Saint Helena
Checklist of Endemic Bird Species
This list of bird species found exclusively in Saint Helena (including Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) is based on the taxonomy used in HBW/BirdLife v. 9 (2024). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
HBW/BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist (Version 9.0).The lists are based on the October 2024 update available here.
Nannococcyx psix
(Cuculiformes Cuculidae) Saint Helena Cuckoo
(Extinct)
Laterallus rogersi
(Gruiformes Rallidae) Inaccessible Island
Rail
Laterallus podarces
(Gruiformes Rallidae) Saint Helena Crake
(Extinct)
Mundia elpenor
(Gruiformes Rallidae) Ascension Crake (Extinct)
Zapornia astrictocarpus
(Gruiformes Rallidae) Saint Helena Rail
(Extinct)
Gallinula nesiotis
(Gruiformes Rallidae) Tristan Moorhen (Extinct)
Gallinula comeri
(Gruiformes Rallidae) Gough Island Moorhen
Diomedea dabbenena
(Procellariiformes Diomedeidae) Tristan
Albatross (Breeding)
Thalassarche
chlororhynchos (Procellariiformes
Diomedeidae) Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (Breeding)
Pterodroma rupinarum
(Procellariiformes Procellariidae) Large Saint Helena Petrel (Extinct)
Pterodroma incerta
(Procellariiformes Procellariidae) Atlantic Petrel (Breeding)
Procellaria conspicillata
(Procellariiformes Procellariidae) Spectacled Petrel (Breeding)
Bulweria bifax
(Procellariiformes Procellariidae) Small Saint Helena Petrel (Extinct)
Fregata aquila
(Suliformes Fregatidae) Ascension Frigatebird
(Breeding)
Charadrius sanctaehelenae
(Charadriiformes Charadriidae) Saint Helena Plover
Upupa antaios
(Bucerotiformes Upupidae) Saint Helena Hoopoe
(Extinct)
Turdus eremita
(Passeriformes Turdidae) Tristan Thrush
Nesospiza acunhae
(Passeriformes Thraupidae) Inaccessible Island
Finch
Nesospiza questi
(Passeriformes Thraupidae) Nightingale Island
Finch
Nesospiza wilkinsi
(Passeriformes Thraupidae) Wilkins's Finch
Rowettia goughensis
(Passeriformes Thraupidae) Gough Island Finch
The following additional endemic
species were recognized as distinct by eBird/Clements since the August 2019 checklist (eBird) and were also not recognized in any of the other checklists listed above.