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This checklist includes all bird species found in Amirantes , 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 2025. 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: Amirantes [map]

Number of species: 182
Number of breeding endemics: 6
Number of globally threatened species: 16
Number of introduced species: 6
Last modified: 2025-10-12
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataRare/Accidental
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataRare/Accidental
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaRare/Accidental

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Gray FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianusBreeding endemic

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Malagasy Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturatus
European Turtle-DoveStreptopelia turturRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Zebra DoveGeopelia striataBreeding endemic
Seychelles Blue-PigeonAlectroenas pulcherrimusEndemic (country/region)
Comoro Blue-PigeonAlectroenas sganziniEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Malagasy CoucalCentropus toulou
Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusRare/Accidental
Lesser CuckooCuculus poliocephalusRare/Accidental
Common CuckooCuculus canorusRare/Accidental

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensis

 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae

White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutusRare/Accidental
Seychelles SwiftletAerodramus elaphrusEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Common SwiftApus apusRare/Accidental
Pacific SwiftApus pacificusRare/Accidental
Little SwiftApus affinisRare/Accidental

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

White-throated RailDryolimnas cuvieri
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaRare/Accidental
Lesser MoorhenParagallinula angulataRare/Accidental
Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusRare/Accidental
Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Eurasian Thick-kneeBurhinus oedicnemusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaVulnerable
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaRare/Accidental
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusRare/Accidental
Sociable LapwingVanellus gregariusRare/Accidental Critically endangered
Caspian PloverAnarhynchus asiaticusRare/Accidental
Oriental PloverAnarhynchus veredusRare/Accidental
Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifrons
Greater Sand-PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultii

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little CurlewNumenius minutusRare/Accidental
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNear-threatened
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaNear-threatened
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusRare/Accidental
Great SnipeGallinago mediaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenuraRare/Accidental
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoRare/Accidental
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereusRare/Accidental
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusRare/Accidental
Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipesRare/Accidental
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilisRare/Accidental
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNear-threatened
Great KnotCalidris tenuirostrisRare/Accidental Endangered
Red KnotCalidris canutusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
RuffCalidris pugnaxRare/Accidental
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVulnerable
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisRare/Accidental Vulnerable
SanderlingCalidris alba
Little StintCalidris minuta
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae

Crab-PloverDromas ardeola

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaRare/Accidental
Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusRare/Accidental
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusRare/Accidental
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanRare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusRare/Accidental
Blue-billed White-TernGygis candida
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Little TernSternula albifronsRare/Accidental
Saunders's TernSternula saundersi
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaRare/Accidental
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusRare/Accidental
Common TernSterna hirundo
Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae

White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusRare/Accidental
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae

Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicusRare/Accidental
White-faced Storm-PetrelPelagodroma marinaRare/Accidental
Black-bellied Storm-PetrelFregetta tropicaRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Jouanin's PetrelBulweria fallaxRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipesRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloni

 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

White StorkCiconia ciconiaRare/Accidental

 
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae

Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor

 
SULIFORMES: Sulidae

Red-footed BoobySula sula
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Masked BoobySula dactylatra

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusRare/Accidental
Malagasy Sacred IbisThreskiornis bernieriEndangered

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisRare/Accidental
Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensis
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxBreeding endemic
Little EgretEgretta garzettaRare/Accidental
Little HeronButorides atricapilla
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesRare/Accidental
Malagasy Pond-HeronArdeola idaeRare/Accidental Endangered
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayiiRare/Accidental
Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
Great EgretArdea albaRare/Accidental
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensExtirpated

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusRare/Accidental
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusRare/Accidental
Black KiteMilvus migransRare/Accidental

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Western Barn OwlTyto albaIntroduced species

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Eurasian Scops-OwlOtus scopsRare/Accidental
Seychelles Scops-OwlOtus insularisEndemic (country/region) Critically endangered

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicusRare/Accidental

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaRare/Accidental

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

European RollerCoracias garrulusRare/Accidental
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusRare/Accidental

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Lesser KestrelFalco naumanniRare/Accidental
Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusRare/Accidental
Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoni
Seychelles KestrelFalco araeusEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Amur FalconFalco amurensis
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraeRare/Accidental
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteoRare/Accidental

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Seychelles ParrotCoracopsis barklyiEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Aldabra DrongoDicrurus aldabranusEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Seychelles Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone corvinaEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherina

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Icterine WarblerHippolais icterinaRare/Accidental
Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusRare/Accidental
Seychelles WarblerAcrocephalus sechellensisEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonicaRare/Accidental
Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaRare/Accidental
Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaRare/Accidental
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Western House-MartinDelichon urbicumRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis
Seychelles BulbulHypsipetes crassirostrisEndemic (country/region)
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusRare/Accidental
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Seychelles White-eyeZosterops modestusEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaRare/Accidental
Rosy StarlingPastor roseusRare/Accidental
Common MynaAcridotheres tristisIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataRare/Accidental
Seychelles Magpie-RobinCopsychus sechellarumExtirpated Endangered
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusRare/Accidental
Rufous-tailed Rock-ThrushMonticola saxatilisRare/Accidental
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraRare/Accidental
Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurusRare/Accidental
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenantheRare/Accidental
Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellinaRare/Accidental
Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschankaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimanga
Seychelles SunbirdCinnyris dussumieriEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Red FodyFoudia madagascariensisIntroduced species
Seychelles FodyFoudia sechellarumBreeding endemic Near-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildBreeding endemic

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusBreeding endemic

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaRare/Accidental
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaRare/Accidental
White WagtailMotacilla albaRare/Accidental
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicaIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulanaRare/Accidental

 

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