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Seychelles
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Seychelles
Materials recorded in Seychelles
List of all the materials recorded in Seychelles, sorted by rating.125 Videos
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
An adult defending its territory within the colony from another one
LocalityBird Island, Seychelles (ssp nubilosa) Josep del Hoyo 02 September 2000 21 sec 4.7
Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)
A male singing, turning around and flying away.
LocalityLa Digue Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Mike Edgecombe 31 May 2005 35 sec 4.7
Seychelles Brush-warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis)
A bird perched and jumping up to another branch.
LocalityAride Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Mike Edgecombe 31 May 2005 14 sec 4.7
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
An adult beside the colony, showing that it is not afraid of people
LocalityBird Island, Seychelles (ssp nubilosa) Josep del Hoyo 02 September 2000 28 sec 4.6
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
Several adults defending its territories within the colony
LocalityBird Island, Seychelles (ssp nubilosa) Josep del Hoyo 02 September 2000 46 sec 4.6
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
An adult at the colony, feeding a chick
LocalityBird Island, Seychelles (ssp nubilosa) Josep del Hoyo 02 September 2000 31 sec 4.6
Seychelles Magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum)
An adult on a branch and then on the ground, feeding
LocalityAride Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Peter Nash 29 October 2001 26 sec 4.6
Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris)
An adult on a branch, singing
LocalityBird Island, Seychelles (ssp tenuirostris) Josep del Hoyo 27 August 2000 30 sec 4.6
Seychelles Magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum)
An adult foraging on the ground.
LocalityAride Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Mike Edgecombe 31 May 2005 24 sec 4.5
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
An adult calling at the colony
LocalityBird Island, Seychelles (ssp nubilosa) Josep del Hoyo 02 September 2000 36 sec 4.5
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
Two adults showing territorial display at a colony
LocalityBird Island, Seychelles (ssp nubilosa) Josep del Hoyo 02 September 2000 22 sec 4.5
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
A small chick at a colony
LocalityBird Island, Seychelles (ssp nubilosa) Josep del Hoyo 02 September 2000 15 sec 4.5
Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris)
An adult with its chick in the nest
LocalityCousin Island, Seychelles (ssp tenuirostris) Josep del Hoyo 27 August 2000 21 sec 4.5
Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris)
A bird perched at a colony
LocalityBird Island, Seychelles (ssp tenuirostris) Josep del Hoyo 27 August 2000 30 sec 4.5
22 Photographs
Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)
Female in the early morning after a shower.
LocalityLa Digue Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Henrik Bringsøe 16 April 2006 4
Seychelles Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes crassirostris)
Perched on a dead branch with Spanish moss in an open montane forest.
LocalityMahe Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Henrik Bringsøe 05 April 2006 4
Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris)
A portrait of a Lesser Noddy.
LocalityAride Island, Seychelles Norbert Sauberer 21 September 2008 4
Seychelles Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes crassirostris)
Perched on a dead branch with Spanish moss in an open montane forest.
LocalityMahe Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Henrik Bringsøe 05 April 2006 4
Seychelles Magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum)
A ringed bird searching for insects in the litter on Aride Island.
LocalityAride Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Norbert Sauberer 21 September 2008 4
Seychelles Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes crassirostris)
A Seychelles Black Bulbul waits for some food (Vallée de Mai).
LocalityPraslin Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Norbert Sauberer 22 September 2008 3.8
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
Bird in flight from below.
LocalityAride Island, Seychelles (ssp lepturus) Norbert Sauberer 21 September 2008 3.8
Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)
Female in the early morning after a shower.
LocalityLa Digue Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Henrik Bringsøe 16 April 2006 3.7
Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris)
One Lesser Noddy perched
LocalityAride Island, Seychelles Norbert Sauberer 21 September 2008 3.4
Seychelles Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrima)
This photo is a scan from a slide and posted because there seem to be very few images available for this species.
LocalityMahe Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Gerard Visser 15 June 1987 3.3
Seychelles Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrima)
A bird perched in the middle level of a tree.
LocalityAride Island, Seychelles Norbert Sauberer 21 September 2008 3
Seychelles Brush-warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis)
One bird perched in a young tree.
