Birds of Pitcairn Islands
40 species recorded at 5 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Murphy's PetrelPterodroma ultima
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Christmas ShearwaterPuffinus nativitatis
Masked BoobySula dactylatra
Pitcairn Reed WarblerAcrocephalus vaughani
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Kermadec PetrelPterodroma neglecta
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Grey NoddyAnous albivitta
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Herald PetrelPterodroma heraldica
Phoenix PetrelPterodroma albaMost recorded
Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensis
Henderson PetrelPterodroma atrata
Stephen's LorikeetVini stepheni
Henderson Reed WarblerAcrocephalus taiti
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Black NoddyAnous minutus
Henderson CrakeZapornia atra
Henderson Fruit DovePtilinopus insularis
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
White-faced Storm PetrelPelagodroma marina
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulvaHotspots with the most records
- Henderson Island – North Landing23 species
- Pitcairn Island24 species
- Oeno Island28 species
- Ducie Island19 species
- Henderson Island22 species
All species recorded · 40
- Henderson Fruit Dove Ptilinopus insularis
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Henderson Crake Zapornia atra
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Grey Noddy Anous albivitta
- Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa
- Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
- Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica
- Henderson Petrel Pterodroma atrata
- Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Stephen's Lorikeet Vini stepheni
- Henderson Reed Warbler Acrocephalus taiti
- Pitcairn Reed Warbler Acrocephalus vaughani