyptila salvini
Antarctic Prion	Pachyptila desolata
Slender-billed Prion	Pachyptila belcheri	Rare/Accidental
Fulmar Prion	Pachyptila crassirostris
Gray Petrel	Procellaria cinerea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Short-tailed Shearwater	Ardenna tenuirostris
Common Diving-Petrel	Pelecanoides urinatrix
South Georgia Diving-Petrel	Pelecanoides georgicus
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Imperial Cormorant	Leucocarbo atriceps
Kerguelen Shag	Leucocarbo verrucosus	Rare/Accidental
Heard Island Shag	Leucocarbo nivalis	Endemic

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