LocalityAride Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Norbert Sauberer 21 September 2008 3
Seychelles Swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus)
A bird in flight.
LocalityLa Digue Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species) Norbert Sauberer 23 September 2008 3
Seychelles Fody (Foudia sechellarum)
A hungry Seychelles Fody.
LocalityAride Island, Seychelles Norbert Sauberer 21 September 2008 3
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Checklist of the birds of Seychelles
Checklist of the birds of Seychelles
Including Aldabra
Main sources consulted:
- Seychelles Birds Record Committe (SBRC). Checklist October 2010. http://www.stokecoll.ac.uk Accessed: 4/05/2011.- African Bird Club (ABC) & Dowsett, B. Checklist of the Birds of The Seychelles and Aldabra. http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/checklists/ Accessed: 4/05/2011.
Uncertain records not included.
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Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- 43 823 1 1 20 22 8 Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) Vagrant Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- 66 843 2 1 21 44 8 Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) Vagrant
- 57 848 3 2 24 31 8 Cape Petrel (Daption capense) Vagrant
- 2 861 4 1 1 8 Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) Vagrant
- 0 888 5 6 Jouanin's Petrel (Bulweria fallax) Vagrant
- 10 897 6 5 5 8 Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes) Vagrant
- 27 899 7 3 6 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 9 911 8 6 3 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 17 914 9 5 12 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Vagrant
- 8 916 10 6 2 8 White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina) Vagrant
- 3 925 11 1 2 8 Swinhoe's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis) Vagrant
- 3 929 12 1 2 7 Matsudaira's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) Vagrant Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 27 938 13 16 11 8 Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) Vagrant
- 19 939 14 13 6 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 20 940 15 8 12 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 57 954 16 24 33 8 Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- 50 955 17 1 11 38 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- 52 956 18 24 28 8 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- 208 961 19 1 120 87 8 Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Vagrant
- 39 991 20 23 16 8 Long-tailed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) Vagrant Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 37 1001 21 1 4 32 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- 15 1002 22 5 10 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 282 1005 23 8 180 94 8 Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- 94 1014 24 5 46 43 8 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) Vagrant
- 316 1015 25 6 168 142 8 Great White Egret (Egretta alba) Vagrant
- 64 1021 26 31 33 8 Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia) Vagrant
- 269 1025 27 5 143 121 8 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- 248 1034 28 3 147 98 8 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- 71 1029 29 3 45 23 8 Indian Pond-heron (Ardeola grayii) Vagrant
- 63 1028 30 35 28 8 Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) Vagrant
- 5 1032 31 3 2 3 Madagascar Pond-heron (Ardeola idae)
- 254 1035 32 3 129 122 8 Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus)
- 271 1037 33 5 169 97 8 Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- 32 1053 34 21 11 8 Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
- 6 1056 35 2 4 8 Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) Vagrant
- 45 1061 36 25 20 8 Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Vagrant Storks (Ciconiidae)
- 176 1075 37 2 99 75 8 European White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Vagrant Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- 58 1084 38 46 12 8 Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- 97 1106 39 2 45 50 8 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) Vagrant Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
- 194 1116 40 3 124 67 8 Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 90 1130 41 3 34 53 8 White-faced Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata) Vagrant
- 73 1166 42 8 30 35 8 Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) Vagrant
- 68 1193 43 4 27 37 8 Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) Vagrant
- 360 1206 44 2 242 116 8 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Vagrant
- 90 1215 45 1 49 40 8 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Vagrant
- 48 1221 46 3 23 22 8 Garganey (Anas querquedula)
- 141 1227 47 1 56 84 8 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Vagrant
- 34 1237 48 18 16 6 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) Vagrant
- 92 1241 49 35 57 8 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) Vagrant Osprey (Pandionidae)
- 181 1278 50 1 119 61 8 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Vagrant Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- 27 1289 51 2 18 7 8 Western Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus) Vagrant
- 214 1309 52 3 138 73 8 Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Vagrant
- 94 1352 53 33 61 8 Western Marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Vagrant
- 39 1362 54 29 10 6 Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) Vagrant
- 36 1495 55 23 13 8 Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) Vagrant Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- 73 1539 56 26 47 4 Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) Vagrant
