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lists, Photos, video, sound recordings & data. |
| Number of species:
94 |
| Number of endemics:
6 |
| Number of globally
threatened species: 2 |
| Number of introduced
species: 1 |
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae |
| Greater
Shearwater |
Puffinus gravis |
|
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae |
| Band-rumped Storm-Petrel |
Oceanodroma castro |
|
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae |
| White-tailed Tropicbird |
Phaethon lepturus |
|
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae |
| Brown
Booby |
Sula leucogaster |
|
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae |
| Long-tailed Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax africanus |
|
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae |
| Grey
Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
Rare/Accidental |
| Purple
Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
Rare/Accidental |
| Great
Egret |
Ardea alba |
Rare/Accidental |
| Black
Heron |
Egretta ardesiaca |
Rare/Accidental |
| Western
Reef-Heron |
Egretta gularis |
|
| Cattle
Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
|
| Striated
Heron |
Butorides striata |
|
| Little
Bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
|
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae |
| White
Stork |
Ciconia ciconia |
Rare/Accidental |
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae |
| Olive Ibis |
Bostrychia olivacea |
|
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae |
| Greater
Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus roseus |
|
| Lesser
Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus minor |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae |
| Comb
Duck |
Sarkidiornis melanotos |
Rare/Accidental |
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae |
| Black
Kite |
Milvus migrans |
|
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae |
| Red-footed
Falcon |
Falco vespertinus |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae |
| Scaly
Francolin |
Francolinus squamatus |
|
| Harlequin
Quail |
Coturnix delegorguei |
|
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae |
| African
Crake |
Crecopsis egregia |
Rare/Accidental |
| Allen's
Gallinule |
Porphyrio alleni |
Rare/Accidental |
| Common Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
|
| Lesser
Moorhen |
Gallinula angulata |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae |
| Black-winged
Pratincole |
Glareola nordmanni |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae |
| Black-bellied
Plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
|
| Little Ringed Plover |
Charadrius dubius |
Rare/Accidental |
| White-fronted Plover |
Charadrius marginatus |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae |
| Bar-tailed
Godwit |
Limosa lapponica |
Rare/Accidental |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
|
| Eurasian
Curlew |
Numenius arquata |
Rare/Accidental |
| Common
Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
|
| Green
Sandpiper |
Tringa ochropus |
Rare/Accidental |
| Common
Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
Rare/Accidental |
| Wood
Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
Rare/Accidental |
| Ruddy
Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
Rare/Accidental |
| Curlew
Sandpiper |
Calidris ferruginea |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae |
| Brown
Noddy |
Anous stolidus |
|
| Black
Noddy |
Anous minutus |
|
| Sooty
Tern |
Onychoprion fuscatus |
|
| Sandwich
Tern |
Thalasseus sandvicensis |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae |
| Pomarine
Jaeger |
Stercorarius pomarinus |
Rare/Accidental |
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae |
| Rameron Pigeon |
Columba arquatrix |
|
| Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon |
Columba malherbii |
|
| Lemon
Dove |
Columba larvata |
|
| Laughing
Dove |
Streptopelia senegalensis |
|
| African
Green-Pigeon |
Treron calvus |
|
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae |
| Red-headed
Lovebird |
Agapornis pullarius |
Extirpated |
| Grey
Parrot |
Psittacus erithacus |
|
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae |
| Pied
Cuckoo |
Clamator jacobinus |
Rare/Accidental |
| Common
Cuckoo |
Cuculus canorus |
Rare/Accidental |
| Klaas's
Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx klaas |
Rare/Accidental |
| African Emerald Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx cupreus |
|
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae |
| Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
|
APODIFORMES: Apodidae |
| Sao
Tome Spinetail |
Zoonavena thomensis |
|
| African
Palm-Swift |
Cypsiurus parvus |
|
| Little
Swift |
Apus affinis |
|
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae |
| Malachite Kingfisher |
Alcedo cristata |
|
| White-bellied Kingfisher |
Alcedo leucogaster |
|
| Blue-breasted Kingfisher |
Halcyon malimbica |
|
| Principe Kingfisher |
Alcedo nais |
|
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae |
| European
Roller |
Coracias garrulus |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae |
| Banded
Martin |
Riparia cincta |
Rare/Accidental |
| Barn
Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
Rare/Accidental |
| House-Martin |
Delichon urbicum |
Rare/Accidental |
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae |
| Olivaceous
Thrush |
Turdus olivaceofuscus |
Near-threatened |
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae |
|
Bocage's Longbill |
Amaurocichla bocagei |
Endemic Vulnerable |
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae |
| Spotted
Flycatcher |
Muscicapa striata |
Rare/Accidental |
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae |
| Dohrn's
Thrush-Babbler |
Horizorhinus dohrni |
Endemic |
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae |
| Principe
Sunbird |
Anabathmis hartlaubii |
Endemic |
| Eastern
Olive Sunbird |
Cyanomitra olivacea |
|
| Western
Olive Sunbird |
Cyanomitra obscura |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae |
| Black-capped
Speirops |
Speirops lugubris |
|
|
Principe Speirops |
Speirops leucophoeus |
Endemic Near-threatened |
| São
Tomé White-eye |
Zosterops ficedulinus |
Vulnerable |
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae |
| Eurasian Golden-Oriole |
Oriolus oriolus |
Rare/Accidental |
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae |
| Lesser
Grey Shrike |
Lanius minor |
Rare/Accidental |
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae |
| Fork-tailed
Drongo |
Dicrurus adsimilis |
|
| Velvet-mantled Drongo |
Dicrurus modestus |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae |
| Principe
Glossy-Starling |
|
Endemic |
| Chestnut-winged
Starling |
Onychognathus fulgidus |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae |
| Principe Golden-Weaver |
Ploceus princeps |
Endemic |
| Village
Weaver |
Ploceus cucullatus |
Introduced species |
| Red-headed
Quelea |
Quelea erythrops |
Extirpated |
| Black-winged
Bishop |
Euplectes hordeaceus |
|
| Golden-backed
Bishop |
Euplectes aureus |
|
| White-winged Widowbird |
Euplectes albonotatus |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae |
|
Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch |
Nigrita bicolor |
|
| Common
Waxbill |
Estrilda astrild |
|
| Blue-breasted Cordonbleu |
Uraeginthus angolensis |
|
| Bronze
Mannikin |
Spermestes cucullatus |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae |
| Yellow-fronted Canary |
Serinus mozambicus |
|
| Principe
Seedeater |
Serinus rufobrunneus |
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