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St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

6 bird species live nowhere else on Earth but St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Endemic species: 6
Bird species: 25
Destinations: 1
Field guides: 1

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Found nowhere else

Endemic birds of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Gough Finch Rowettia goughensis Endemic to St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Gough Moorhen

Gough Moorhen Gallinula comeri Endemic to St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Inaccessible Island Finch

Inaccessible Island Finch Nesospiza acunhae Endemic to St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Inaccessible Island Rail

Inaccessible Island Rail Laterallus rogersi Endemic to St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

St. Helena Plover

St. Helena Plover Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae Endemic to St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Tristan Thrush Turdus eremita Endemic to St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Identify

Birds you are likely to see in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Southern Fulmar

Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides

Wandering Albatross

Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans

Red-footed Booby

Red-footed Booby Sula sula

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Northern Giant Petrel

Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Great-winged Petrel

Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera

Soft-plumaged Petrel

Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis

Magnificent Frigatebird

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens

Southern Giant Petrel

Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus

Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus

Broad-billed Prion

Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata

Plan

Where to go birding in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island

St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island The world's most remote inhabited island with endemic land birds and seabirds.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Best

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Field guides for St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Birds of Africa, South of the Sahara

Birds of Africa, South of the Sahara J. C. Sinclair et al., 2004 Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon and more Travelling birders