Bird Checklist - Kermadec Islands

Country or region: Kermadec Isl.
Number of species: 54
Number of breeding endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 2
Number of introduced species: 6 

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

PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
 
Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta 
White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis Breeding endemic 
Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis 
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata Rare/Accidental 
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri Rare/Accidental 
Fulmar Prion Pachyptila crassirostris 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus 
Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis Rare/Accidental 
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis 
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
 
White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina 
White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta grallaria 
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Pelecanoididae
 
Common Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
 
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
 
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra 
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
 
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae 
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
 
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
 
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans 
 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
 
Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis 
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
 
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva 
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Rare/Accidental 
Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
 
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Wandering Tattler Heterosceles incanus 
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Rare/Accidental 
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
 
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Rare/Accidental 
Red-billed Gull Larus scopulinus Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
 
Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii Rare/Accidental 
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata 
Black Noddy Anous minutus 
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 
Blue Noddy Procelsterna cerulea 
Gray Noddy Procelsterna albivitta 
White Tern Gygis alba 
 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
 
Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae 
 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
 
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Rare/Accidental 
Long-tailed Koel Eudynamys taitensis Endemic (country/region) 
 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
 
Sacred Kingfisher Todirhamphus sanctus 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
 
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Introduced species 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
 
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
 
Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
 
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Introduced species 
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Introduced species 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
 
Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae
 
Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Endemic (country/region) 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
 
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Introduced species 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
 
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Introduced species 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
 
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Rare/Accidental 
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Introduced species 
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rare/Accidental 

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