Bird Checklist - Snares

Country or region: Snares Isl.
Number of species: 54
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 7
Number of introduced species: 8 

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

SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
 
King Penguin               Aptenodytes patagonicus    Rare/Accidental 
Fiordland Penguin        Eudyptes pachyrhynchus     Vulnerable
Snares Penguin           Eudyptes robustus              Endemic Vulnerable
Erect-crested Penguin  Eudyptes sclateri                Endangered
Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome         Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Macaroni Penguin        Eudyptes chrysolophus        Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Little Penguin              Eudyptula minor                 Rare/Accidental 

PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
 
Hoary-headed Grebe   Poliocephalus poliocephalus 
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
 
Black-browed Albatross  Thalassarche melanophris 
Buller's Albatross           Thalassarche bulleri Vulnerable
Shy Albatross                Thalassarche cauta Near-threatened
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
 
Cape Petrel                   Daption capense 
Mottled Petrel                Pterodroma inexpectata    Near-threatened
Broad-billed Prion          Pachyptila vittata 
Fulmar Prion                 Pachyptila crassirostris 
Fairy Prion                    Pachyptila turtur 
Sooty Shearwater         Puffinus griseus 
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Pelecanoididae
 
Common Diving-Petrel   Pelecanoides urinatrix 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
 
Great Cormorant         Phalacrocorax carbo 
Pied Cormorant           Phalacrocorax varius             Rare/Accidental 
Little Pied Cormorant   Phalacrocorax melanoleucos   Rare/Accidental 
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
 
Australian Shelduck     Tadorna tadornoides       Rare/Accidental 
Mallard Anas               Platyrhynchos                 Introduced species 
Pacific Black Duck       Anas superciliosa 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
 
Subantarctic Snipe         Coenocorypha aucklandica     Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened
Common Greenshank     Tringa nebularia                    Rare/Accidental 
Gray-tailed Tattler          Heterosceles brevipes            Rare/Accidental 
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper   Calidris acuminata                 Rare/Accidental 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
 
Kelp Gull             Larus dominicanus 
Silver Gull           Larus novaehollandiae 
Red-billed Gull     Larus scopulinus           Endemic (country/region) 
Black-billed Gull   Larus bulleri                 Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
 
White-fronted Tern  Sterna striata     Rare/Accidental 
Antarctic Tern         Sterna vittata 
 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
 
Horsfield's Cuckoo          Cuculus horsfieldi         Rare/Accidental 
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo   Chrysococcyx lucidus   Rare/Accidental 
 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
 
White-throated Needletail       Hirundapus caudacutus     Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
 
Eurasian Skylark        Alauda arvensis       Introduced species 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
 
Tree Martin        Petrochelidon nigricans      Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
 
Australasian Pipit       Anthus novaeseelandiae     Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
 
Dunnock       Prunella modularis 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
 
Eurasian Blackbird      Turdus merula         Introduced species 
Song Thrush               Turdus philomelos   Introduced species 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
 
Fernbird        Megalurus punctatus         Endemic (country/region) 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
 
Gray Fantail        Rhipidura fuliginosa 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae
 
Tomtit      Petroica macrocephala      Endemic (country/region) 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae
 
Gray Gerygone     Gerygone igata     Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
 
Silver-eye     Zosterops lateralis 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
 
European Starling        Sturnus vulgaris       Introduced species 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
 
Yellowhammer            Emberiza citrinella      Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
 
Chaffinch                   Fringilla coelebs          Introduced species 
Common Redpoll        Carduelis flammea      Introduced species 
European Goldfinch     Carduelis carduelis 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
 
House Sparrow           Passer domesticus      Introduced species 

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