Bird Checklist - Norfolk Island

Country or region: Norfolk Island
Number of species: 113
Number of endemics: 4
Number of globally threatened species: 7
Number of introduced species: 12 

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements 5th edition (updated 2005).

PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
 
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Rare/Accidental 
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
 
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans 
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Rare/Accidental 
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
 
Cape Petrel Daption capense 
Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri Vulnerable
Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta 
White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis 
Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis 
Pycroft's Petrel Pterodroma pycrofti Extirpated Vulnerable
Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes Rare/Accidental 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus 
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
 
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
 
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus Rare/Accidental 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
 
Australian Gannet Morus serrator 
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra 
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Rare/Accidental 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
 
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Rare/Accidental 
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rare/Accidental 
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Rare/Accidental 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
 
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Rare/Accidental 
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
 
Pacific Heron Ardea pacifica Rare/Accidental 
Great Egret Ardea alba Rare/Accidental 
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Rare/Accidental 
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae 
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rare/Accidental 
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 
 
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
 
Australian Ibis Threskiornis molucca Rare/Accidental 
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Rare/Accidental 
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia Rare/Accidental 
Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes Rare/Accidental 
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
 
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Rare/Accidental 
Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Rare/Accidental 
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Introduced species 
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 
White-eyed Duck Aythya australis Rare/Accidental 
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
 
Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus 
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans 
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Rare/Accidental 
 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
 
Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides 
 
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
 
California Quail Callipepla californica Introduced species 
 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
 
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Introduced species 
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced species 
 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
 
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis 
Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis 
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
 
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris Rare/Accidental 
Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
 
White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus Rare/Accidental 
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
 
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Rare/Accidental 
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva 
Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus 
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
 
Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii Rare/Accidental 
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Rare/Accidental 
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Near-threatened
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Rare/Accidental 
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Rare/Accidental 
Gray-tailed Tattler Heterosceles brevipes Rare/Accidental 
Wandering Tattler Heterosceles incanus Rare/Accidental 
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 
Red Knot Calidris canutus Rare/Accidental 
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
 
Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
 
White-fronted Tern Sterna striata Rare/Accidental 
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata 
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Rare/Accidental 
Black Noddy Anous minutus 
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 
Blue Noddy Procelsterna cerulea 
Gray Noddy Procelsterna albivitta 
White Tern Gygis alba 
 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
 
Rock Pigeon Columba livia Introduced species 
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina Rare/Accidental 
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa 
New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Extirpated Near-threatened
 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
 
Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae 
Norfolk Island Parakeet Cyanoramphus cookii Endemic Endangered
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans Introduced species 
 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
 
Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Rare/Accidental 
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus 
Long-tailed Koel Eudynamys taitensis Rare/Accidental 
 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
 
Barn Owl Tyto alba Rare/Accidental 
 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
 
Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae 
 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
 
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Rare/Accidental 
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Rare/Accidental 
 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
 
Sacred Kingfisher Todirhamphus sanctus 
 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
 
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
 
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
 
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
 
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Introduced species 
Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus 
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Introduced species 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
 
Gray Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae
 
Scarlet Robin Petroica multicolor 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae
 
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae
 
Norfolk Gerygone Gerygone modesta Endemic Vulnerable
 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
 
Slender-billed White-eye Zosterops tenuirostris Endemic Endangered
White-chested White-eye Zosterops albogularis Endemic Critically endangered
Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
 
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Introduced species 
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Introduced species 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
 
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Introduced species 
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
 
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species

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