List of birds of Easter Island
This is a list of birds of Easter Island. Easter Island is a special territory of Chile.
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Tinamous • Petrels • Tropicbirds • Frigatebirds • Boobies • Herons • Caracaras • Rails • Sandpipers and allies • Noddies and terns • Pigeons • Parrots • Finches • Sparrows |
Tinamous
Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chilean tinamou | Nothoprocta pericardia | Introduced |
Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Southern giant petrel | Macronectus giganteus | |
| Northern giant petrel | Macronectus halli | |
| Cape petrel | Daption capense | |
| Kermadec petrel | Petrodroma neglecta | |
| Phoenix petrel | Petrodroma alba | |
| Christmas shearwater | Puffinus navitatus |
Tropicbirds
Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| White-tailed tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | |
| Red-tailed tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda |
Frigatebirds
Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Great frigatebird | Fregata minor |
Boobies
Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Masked booby | Sula dactylatra |
Herons
Order: Ardeiformes Family: Ardeidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Heron sp. | gen. et sp. indet. | †Extinct |
Caracaras
Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chimango caracara | Milvango Chimango | Introduced |
Rails
Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Easter Island crake | Porzana sp. | †Extinct |
| Easter Island rail | gen. et sp. indet. | †Extinct |
Sandpipers and allies
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wandering tattler | Tringa incana | |
| Sanderling | Caldris alba |
Noddies and terns
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brown noddy | Anous stolidus | |
| Grey noddy | Procelsterna albivitta | |
| White tern | Gygis alba | |
| Sooty tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| Grey-backed tern | Onychoprion lunatus |
Pigeons
Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rock pigeon | Columba livia | Introduced |
Parrots
Order: Psittaciformes
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Parrot sp. 1 | gen. et sp. indet. | †Extinct |
| Parrot sp. 2 | gen. et sp. indet. | †Extinct |
Finches
Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Common diuca finch | Diuca diuca | Introduced |
Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| House sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced |
See also
References
- Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World, Easter Island
- A. Jaramillo, M. T. J Johnson, C. J. Rothfels & R. A. Johnson. 2008. The native and exotic avifauna of Easter Island: then and now. Boletín Chileno de Ornitología, 14(1): 8-21.
- Steadman, David (2006). Extinction and Biogeography in Tropical Pacific Birds. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77142-7.