- 174 1540 57 1 87 86 8 Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Vagrant
- 2 1541 58 1 1 8 Madagascar Kestrel (Falco newtoni)
- 3 1543 59 1 2 4 Seychelles Kestrel (Falco araea) Endemic
- 17 1553 60 8 9 6 Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) Vagrant
- 34 1554 61 16 18 8 Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
- 13 1555 62 2 8 3 8 Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) Vagrant
- 1 1556 63 1 6 Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) Vagrant
- 47 1561 64 2 25 20 8 Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) Vagrant
- 25 1571 65 1 17 7 3 Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) Vagrant
- 133 1575 66 4 59 70 8 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Vagrant Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 47 1715 67 7 19 21 8 Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) Introduced
- 18 1760 68 2 15 1 8 Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) Vagrant Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 3 1954 69 2 1 8 White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri)
- 17 1956 70 1 8 8 6 Corncrake (Crex crex) Vagrant
- 61 1974 71 5 24 32 8 White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) Vagrant
- 21 1980 72 11 10 8 Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) Vagrant
- 27 1978 73 5 22 8 Little Crake (Porzana parva) Vagrant
- 0 1991 74 8 Striped Crake (Aenigmatolimnas marginalis) Vagrant
- 4 2004 75 2 2 8 Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni) Vagrant
- 207 2009 76 8 88 111 8 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Crab Plover (Dromadidae)
- 40 2068 77 26 14 8 Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
- 96 2074 78 3 34 59 8 Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) Vagrant Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
- 348 2080 79 8 170 170 8 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) Vagrant Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
- 73 2088 80 6 31 36 8 Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) Vagrant Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
- 41 2106 81 21 20 8 Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) Vagrant
- 26 2107 82 3 7 16 8 Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) Vagrant
- 8 2108 83 5 3 6 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) Vagrant
- 2 2109 84 2 4 Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) Vagrant Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 34 2132 85 27 7 2 Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) Vagrant
- 65 2138 86 1 20 44 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- 85 2141 87 1 31 53 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- 71 2143 88 4 19 48 8 Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
- 112 2146 89 3 44 65 8 Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) Vagrant
- 29 2165 90 12 17 8 Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius mongolus)
- 36 2166 91 22 14 8 Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
- 7 2167 92 4 3 8 Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus) Vagrant
- 6 2168 93 3 3 8 Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus) Vagrant Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 23 2188 94 16 7 8 Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) Vagrant
- 7 2192 95 5 2 8 Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) Vagrant
- 8 2196 96 6 2 6 Great Snipe (Gallinago media) Vagrant
- 106 2197 97 1 45 60 8 Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Vagrant
- 116 2207 98 4 51 61 6 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Vagrant
- 67 2209 99 26 41 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- 7 2212 100 3 4 8 Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) Vagrant
- 115 2213 101 4 65 46 8 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- 61 2216 102 2 23 36 6 Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
- 31 2220 103 1 14 16 8 Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) Vagrant
- 94 2221 104 4 37 53 8 Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) Vagrant
- 53 2222 105 29 24 8 Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Vagrant
- 86 2223 106 6 43 37 8 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- 51 2227 107 4 14 33 8 Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) Vagrant
- 123 2229 108 3 58 62 8 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- 26 2230 109 14 12 8 Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- 132 2231 110 5 59 68 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- 33 2233 111 18 15 8 Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) Vagrant
- 171 2237 112 1 96 74 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 19 2240 113 7 12 8 Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) Vagrant
- 117 2242 114 60 57 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 91 2246 115 1 31 59 8 Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
- 36 2247 116 2 13 21 8 Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) Vagrant
- 23 2248 117 3 20 8 Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- 43 2252 118 1 15 27 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Vagrant
- 42 2253 119 14 28 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Vagrant
- 77 2254 120 2 23 52 8 Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
- 15 2260 121 5 10 8 Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus) Vagrant
- 26 2261 122 11 15 6 Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) Vagrant
- 90 2262 123 33 57 8 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Vagrant
- 76 2264 124 3 25 48 8 Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) Vagrant Skuas (Stercorariidae)
- 18 2274 125 1 6 11 8 South Polar Skua (Catharacta maccormicki) Vagrant
