Antarctic and Subantarctic
Tristan da Cunha Archipelago
Localities
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Tristan da Cunha Archipelago
Materials recorded in Tristan da Cunha Archipelago
List of all the materials recorded in Tristan da Cunha Archipelago, sorted by rating.1 Videos
Inaccessible Rail (Atlantisia rogersi)
a bird walking in the grass tussock at the beach of Inaccessible Island. Immature - judging by the dark eye.
LocalityTristan da Cunha Archipelago (Monotypic species) Peter Spierenburg 13 April 2011 18 sec 3.5
11 Photographs
Little Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis)
A single bird which was part of a small flock
LocalityTristan da Cunha Archipelago (ssp elegans) Alan Tate 01 April 2005 4.2
Tristan Thrush (Nesocichla eremita)
Tame bird foraging on path through the tussock-grass
LocalityNightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha Archipelago (ssp procax) Alan Tate 01 April 2005 4
Wilkins's Finch (Nesospiza wilkinsi)
Adult briefly perched on lichen-covered branch
LocalityNightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha Archipelago (Monotypic species) Alan Tate 01 April 2005 4
Gough Finch (Rowettia goughensis)
Male
LocalityGough Island, Tristan da Cunha Archipelago richthebirder 01 September 2002 4
Gough Finch (Rowettia goughensis)
Male
LocalityGough Island, Tristan da Cunha Archipelago richthebirder 01 September 2002 3.9
Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta)
Underwing flight shot as it overtook the ship
LocalityTristan da Cunha Archipelago (Monotypic species) Alan Tate 01 April 2006 3.6
Nightingale Finch (Nesospiza questi)
Bird in tall tussock-grass
LocalityNightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha Archipelago (Monotypic species) Alan Tate 01 April 2005 3.5
Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis)
Adult
LocalityGough Island, Tristan da Cunha Archipelago richthebirder 01 September 2002 3.5
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Checklist of the birds of Tristan da Cunha Archipelago
Checklist of the birds of Tristan da Cunha Archipelago
Main sources consulted:
- Ryan, P.G. et al., 2007. Field Guide to the animals and plants of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. Pisces Publications, Newbury.
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Penguins (Spheniscidae)
- 229 789 1 4 111 114 8 King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) Vagrant
- 190 791 2 5 85 100 6 Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) Vagrant
- 153 797 3 3 72 78 4 Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
- 33 799 4 1 20 12 4 Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) Vagrant
- 105 804 5 2 59 44 6 Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) Vagrant Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- 195 829 6 4 81 110 4 Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
- 62 830 7 1 35 26 4 Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)
- 184 837 8 1 80 103 4 Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris)
- 115 839 9 5 59 51 6 Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta)
- 14 840 10 8 6 3 Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos)
- 44 836 11 2 14 28 4 Grey-headed Albatross (Diomedea chrysostoma)
- 15 841 12 6 9 3 Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria fusca)
- 41 842 13 1 21 19 6 Light-mantled Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- 129 843 14 1 50 78 8 Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
- 106 844 15 3 43 60 8 Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)
- 26 846 16 1 9 16 8 Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
- 87 848 17 5 29 53 8 Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
- 17 850 18 5 12 8 Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera)
- 3 853 19 2 1 8 White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii)
- 16 856 20 7 9 3 Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta)
- 8 893 21 2 6 8 Kerguelen Petrel (Pterodroma brevirostris)
- 13 864 22 7 6 8 Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis)
- 11 880 23 4 7 8 Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)
- 1 881 24 1 8 Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata)
- 21 883 25 9 12 8 Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)
- 11 884 26 1 5 5 8 Slender-billed Prion (Pachyptila belcheri)
- 2 889 27 1 1 6 Grey Petrel (Procellaria cinerea)
- 83 890 28 4 32 47 4 White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
- 18 895 29 1 8 9 8 Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
- 23 898 30 17 6 8 Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
- 21 901 31 1 6 14 6 Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- 5 904 32 3 2 8 Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
- 3 910 33 1 2 8 Little Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 32 914 34 12 20 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 2 913 35 1 1 8 Grey-backed Storm-petrel (Garrodia nereis)
- 15 916 36 8 7 8 White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina)
