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| Number of species:
102 |
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| Number of endemics:
16 |
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| Number of globally
threatened species: 8 |
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Number of introduced species: 1 |
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| PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae |
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| Greater
Shearwater |
Puffinus gravis |
Pardela-de-bico-preto |
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae |
| Band-rumped Storm-Petrel |
Oceanodroma castro |
Painho-da-ilha-da-madeira |
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PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae |
| White-tailed Tropicbird |
Phaethon lepturus |
Rabo-de-palha-de-bico-laranja |
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PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae |
| Masked
Booby |
Sula dactylatra |
Atobá-grande |
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| Brown
Booby |
Sula leucogaster |
Alcatraz |
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PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae |
| Long-tailed Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax africanus |
Mergulhao serpente |
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CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae |
| Grey
Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
Garça-real |
Rare/Accidental |
| Purple
Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
Garça-roxa |
Rare/Accidental |
| Great
Egret |
Ardea alba |
Garça-branca-grande |
Rare/Accidental |
| Black
Heron |
Egretta ardesiaca |
Garça-preta |
Rare/Accidental |
| Western
Reef-Heron |
Egretta gularis |
Garça-dos-recifes |
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| Cattle
Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
Garca-vaqueira |
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| Striated
Heron |
Butorides striata |
Socozinho |
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| Little
Bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
Garça-pequena |
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CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae |
| White
Stork |
Ciconia ciconia |
Cegonha-branca |
Rare/Accidental |
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae |
| Olive Ibis |
Bostrychia olivacea |
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PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae |
| Greater
Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus roseus |
Flamingo-comum |
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| Lesser
Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus minor |
Flamingo-pequeno |
Rare/Accidental
Near-threatened |
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae |
| Comb
Duck |
Sarkidiornis melanotos |
Pato-de-crista |
Rare/Accidental |
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae |
| Black
Kite |
Milvus migrans |
Milhafre-preto |
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FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae |
| Red-footed
Falcon |
Falco vespertinus |
Falcão-de-pés-vermelhos |
Rare/Accidental
Near-threatened |
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae |
| Scaly
Francolin |
Francolinus squamatus |
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| Red-necked
Francolin |
Francolinus afer |
Francolim-de-gola-vermelha |
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| Harlequin
Quail |
Coturnix delegorguei |
Codorniz-arlequim |
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GALLIFORMES: Numididae |
| Helmeted Guineafowl |
Numida meleagris |
Fraca da Guiné |
Introduced species |
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae |
| African
Rail |
Rallus caerulescens |
Frango-d'água-africano |
Rare/Accidental |
| African
Crake |
Crecopsis egregia |
Codornizão-africano |
Rare/Accidental |
| Common Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
Galinha-d'água |
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| Lesser
Moorhen |
Gallinula angulata |
Galinha-d'água-pequena |
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae |
| Black-winged
Pratincole |
Glareola nordmanni |
Perdiz-do-mar-d'asa-preta |
Rare/Accidental
Near-threatened |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae |
| Black-bellied
Plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
Tarambola-cinzenta |
Rare/Accidental |
| White-fronted Plover |
Charadrius marginatus |
Borrelho de testa branca |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae |
| Bar-tailed
Godwit |
Limosa lapponica |
Fuselo |
Rare/Accidental |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
Maçarico-galego |
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| Eurasian
Curlew |
Numenius arquata |
Maçarico-real |
Rare/Accidental |
| Common
Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
Maçarico-das-rochas |
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| Common
Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
Perna-verde-comum |
Rare/Accidental |
| Wood
Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
Maçarico-bastardo |
Rare/Accidental |
| Ruddy
Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
Rola-do-mar |
Rare/Accidental |
| Curlew
Sandpiper |
Calidris ferruginea |
Pilrito-de-bico-comprido |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae |
| Brown
Noddy |
Anous stolidus |
Andorinha-do-mar-preta |
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| Black
Noddy |
Anous minutus |
Trinta-réis-preto |
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| Sandwich
Tern |
Thalasseus sandvicensis |
Garajau-comum |
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae |
| Pomarine
Jaeger |
Stercorarius pomarinus |
Moleiro-pomarino |
Rare/Accidental |
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae |
| Rameron Pigeon |
Columba arquatrix |
Pombo-d'olho-amarelo |
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| Maroon
Pigeon |
Columba thomensis |
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Endemic Vulnerable |
| Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon |
Columba malherbii |
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| Forest
Dove |
Columba simplex |
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Endemic |
| Laughing
Dove |
Streptopelia senegalensis |
Rola do Senegal |
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| Sao
Tome Green-Pigeon |
Treron sanctithomae |
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Endemic |
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae |
| Red-headed
Lovebird |
Agapornis pullarius |
Inseparavel de cabeca
vermelha |
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| Grey
Parrot |
Psittacus erithacus |
papagaio-do-congo |
