List of birds of Easter Island
This is a list of birds of Easter Island. Easter Island is a special territory of Chile.
Tinamous
Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chilean tinamou | Nothoprocta perdicaria | Introduced |
Pheasants, grouse, and allies
Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Red junglefowl | Gallus gallus | Introduced |
Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Southern giant petrel | Macronectes giganteus | |
| Northern giant petrel | Macronectes halli | |
| Cape petrel | Daption capense | |
| Kermadec petrel | Pterodroma neglecta | |
| Phoenix petrel | Pterodroma alba | |
| Christmas shearwater | Puffinus nativitatis |
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 |
Herons, egrets, and bitterns
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific reef-heron | Egretta sacra | |
| Cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis |
Hawks, eagles, and kites
Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cinereous harrier | Circus cinereus | |
| Black-chested buzzard-eagle | Geranoaetus melanoleucus |
Caracaras
Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chimango caracara | Milvago chimango | Introduced |
Rails, gallinules, and coots
Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Easter Island crake | Porzana sp. | †Extinct |
| Easter Island rail | gen. et sp. indet. | †Extinct |
Plovers and lapwings
Order: Tinamiformes Family: Charadriidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific golden-plover | Pluvialis fulva |
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 | Anous albivitta | |
| White tern | Gygis alba | |
| Sooty tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| Spectacled 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 |
Owls
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Barn owl | Tyto alba | Extinct on the island |
Tanagers and allies
Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae
| Common name | Binomial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Common diuca finch | Diuca diuca | Introduced |
Old World 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)