- 110 2275 126 4 43 63 8 Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica)
- 27 2278 127 1 17 9 8 Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) Vagrant Gulls (Laridae)
- 15 2288 128 8 7 8 Sooty Gull (Larus hemprichii) Vagrant
- 128 2304 129 2 81 45 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) Vagrant
- 257 2314 130 2 155 100 8 Common Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) Vagrant Terns (Sternidae)
- 39 2331 131 21 18 8 Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) Vagrant
- 49 2332 132 29 20 8 Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- 15 2334 133 10 5 8 Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
- 54 2335 134 3 32 19 8 Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Vagrant
- 79 2338 135 43 36 8 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 16 2340 136 1 4 11 8 Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
- 20 2341 137 1 6 13 8 Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 105 2344 138 1 50 54 8 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- 41 2350 139 1 27 13 8 Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) Vagrant
- 8 2351 140 3 5 8 Saunders' Tern (Sterna saundersi)
- 6 2357 141 4 2 8 White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa) Vagrant
- 16 2362 142 7 9 8 Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus)
- 31 2363 143 6 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 58 2364 144 2 26 30 8 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus) Vagrant
- 33 2365 145 15 18 8 White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
- 34 2370 146 13 21 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 23 2368 147 4 19 8 Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris)
- 23 2373 148 3 20 8 White Tern (Gygis alba) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 126 2416 149 5 90 31 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia) Introduced
- 51 2468 150 1 21 29 8 European Turtle-dove (Streptopelia turtur) Vagrant
- 9 2481 151 5 4 8 Madagascar Turtle-dove (Streptopelia picturata)
- 37 2519 152 3 17 17 8 Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) Introduced
- 2 2680 153 2 8 Comoro Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas sganzini)
- 2 2681 154 2 8 Seychelles Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrima) Endemic Parrots (Psittacidae)
- 137 2880 155 9 67 61 8 Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
- 7 2915 156 3 4 8 Black Parrot (Coracopsis nigra) Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- 40 3096 157 4 30 6 8 Jacobin Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) Vagrant
- 28 3099 158 13 15 8 Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) Vagrant
- 55 3110 159 6 23 26 8 Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) Vagrant
- 4 3115 160 1 1 2 8 Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii) Vagrant
- 2 3189 161 1 1 8 Madagascar Coucal (Centropus toulou) Barn-owls (Tytonidae)
- 87 3244 162 3 48 36 8 Common Barn-owl (Tyto alba) Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- 47 3269 163 3 25 19 8 Eurasian Scops-owl (Otus scops) Vagrant
- 0 3278 164 3 Seychelles Scops-owl (Otus insularis) Endemic
- 24 3333 165 1 12 11 8 Brown Fish-owl (Ketupa zeylonensis) Vagrant Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- 20 3513 166 1 14 5 8 European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) Vagrant
- 3 3531 167 2 1 8 Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) Swifts (Apodidae)
- 1 3570 168 1 4 Seychelles Swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus) Endemic
- 3 3605 169 2 1 8 White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) Vagrant
- 2 3627 170 1 1 8 African Palm-swift (Cypsiurus parvus) Vagrant
- 32 3631 171 4 20 8 8 Common Swift (Apus apus) Vagrant
- 4 3638 172 1 3 8 Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) Vagrant
- 10 3640 173 1 5 4 8 Little Swift (Apus affinis) Vagrant Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- 28 4056 174 14 14 8 Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) Vagrant Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- 55 4143 175 4 28 23 8 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) Vagrant
- 5 4144 176 1 4 8 Olive Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) Vagrant
- 157 4147 177 1 71 85 8 European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) Vagrant Rollers (Coraciidae)
- 55 4151 178 43 12 6 European Roller (Coracias garrulus) Vagrant
- 18 4159 179 1 9 8 8 Cinnamon Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) Hoopoe (Upupidae)
- 185 4169 180 4 114 67 8 Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Vagrant Larks (Alaudidae)
- 15 5910 181 1 11 3 8 Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata) Vagrant
- 42 5915 182 1 15 26 8 Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) Vagrant Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- 4 5979 183 3 1 8 Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica) Vagrant
- 7 5976 184 3 4 8 Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola) Vagrant
- 52 5975 185 1 15 36 8 Collared Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) Vagrant
- 191 5988 186 3 107 81 8 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- 46 5995 187 1 24 21 8 Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) Vagrant
- 74 6016 188 1 18 55 8 Northern House Martin (Delichon urbicum) Vagrant Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- 40 6074 189 1 15 24 8 Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) Vagrant
- 54 6070 190 3 18 33 8 Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
- 218 6031 191 7 94 117 8 White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) Vagrant
- 226 6038 192 9 106 111 8 Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Vagrant
- 52 6037 193 2 26 24 8 Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) Vagrant
