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 del Hoyo & Collar (2014 & 2016). The source list based on the December 2017 update is available online here. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
del Hoyo, J. & N.J. Collar HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2014 Vol. 1: Non-passerines & 2016 Vol. 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Nannococcyx
psix (Cuculiformes Cuculidae)
St Helena Cuckoo
(Extinct)
Mundia
elpenor (Gruiformes Rallidae)
Ascension Crake
(Extinct)
Laterallus podarces (Gruiformes Rallidae)
St Helena Crake
(Extinct)
Laterallus rogersi (Gruiformes Rallidae)
Inaccessible Rail
Zapornia
astrictocarpus
(Gruiformes Rallidae)
St Helena Rail
(Extinct)
Gallinula
nesiotis (Gruiformes Rallidae)
Tristan Moorhen
(Extinct)
Gallinula
comeri (Gruiformes Rallidae)
Gough Moorhen
Diomedea
dabbenena (Procellariiformes Diomedeidae)
Tristan Albatross
(Breeding)
Thalassarche
chlororhynchos
(Procellariiformes Diomedeidae)
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (Breeding)
Pterodroma
rupinarum (Procellariiformes Procellariidae) Large St Helena Petrel (Extinct)
Pterodroma
incerta (Procellariiformes Procellariidae) Atlantic Petrel
(Breeding)
Procellaria
conspicillata (Procellariiformes Procellariidae) Spectacled Petrel
(Breeding)
Bulweria
bifax (Procellariiformes Procellariidae) Small St Helena Petrel (Extinct)
Fregata
aquila (Suliformes Fregatidae)
Ascension Frigatebird
(Breeding)
Charadrius
sanctaehelenae
(Charadriiformes Charadriidae)
St Helena Plover
Upupa
antaios (Bucerotiformes Upupidae)
St Helena Hoopoe
(Extinct)
Turdus
eremita (Passeriformes Turdidae)
Tristan Thrush
Nesospiza
acunhae (Passeriformes Thraupidae)
Inaccessible Finch
Nesospiza
questi (Passeriformes Thraupidae)
Nightingale Finch
Nesospiza
wilkinsi (Passeriformes Thraupidae)
Wilkins's Finch
Rowettia
goughensis (Passeriformes Thraupidae)
Gough Finch