Bird Checklist - Macquarie Island

Country or region: Macquarie Island
Number of species: 79
Number of endemics: 1
Number of breeding endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 10
Number of introduced species: 5

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements 5th edition (updated 2005). 
 
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
 
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus 
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Near-threatened
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Rare/Accidental 
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica Rare/Accidental 
Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Snares Penguin Eudyptes robustus Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri Rare/Accidental Endangered
Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Vulnerable
Royal Penguin Eudyptes schlegeli Breeding endemic Vulnerable
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Vulnerable
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
 
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans 
Gray-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Vulnerable
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca Vulnerable
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Near-threatened
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
 
Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Vulnerable
Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli Near-threatened
Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides 
Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica 
Cape Petrel Daption capense 
White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii 
Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata Near-threatened
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Rare/Accidental 
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea 
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata 
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri 
Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur 
Gray Petrel Procellaria cinerea Near-threatened
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis 
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas 
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 
Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris 
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis 
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
 
Gray-backed Storm-Petrel Garrodia nereis 
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Pelecanoididae
 
South Georgia Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus 
Common Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
 
Australian Gannet Morus serrator 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
 
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rare/Accidental 
Imperial Shag Phalacrocorax atriceps 
Macquarie Shag Phalacrocorax purpurascens Endemic 
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
 
Great Egret Ardea alba 
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Rare/Accidental 
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
 
Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata 
Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons 
Gray Teal Anas gracilis Rare/Accidental 
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Introduced species 
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
 
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans 
 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
 
Weka Gallirallus australis Introduced species Vulnerable
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis 
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Rare/Accidental 
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
 
White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
 
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
 
Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii 
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Rare/Accidental 
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 
Red Knot Calidris canutus Rare/Accidental 
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
 
Great Skua Stercorarius skua 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
 
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
 
White-fronted Tern Sterna striata Rare/Accidental 
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata 
 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
 
Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae 
 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
 
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Rare/Accidental 
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
 
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
 
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Introduced species 
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Introduced species 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
 
Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
 
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
 
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Introduced species 
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rare/Accidental 

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