Field checklist
Birds of Sao Tome and Principe
146 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Crake | Crecopsis egregia | Rallidae | LC | |
| African Emerald Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx cupreus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| African Green Pigeon | Treron calvus | Columbidae | NE | |
| African Olive Pigeon | Columba arquatrix | Columbidae | LC | |
| African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | Apodidae | LC | |
| African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | Motacillidae | LC | |
| African Rail | Rallus caerulescens | Rallidae | LC | |
| African Scops Owl | Otus senegalensis | Strigidae | NE | |
| American Golden Plover | Pluvialis dominica | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | Laridae | LC | |
| Band-rumped Storm Petrel | Hydrobates castro | Hydrobatidae | LC | |
| Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | Accipitridae | NE | |
| Black Noddy | Anous minutus | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-capped Speirops E | Zosterops lugubris | Zosteropidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Weaver | Ploceus melanocephalus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | Glareolidae | NT | |
| Black-winged Red Bishop | Euplectes hordeaceus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Blue Waxbill | Uraeginthus angolensis | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Blue-breasted Kingfisher | Halcyon malimbica | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Laridae | LC | |
| Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Sulidae | NE | |
| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | Laridae | LC | |
| Cape Gannet | Morus capensis | Sulidae | EN | |
| Chestnut-breasted Nigrita | Nigrita bicolor | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Chestnut-winged Starling | Onychognathus fulgidus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Diederik Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Dohrn’s Warbler | Sylvia dohrni | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Eurasian Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Scolopacidae | NE | |
| European Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria | Charadriidae | LC | |
| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| European Storm Petrel | Hydrobates pelagicus | Hydrobatidae | LC | |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | Anatidae | LC | |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Giant Sunbird E | Dreptes thomensis | Nectariniidae | VU | |
| Giant Weaver E | Ploceus grandis | Ploceidae | NT | |
| Golden-backed Bishop | Euplectes aureus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Great Shearwater | Ardenna gravis | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | Phoenicopteridae | LC | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Grey Parrot | Psittacus erithacus | Psittacidae | EN | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Charadriidae | VU | |
| Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | Numididae | LC | |
| Island Bronze-naped Pigeon | Columba malherbii | Columbidae | NT | |
| Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Klaas’s Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Anatidae | LC | |
| Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | Columbidae | LC | |
| Lemon Dove | Aplopelia larvata | Columbidae | LC | |
| Lesser Flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | Phoenicopteridae | NT | |
| Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | Laniidae | LC | |
| Lesser Moorhen | Paragallinula angulata | Rallidae | LC | |
| Little Bittern | Botaurus minutus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Little Heron | Butorides atricapilla | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | Apodidae | LC | |
| Malachite Kingfisher E | Corythornis cristatus | Alcedinidae | NE | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | Sulidae | LC | |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | Columbidae | LC | |
| Newton’s Sunbird E | Anabathmis newtonii | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Olive Ibis | Bostrychia olivacea | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Olive Sunbird | Cyanomitra olivacea | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Pandionidae | LC | |
| Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | Viduidae | LC | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Principe Scops Owl | Otus bikegila | Strigidae | CR | |
| Principe Seedeater E | Crithagra rufobrunnea | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Principe Speirops E | Zosterops leucophaeus | Zosteropidae | LC | |
| Principe Starling E | Lamprotornis ornatus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Principe Sunbird E | Anabathmis hartlaubii | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Principe Thrush E | Turdus xanthorhynchus | Turdidae | CR | |
| Principe Weaver E | Ploceus princeps | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Principe White-eye E | Zosterops ficedulinus | Zosteropidae | EN | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher | Terpsiphone rufiventer | Monarchidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Sulidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | Falconidae | VU | |
| Red-headed Lovebird | Agapornis pullarius | Psittaculidae | LC | |
| Red-headed Quelea | Quelea erythrops | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Red-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis afer | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Sao Tome Fiscal E | Lanius newtoni | Laniidae | CR | |
| Sao Tome Green Pigeon E | Treron sanctithomae | Columbidae | EN | |
| Sao Tome Grosbeak E | Crithagra concolor | Fringillidae | CR | |
| Sao Tome Ibis E | Bostrychia bocagei | Threskiornithidae | CR | |
| Sao Tome Olive Pigeon E | Columba thomensis | Columbidae | EN | |
| Sao Tome Oriole E | Oriolus crassirostris | Oriolidae | VU | |
| Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher E | Terpsiphone atrochalybeia | Monarchidae | LC | |
| Sao Tome Prinia E | Prinia molleri | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Sao Tome Scops Owl E | Otus hartlaubi | Strigidae | VU | |
| Sao Tome Shorttail E | Motacilla bocagii | Motacillidae | VU | |
| Sao Tome Spinetail E | Zoonavena thomensis | Apodidae | LC | |
| Sao Tome Thrush E | Turdus olivaceofuscus | Turdidae | LC | |
| Sao Tome Weaver E | Ploceus sanctithomae | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Sao Tome White-eye E | Zosterops feae | Zosteropidae | NT | |
| Scaly Spurfowl | Pternistis squamatus | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | Procellariidae | NT | |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | Laridae | LC | |
| Southern Masked Weaver | Ploceus velatus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Splendid Starling | Lamprotornis splendidus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Velvet-mantled Drongo | Dicrurus modestus | Dicruridae | LC | |
| Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Tytonidae | NE | |
| Western Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Western House Martin | Delichon urbicum | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Western Reef Heron | Egretta gularis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| White-bellied Kingfisher | Corythornis leucogaster | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Laridae | LC | |
| White-winged Widowbird | Euplectes albonotatus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Storm Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Oceanitidae | LC | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | Fringillidae | LC |
This checklist lists the species that have profiles on this site, not every species ever recorded in the country. Taxonomy: AviList. Status: IUCN Red List category.