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Tristan da Cunha

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Tristan da Cunha Islands

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Number of species: 77
Number of globally threatened species: 10
Number of extinct species: 1
Anatidae
Speckled Teal	Anas flavirostris	Sarcelle tachetée	Rare/Accidental
Spheniscidae
King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus	Manchot royal
Emperor Penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Manchot empereur
Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua	Manchot papou	Near-threatened
Chinstrap Penguin	Pygoscelis antarcticus	Manchot à jugulaire
Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Gorfou sauteur
Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus	Gorfou doré	Vulnerable
Diomedeidae
Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	Albatros royal	Rare/Accidental
Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans	Albatros hurleur
Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Albatros brun	Endangered
Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	Albatros fuligineux	Near-threatened
Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos	Albatros à nez jaune
Grey-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	Albatros à tête grise	Vulnerable
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophrys	Albatros à sourcils noirs
Shy Albatross	Thalassarche cauta	Albatros à cape blanche
Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel	Macronectes giganteus	Pétrel géant	Near-threatened
Hall's Giant-Petrel	Macronectes halli	Pétrel de Hall	Near-threatened
Southern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialoides	Fulmar argenté
Cape Petrel	Daption capense	Damier du Cap
Broad-billed Prion	Pachyptila vittata	Prion de Forster
Antarctic Prion	Pachyptila desolata	Prion de la Désolation
Slender-billed Prion	Pachyptila belcheri	Prion de Belcher
Kerguelen Petrel	Aphrodroma brevirostris	Pétrel de Kerguelen
Great-winged Petrel	Pterodroma macroptera	Pétrel noir
Atlantic Petrel	Pterodroma incerta	Pétrel de Schlegel	Endangered
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis	Pétrel soyeux
Juan Fernandez Petrel	Pterodroma externa	Pétrel de Juan Fernandez	Vulnerable
Grey Petrel	Procellaria cinerea	Puffin gris	Near-threatened
White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	Puffin à menton blanc
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	Puffin cendré	Rare/Accidental
Little Shearwater	Puffinus assimilis	Petit Puffin
Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus	Puffin fuligineux	Near-threatened
Great Shearwater	Puffinus gravis	Puffin majeur
Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Océanite de Wilson
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel	Garrodia nereis	Océanite néréide
White-faced Storm-Petrel	Pelagodroma marina	Océanite frégate
White-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta grallaria	Océanite à ventre blanc
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta tropica	Océanite à ventre noir
Leach's Storm Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	Océanite cul-blanc
Pelecanoididae
Common Diving-Petrel	Pelecanoides urinatrix	Puffinure plongeur
Ardeidae
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	Héron strié	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Héron garde-boeufs	Rare/Accidental
Cocoi Heron	Ardea cocoi	Héron cocoi
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Grande Aigrette	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Aigrette neigeuse	Rare/Accidental
Rallidae
Inaccessible Island Rail	Atlantisia rogersi	Râle atlantis	Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Spotless Crake	Porzana tabuensis	Marouette fuligineuse
Paint-billed Crake	Neocrex erythrops	Râle à bec peint	Rare/Accidental
Allen's Gallinule	Porphyrio alleni	Talève d'Allen
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Talève violacée	Rare/Accidental
Tristan Moorhen	Gallinula nesiotis	Gallinule de Tristan da Cunha
Red-gartered Coot	Fulica armillata	Foulque à jarretières	Rare/Accidental
Charadriidae
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Pluvier grand-gravelot	Rare/Accidental
Rufous-chested Plover	Charadrius modestus	Pluvier de d'Urville	Rare/Accidental
Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Maubèche des champs	Rare/Accidental
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Chevalier solitaire	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Chevalier grivelé	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Tournepierre à collier	Rare/Accidental
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Bécasseau sanderling	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Bécasseau à croupion blanc	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée	Rare/Accidental
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	Bécasseau à queue pointue	Rare/Accidental
Laridae
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	Goéland dominicain	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan	Mouette de Franklin	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Sterne arctique	Rare/Accidental
Antarctic Tern	Sterna vittata	Sterne couronnée
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus	Noddi brun
Black Noddy	Anous minutus	Noddi noir
Stercorariidae
Brown Skua	Stercorarius antarcticus	Labbe antarctique
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Labbe parasite	Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Labbe à longue queue	Rare/Accidental
Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Engoulevent d'Amérique	Rare/Accidental
Hirundinidae
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Hirondelle rustique	Rare/Accidental
Sylviidae
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Pouillot fitis
Turdidae
Tristan Thrush	Nesocichla eremita	Grive de Tristan da Cunha	Near-threatened
Emberizidae
Nightingale Island Finch	Nesospiza acunhae	Nésospize de Tristan da Cunha	Vulnerable
Wilkins's Finch	Nesospiza wilkinsi	Nésospize de Wilkins	Vulnerable

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