- 101 6039 194 3 47 51 8 Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) Vagrant Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- 104 6186 195 7 64 33 8 Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) Introduced
- 10 6296 196 4 6 8 Seychelles Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes crassirostris) Endemic
- 2 6294 197 1 1 8 Madagascar Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis) Thrushes (Turdidae)
- 25 6472 198 14 11 8 Common Rock-thrush (Monticola saxatilis) Vagrant
- 6 7226 199 2 4 2 Seychelles Magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum) Endemic
- 73 7237 200 2 37 34 8 Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) Vagrant
- 54 7263 201 1 26 27 8 Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) Vagrant
- 123 7281 202 2 40 81 8 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Vagrant
- 33 7286 203 18 15 8 Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) Vagrant
- 49 7292 204 1 32 16 8 Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) Vagrant Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
- 101 7070 205 2 50 49 8 Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) Vagrant Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- 5 7410 206 3 2 2 Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina) Endemic Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
- 2 6672 207 1 1 8 Madagascar Cisticola (Cisticola cherina) Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- 58 6816 208 4 21 33 8 Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) Vagrant
- 20 6824 209 2 7 11 8 Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) Vagrant
- 3 6849 210 1 2 4 Seychelles Brush-warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis) Endemic
- 10 6856 211 1 4 5 8 Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina) Vagrant
- 67 6921 212 3 30 34 8 Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) Vagrant
- 107 6923 213 12 47 48 8 Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) Vagrant
- 30 6929 214 3 10 17 8 Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) Vagrant
- 126 7006 215 11 41 74 8 Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) Vagrant
- 31 7007 216 2 13 16 8 Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) Vagrant
- 81 7008 217 7 35 39 8 Greater Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) Vagrant Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
- 4 8207 218 2 2 8 Souimanga Sunbird (Cinnyris sovimanga)
- 2 8208 219 1 1 8 Seychelles Sunbird (Cinnyris dussumieri) Endemic White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- 2 8311 220 2 8 Malagasy White-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus)
- 0 8318 221 3 Seychelles Grey White-eye (Zosterops modestus) Endemic Orioles (Oriolidae)
- 50 8584 222 4 20 26 8 Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) Vagrant Shrikes (Laniidae)
- 81 8606 223 1 41 39 8 Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) Vagrant
- 41 8619 224 19 22 8 Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor) Vagrant
- 61 8629 225 24 37 8 Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) Vagrant Drongos (Dicruridae)
- 0 8705 226 6 Aldabra Drongo (Dicrurus aldabranus) Endemic Crows (Corvidae)
- 97 8897 227 5 53 39 8 House Crow (Corvus splendens) Introduced
- 46 8931 228 3 24 19 8 Pied Crow (Corvus albus) Starlings (Sturnidae)
- 17 9003 229 2 7 8 8 Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea) Vagrant
- 67 8998 230 3 35 29 8 Rose-coloured Starling (Pastor roseus) Vagrant
- 119 8985 231 7 61 51 8 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Introduced Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- 355 9052 232 8 221 126 8 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Introduced Weavers (Ploceidae)
- 1 9176 233 1 8 Red-headed Fody (Foudia eminentissima)
- 21 9175 234 1 11 9 8 Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) Introduced
- 3 9179 235 1 2 6 Seychelles Fody (Foudia sechellarum) Endemic Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- 26 9256 236 1 14 11 8 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) Introduced Finches (Fringillidae)
- 20 9501 237 1 7 12 8 Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) Introduced
- 38 9427 238 2 13 23 8 Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) Vagrant Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- 44 9957 239 2 19 23 8 Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) Vagrant
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IBC Want list for Seychelles
IBC Want list for Seychelles
List of the species occurring in Seychelles that lack materials on the IBC12 species without videos
- Jouanin's Petrel (Bulweria fallax) Vagrant
- Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) Vagrant
- Striped Crake (Aenigmatolimnas marginalis) Vagrant
- Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) Vagrant
- Comoro Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas sganzini)
- Seychelles Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrima) Endemic
- Seychelles Scops-owl (Otus insularis) Endemic
- Seychelles Swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus) Endemic
- Malagasy White-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus)
- Seychelles Grey White-eye (Zosterops modestus) Endemic
- Aldabra Drongo (Dicrurus aldabranus) Endemic
- Red-headed Fody (Foudia eminentissima)
109 species without sounds
- Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) Vagrant
- Jouanin's Petrel (Bulweria fallax) Vagrant
- Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes) Vagrant
- Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
- Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Vagrant
- White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina) Vagrant
- Swinhoe's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis) Vagrant
