Prince Edward Island bird checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World

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Prince Edward Island

This checklist includes all bird species found in Prince Edward 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 Clements, version 2022. 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: Prince Edward Island [map]

Number of species: 73
Number of globally threatened species: 6
Last modified: 2022-10-13

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Ring-necked Dove	Streptopelia capicola	Rare/Accidental
Laughing Dove	Spilopelia senegalensis
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
African Cuckoo	Cuculus gularis	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Common Swift	Apus apus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Chionidae
Black-faced Sheathbill	Chionis minor
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Rare/Accidental
Three-banded Plover	Charadrius tricollaris	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Rare/Accidental
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	Rare/Accidental
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Brown Skua	Stercorarius antarcticus
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Rare/Accidental
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Antarctic Tern	Sterna vittata
Kerguelen Tern	Sterna virgata
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus
Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua
Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus
Southern Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Gray-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma
White-capped Albatross	Thalassarche cauta	Rare/Accidental
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca
Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata
Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	Rare/Accidental
Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
Gray-backed Storm-Petrel	Garrodia nereis
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta tropica
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Southern Giant-Petrel	Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel	Macronectes halli
Southern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialoides
Antarctic Petrel	Thalassoica antarctica
Cape Petrel	Daption capense
Kerguelen Petrel	Aphrodroma brevirostris
Great-winged Petrel	Pterodroma macroptera
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis
White-headed Petrel	Pterodroma lessonii
Blue Petrel	Halobaena caerulea
Fairy Prion	Pachyptila turtur
Broad-billed Prion	Pachyptila vittata
Salvin's Prion	Pachyptila salvini
MacGillivray's Prion	Pachyptila macgillivrayi
Antarctic Prion	Pachyptila desolata
Gray Petrel	Procellaria cinerea
White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Rare/Accidental
Common Diving-Petrel	Pelecanoides urinatrix
South Georgia Diving-Petrel	Pelecanoides georgicus
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Australasian Gannet	Morus serrator	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Imperial Cormorant	Leucocarbo atriceps
Crozet Shag	Leucocarbo melanogenis
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Intermediate Egret	Ardea intermedia	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Western Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	Rare/Accidental

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