Tristan da Cunha Islands

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Tristan da Cunha. Inaccessible. Nightingale

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Number of species: 79
Number of endemics: 2
Number of globally threatened species: 11
Number of extinct species: 1
Anatidae
Speckled Teal	Anas flavirostris	Marreca-pintada
Spheniscidae
King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus	Ping�im-rei
Emperor Penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri
Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua		Near-threatened
Chinstrap Penguin	Pygoscelis antarcticus
Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Ping�im-de-penacho-amarelo
Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus	Pinguim-de-testa-amarela	Vulnerable
Jackass Penguin	Spheniscus demersus	Pinguim do cabo	Vulnerable
Diomedeidae
Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	Albatroz-real
Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans	Albatroz-gigante
Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Piau-preto	Endangered
Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	Piau-de-costa-clara	Near-threatened
Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos	Albatroz-de-nariz-amarelo
Grey-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	Albatroz-de-cabe�a-cinza	Vulnerable
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophrys	Albatroz-de-sobrancelha
Shy Albatross	Thalassarche cauta	Albatroz-arisco
Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel	Macronectes giganteus	Petrel-gigante	Near-threatened
Hall's Giant-Petrel	Macronectes halli	Petrel-gigante-do-norte	Near-threatened
Southern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialoides	Pardel�o-prateado
Cape Petrel	Daption capense	Pomba-do-cabo
Broad-billed Prion	Pachyptila vittata	Prion-bico-de-pato
Antarctic Prion	Pachyptila desolata	Prion antarctico
Slender-billed Prion	Pachyptila belcheri	Prion-bico-fino
Kerguelen Petrel	Aphrodroma brevirostris	Grazina-de-bico-curto
Great-winged Petrel	Pterodroma macroptera	Fura-buxo-de-cara-cinza
Atlantic Petrel	Pterodroma incerta	Grazina-de-barrjga-branca	Endangered
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis	Freira
Juan Fernandez Petrel	Pterodroma externa		Vulnerable
Grey Petrel	Procellaria cinerea	Pardela cinza	Near-threatened
White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	Pardela preta
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	Cagarra
Little Shearwater	Puffinus assimilis	Pardela-pequena
Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus	Pardela-preta	Near-threatened
Great Shearwater	Puffinus gravis	Pardela-de-bico-preto
Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Painho de Wilson
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel	Garrodia nereis
White-faced Storm-Petrel	Pelagodroma marina	Painho-de-ventre-branco
White-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta grallaria	Painho-de-barriga-branca
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta tropica	Painho-de-barriga-preta
Leach's Storm Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	Painho-de-cauda-forcada
Pelecanoididae
Common Diving-Petrel	Pelecanoides urinatrix
Ardeidae
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	Socozinho
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Garca-vaqueira
Cocoi Heron	Ardea cocoi	Soc�-grande
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Gar�a-branca-grande
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Garcinha-branca
Rallidae
Inaccessible Island Rail	Atlantisia rogersi		Endemic Vulnerable
Spotless Crake	Porzana tabuensis
Paint-billed Crake	Neocrex erythrops	Sana-de-bico-vermelho
Allen's Gallinule	Porphyrio alleni	Caim�o de Allen
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Galinha-d'�gua-azul	Rare/Accidental
Tristan Moorhen	Gallinula nesiotis
Red-gartered Coot	Fulica armillata	Carqueja-de-bico-manchado
Charadriidae
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Borrelho-grande-de-coleira
Rufous-chested Plover	Charadrius modestus	Batuira-de-peito-tijolo
Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Ma�arico-do-campo	Rare/Accidental
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Ma�arico-solit�rio	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Ma�arico-maculado
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Rola-do-mar
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Pilrito-sanderlingo
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Macarico de rabadilha branca	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Pilrito-peitoral
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	Pilrito-acuminado
Laridae
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	Gaivot�o
Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan	Gaivota de Franklin	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Andorinha-do-mar-�rctica
Antarctic Tern	Sterna vittata	Trinta-r�is-antartico
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus	Andorinha-do-mar-preta
Black Noddy	Anous minutus	Trinta-r�is-preto
Stercorariidae
Brown Skua	Stercorarius antarcticus	mandri�o-ant�rtico
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Moleiro-paras�tico
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Moleiro-de-cauda-comprida
Cuculidae
Dark-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus melacoryphus	Papa-lagarta-canelado
Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Bacurau-americano
Hirundinidae
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Andorinha-das-chamin�s
Sylviidae
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Felosa-musical
Turdidae
Tristan Thrush	Nesocichla eremita		Endemic Near-threatened
Emberizidae
Nightingale Island Finch	Nesospiza acunhae		Vulnerable
Wilkins's Finch	Nesospiza wilkinsi		Vulnerable

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