- Matsudaira's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) Vagrant
- Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) Vagrant
- Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
- Long-tailed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) Vagrant
- Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
- Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia) Vagrant
- Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) Vagrant
- Madagascar Pond-heron (Ardeola idae)
- Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
- Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) Vagrant
- Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Vagrant
- Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) Vagrant
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) Vagrant
- Western Marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Vagrant
- Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) Vagrant
- Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) Vagrant
- Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) Vagrant
- Madagascar Kestrel (Falco newtoni)
- Seychelles Kestrel (Falco araea) Endemic
- Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) Vagrant
- Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
- Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) Vagrant
- White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri)
- Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) Vagrant
- Little Crake (Porzana parva) Vagrant
- Striped Crake (Aenigmatolimnas marginalis) Vagrant
- Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni) Vagrant
- Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola)
- Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) Vagrant
- Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) Vagrant
- Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) Vagrant
- Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) Vagrant
- Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius mongolus)
- Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
- Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus) Vagrant
- Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus) Vagrant
- Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) Vagrant
- Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) Vagrant
- Great Snipe (Gallinago media) Vagrant
- Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) Vagrant
- Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Vagrant
- Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) Vagrant
- Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) Vagrant
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Vagrant
- Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus) Vagrant
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) Vagrant
- Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Vagrant
- Sooty Gull (Larus hemprichii) Vagrant
- Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) Vagrant
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
- Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- Saunders' Tern (Sterna saundersi)
- White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa) Vagrant
- Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus)
- Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris)
- White Tern (Gygis alba)
- Madagascar Turtle-dove (Streptopelia picturata)
- Comoro Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas sganzini)
- Seychelles Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrima) Endemic
- Black Parrot (Coracopsis nigra)
- Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) Vagrant
- Madagascar Coucal (Centropus toulou)
- Seychelles Scops-owl (Otus insularis) Endemic
- Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis)
- Seychelles Swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus) Endemic
- White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) Vagrant
- African Palm-swift (Cypsiurus parvus) Vagrant
- Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) Vagrant
- Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) Vagrant
- Olive Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) Vagrant
- European Roller (Coracias garrulus) Vagrant
- Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica) Vagrant
- Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola) Vagrant
- Seychelles Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes crassirostris) Endemic
- Madagascar Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis)
- Common Rock-thrush (Monticola saxatilis) Vagrant
- Seychelles Magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum) Endemic
- Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) Vagrant
- Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina) Endemic
- Madagascar Cisticola (Cisticola cherina)
- Seychelles Brush-warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis) Endemic
- Souimanga Sunbird (Cinnyris sovimanga)
- Seychelles Sunbird (Cinnyris dussumieri) Endemic
- Malagasy White-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus)
- Seychelles Grey White-eye (Zosterops modestus) Endemic
- Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor) Vagrant
- Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) Vagrant
- Aldabra Drongo (Dicrurus aldabranus) Endemic
- Red-headed Fody (Foudia eminentissima)
- Seychelles Fody (Foudia sechellarum) Endemic
Seychelles statistics
239 species, 234 with material (97.91%)
12 endemics, 9 with material (75%)
147 vagrants, 145 with material (98.64%)
12 endemics, 9 with material (75%)
147 vagrants, 145 with material (98.64%)
227 species with videos (94.98%)
234 species with photographs (97.91%)
130 species with sounds (54.39%)
6940 videos, 7317 photographs and 393 sounds of species present in Seychelles
234 species with photographs (97.91%)
130 species with sounds (54.39%)
6940 videos, 7317 photographs and 393 sounds of species present in Seychelles