This list of birds of the Juan Fernández Islands includes species documented in the Chilean archipelago of the Juan Fernández Islands, belonging to the region of Valparaíso, located in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The backbone of this list is provided by Avibase, and all additions that differ from this list have citations. As of November 2024, there are 84 recorded bird species in the Juan Fernández Islands.
The following tags note species in each of those categories:
- (A) Accidental - species not regularly occurring in the Juan Fernández Islands
- (En) Endemic - species that is only found in the Juan Fernández Islands
- (Eb) Endemic breeder - species that only breeds in the Juan Fernández Islands
- (Ex) Extirpated - species that no longer occurs in the Juan Fernández Islands but still occurs elsewhere
- (I) Introduced - species that is not native to the Juan Fernández Islands
Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
- Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
- Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
- Spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis)
New World quail
Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae
- California quail (Callipepla californica) (I) (Ex)
Grebes
Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae
- White-tufted grebe (Rollandia rolland) (A)
Doves and pigeons
Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae
- Rock dove (Columba livia) (I)
Hummingbirds
Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae
- Green-backed firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes)
- Juan Fernandez firecrown (Sephanoides fernandensis) (En)
Rails
Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae
- Spotted rail (Pardirallus maculatus) (A)
- Red-fronted coot (Fulica rufifrons) (A)
- Red-gartered coot (Fulica armillata) (A)
Oystercatchers
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae
- Blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater)
Plovers and Lapwings
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae
- Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
- Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
Sandpipers
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Skuas and jaegers
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae
- Long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
- Pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
- Chilean skua (Stercorarius chilensis)
- South polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
Gulls, terns, and skimmers
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae
- Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)
- Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
- Brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Black noddy (Anous minutus) (A)
- Grey noddy (Anous albivitta)
- Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
- Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) (A)
Tropicbirds
Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae
- White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
- Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
Penguins
Order: Sphenisciformes Family: Spheniscidae
- Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) (A)
- Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) (A)
- Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) (A)
Albatrosses
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Diomedeidae
- Northern royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi)
- Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora)
- Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri)
- Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini)
- Chatham albatross (Thalassarche eremita)
- Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)
- Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) (A)
Southern storm petrels
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Oceanitidae
- Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- Elliot's storm-petrel (Oceanites gracilis)
- White-faced storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina) (A)
- White-bellied storm-petrel (Fregetta grallaria)
Petrels and shearwaters
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae
- Southern giant-petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
- Northern giant-petrel (Macronectes halli)
- Southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
- Cape petrel (Daption capense)
- Kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- Providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri)
- Juan Fernandez petrel (Pterodroma externa) (Eb)
- Black-winged petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis) (A)
- Masatierra petrel (Pterodroma defilippiana)
- Stejneger's petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) (Eb)
- Phoenix petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata)
- Slender-billed prion (Pachyptila belcheri)
- Blue petrel (Halobaena caerulea) (A)
- Grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea)
- White-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
- Westland petrel (Procellaria westlandica)
- Pink-footed shearwater (Ardenna creatopus)
- Flesh-footed shearwater (Ardenna carneipes)
- Buller's shearwater (Ardenna bulleri)
- Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea)
- Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) (A)
Frigatebirds
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Fregatidae
- Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Boobies and gannets
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Sulidae
- Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
- Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) (A)
Cormorants
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae
- Guanay cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvillii)
Pelicans
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae
- Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus)
Herons and egrets
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae
- Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi)
New World vultures
Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae
- Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
Hawks, kites, and eagles
Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
- Variable hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma)
- Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni) (A)
Owls
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
- Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
Falcons
Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae
- American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Ovenbirds
Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae
- Grey-flanked cinclodes (Cinclodes oustaleti)
- Masafuera rayadito (Aphrastura masafuerae) (En)
Tyrant flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae
- Tufted tit-tyrant (Anairetes parulus)
- Juan Fernandez tit-tyrant (Anairetes fernandezianus) (En)
- Dark-faced ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus)
Thrushes
Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae
- Austral thrush (Turdus falcklandii)
Old World flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae
- Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) (A)
Old World sparrows
Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae
- House sparrow (Passer domesticus) (I)
New World sparrows
Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae
- Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) (A)
Icterids
Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae
- Austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) (A)
References
- "Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World Juan Fernandez Islands". Avibase. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Brown Noddy". eBird. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Black Noddy". eBird. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Waved Albatross". eBird. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Elliot's Storm-Petrel". eBird. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Blue Petrel". eBird. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Great Frigatebird". eBird. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Blue-Footed Booby". eBird. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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