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CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae |
| Pied
Cuckoo |
Clamator jacobinus |
Cuco-jacobino |
Rare/Accidental |
| Common
Cuckoo |
Cuculus canorus |
Cuco-canoro |
Rare/Accidental |
| African Emerald Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx cupreus |
Cuco-esmeraldino |
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STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae |
| Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
Coruja-das-torres |
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STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae |
| Sao
Tome Scops-Owl |
Otus hartlaubi |
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Endemic Vulnerable |
APODIFORMES: Apodidae |
| Sao
Tome Spinetail |
Zoonavena thomensis |
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| African
Palm-Swift |
Cypsiurus parvus |
Andorinhão-de-palmeiras |
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| Little
Swift |
Apus affinis |
Andorinhão-pequeno |
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CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae |
| Malachite Kingfisher |
Alcedo cristata |
Pica-peixe-de-poupa |
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| White-bellied Kingfisher |
Alcedo leucogaster |
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| Sao Tome Kingfisher |
Alcedo thomensis |
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Endemic/Least Concern |
| Blue-breasted Kingfisher |
Halcyon malimbica |
Guarda-rios-de-peito-azul |
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| Pied
Kingfisher |
Ceryle rudis |
Guarda rios malhados |
Rare/Accidental |
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae |
| European
Roller |
Coracias garrulus |
Rolieiro-comum |
Rare/Accidental
Near-threatened |
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae |
| Banded
Martin |
Riparia cincta |
Andorinha de colar |
Rare/Accidental |
| Barn
Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
Andorinha-das-chaminés |
Rare/Accidental |
| House-Martin |
Delichon urbicum |
Andorinho-dos-beirais |
Rare/Accidental |
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae |
| Olivaceous
Thrush |
Turdus olivaceofuscus |
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Near-threatened |
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae |
| São
Tomé Prinia |
Prinia molleri |
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Endemic |
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae |
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Bocage's Longbill |
Amaurocichla bocagei |
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Endemic Vulnerable |
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae |
| Spotted
Flycatcher |
Muscicapa striata |
Papa-moscas-cinzento |
Rare/Accidental |
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae |
| São Tomé Paradise-Flycatcher |
Terpsiphone atrochalybeia |
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Endemic |
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae |
| Dohrn's
Thrush-Babbler |
Horizorhinus dohrni |
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Endemic |
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae |
| Newton's
Sunbird |
Anabathmis newtonii |
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Endemic |
| São
Tomé Sunbird |
Dreptes thomensis |
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Endemic Vulnerable |
| Eastern
Olive Sunbird |
Cyanomitra olivacea |
Beija-flor-oliváceo |
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PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae |
| Black-capped
Speirops |
Speirops lugubris |
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Endemic |
| São
Tomé White-eye |
Zosterops ficedulinus |
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Vulnerable |
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae |
| Eurasian Golden-Oriole |
Oriolus oriolus |
Papa-figos |
Rare/Accidental |
| Sao
Tome Oriole |
Oriolus crassirostris |
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Endemic Vulnerable |
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae |
| Lesser
Grey Shrike |
Lanius minor |
Picanço-pequeno |
Rare/Accidental |
| Newton's
Fiscal |
Lanius newtoni |
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Endemic Critically endangered |
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae |
| Fork-tailed
Drongo |
Dicrurus adsimilis |
Drongo-de-cauda-forcada |
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PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae |
| Splendid
Glossy-Starling |
Lamprotornis splendidus |
Estorninho esplendido |
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| Chestnut-winged
Starling |
Onychognathus fulgidus |
Estorninho do bosque |
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PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae |
| Vitelline
Masked-Weaver |
Ploceus vitellinus |
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| Village
Weaver |
Ploceus cucullatus |
Tecelão-malhado |
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| Giant
Weaver |
Ploceus grandis |
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Endemic |
| Black-headed
Weaver |
Ploceus melanocephalus |
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| São
Tomé Weaver |
Ploceus sanctithomae |
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Endemic |
| Black-winged
Bishop |
Euplectes hordeaceus |
Bispo de coroa vermelha |
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| Golden-backed
Bishop |
Euplectes aureus |
Bispo de dorso amarelo |
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| White-winged Widowbird |
Euplectes albonotatus |
Viúva-d'asa-branca |
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PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae |
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Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch |
Nigrita bicolor |
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| Common
Waxbill |
Estrilda astrild |
Bico-de-lacre |
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| Blue-breasted Cordonbleu |
Uraeginthus angolensis |
Peito-celeste |
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| Bronze
Mannikin |
Spermestes cucullatus |
Freirinha-bronzeada |
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PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae |
| Pin-tailed
Whydah |
Vidua macroura |
Viuvinha |
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PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae |
| São
Tomé Grosbeak |
Neospiza concolor |
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Endemic Critically endangered |
| Yellow-fronted Canary |
Serinus mozambicus |
canario-de-testa-amarela |
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| Principe
Seedeater |
Serinus rufobrunneus |
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