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Ascension

This checklist includes all bird species found in Ascension , 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: Ascension [map]

Number of species: 101
Number of endemics: 2
Number of globally threatened species: 4
Number of extinct species: 2
Number of introduced species: 5
Date last reviewed: 2016-07-01
Last modified: 2022-10-22
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GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus	Rare/Accidental
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Spurfowl	Pternistis afer	Introduced species
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
Zebra Dove	Geopelia striata
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
St. Helena Cuckoo	Nannococcyx psix	Endemic (country/region)
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Eurasian Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Common Swift	Apus apus	Rare/Accidental
Little Swift	Apus affinis	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Corn Crake	Crex crex	Rare/Accidental
Ascension Crake	Mundia elpenor	Endemic
Eurasian Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Allen's Gallinule	Porphyrio alleni	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Rare/Accidental
Greater Sand-Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	Rare/Accidental
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Rare/Accidental
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Rare/Accidental
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Rare/Accidental
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Rare/Accidental
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Rare/Accidental
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Rare/Accidental
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	Rare/Accidental
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus
Black Noddy	Anous minutus
Lesser Noddy	Anous tenuirostris
White Tern	Gygis alba
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Rare/Accidental
Antarctic Tern	Sterna vittata
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Rare/Accidental
White-faced Storm-Petrel	Pelagodroma marina	Rare/Accidental
White-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta grallaria	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta tropica	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates castro
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Trindade Petrel	Pterodroma arminjoniana	Rare/Accidental
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis	Rare/Accidental
Bulwer's Petrel	Bulweria bulwerii	Rare/Accidental
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Rare/Accidental
Subantarctic Shearwater	Puffinus elegans	Rare/Accidental
Tropical Shearwater	Puffinus bailloni	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
Ascension Frigatebird	Fregata aquila	Endemic
Great Frigatebird	Fregata minor
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea	Rare/Accidental
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Rare/Accidental
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller	Coracias garrulus	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia	Rare/Accidental
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Rare/Accidental
Common House-Martin	Delichon urbicum	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Rare/Accidental
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Red Fody	Foudia madagascariensis
Southern Red Bishop	Euplectes orix	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Widowbird	Euplectes albonotatus	Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes progne	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Black-faced Waxbill	Brunhilda erythronotos	Rare/Accidental
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Introduced species
Violet-eared Waxbill	Granatina granatina	Rare/Accidental
Southern Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus angolensis	Rare/Accidental
Green-winged Pytilia	Pytilia melba	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
Eastern Paradise-Whydah	Vidua paradisaea	Rare/Accidental
Shaft-tailed Whydah	Vidua regia	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Rare/Accidental
European Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-fronted Canary	Crithagra mozambica	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Canary	Crithagra flaviventris	Introduced species
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Rare/Accidental

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