- 15 917 37 6 9 8 Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- 2 918 38 2 8 White-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta grallaria)
- 3 920 39 1 2 8 European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) Vagrant
- 3 924 40 1 2 8 Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) Diving-petrels (Pelecanoididae)
- 8 937 41 3 5 8 Common Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 75 1007 42 4 47 24 8 Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) Vagrant
- 407 1015 43 6 247 154 8 Great White Egret (Egretta alba) Vagrant
- 135 1023 44 1 88 46 8 Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Vagrant
- 191 1024 45 1 132 58 8 Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Vagrant
- 345 1034 46 4 234 107 8 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Vagrant
- 326 1035 47 5 186 135 8 Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus) Vagrant Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 67 1200 48 2 31 34 8 Speckled Teal (Anas flavirostris) Vagrant Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 1 1959 49 1 4 Inaccessible Rail (Atlantisia rogersi) Endemic
- 3 1994 50 1 2 8 Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops) Vagrant
- 71 2005 51 34 37 8 American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) Vagrant
- 2 2008 52 2 4 Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis) Endemic
- 296 2009 53 9 145 142 8 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Vagrant
- 32 2022 54 1 12 19 8 Red-gartered Coot (Fulica armillata) Vagrant Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 21 2170 55 1 13 7 8 Rufous-chested Plover (Charadrius modestus) Vagrant Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 160 2213 56 4 98 58 8 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Vagrant
- 22 2219 57 2 13 7 8 Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Vagrant
- 108 2223 58 7 61 40 8 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) Vagrant
- 60 2228 59 1 28 31 8 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Vagrant
- 88 2232 60 2 47 39 8 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) Vagrant
- 230 2237 61 1 131 98 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Vagrant
- 173 2242 62 95 78 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba) Vagrant
- 50 2250 63 2 26 22 8 White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Vagrant
- 70 2252 64 3 20 47 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Vagrant
- 53 2253 65 17 36 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Vagrant
- 74 2265 66 5 22 47 8 Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) Skuas (Stercorariidae)
- 20 2274 67 1 7 12 8 South Polar Skua (Catharacta maccormicki) Vagrant
- 146 2275 68 5 57 84 8 Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica)
- 25 2277 69 1 11 13 8 Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) Vagrant
- 37 2278 70 1 21 15 8 Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) Vagrant
- 29 2279 71 3 17 9 8 Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) Gulls (Laridae)
- 210 2292 72 8 103 99 8 Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) Vagrant
- 52 2323 73 2 31 19 8 Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) Vagrant Terns (Sternidae)
- 95 2345 74 4 51 40 8 Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
- 70 2346 75 8 25 37 8 Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata)
- 43 2370 76 1 20 22 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- 23 3471 77 1 15 7 8 Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Vagrant Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- 40 5785 78 1 24 15 8 Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Vagrant Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- 252 5988 79 5 148 99 8 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Vagrant Thrushes (Turdidae)
- 1 6520 80 1 6 Tristan Thrush (Nesocichla eremita) Endemic Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- 90 6921 81 3 39 48 8 Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) Vagrant Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- 3 10008 82 3 2 Gough Finch (Rowettia goughensis) Endemic
- 0 10009 83 4 Inaccessible Finch (Nesospiza acunhae) Endemic
- 1 146786 84 1 4 Nightingale Finch (Nesospiza questi) Endemic
- 1 10010 85 1 4 Wilkins's Finch (Nesospiza wilkinsi) Endemic
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IBC Want list for Tristan da Cunha Archipelago
IBC Want list for Tristan da Cunha Archipelago
List of the species occurring in Tristan da Cunha Archipelago that lack materials on the IBC9 species without videos
- Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata)
- White-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta grallaria)
- Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops) Vagrant
- Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis) Endemic
- Tristan Thrush (Nesocichla eremita) Endemic
- Gough Finch (Rowettia goughensis) Endemic
- Inaccessible Finch (Nesospiza acunhae) Endemic
- Nightingale Finch (Nesospiza questi) Endemic
- Wilkins's Finch (Nesospiza wilkinsi) Endemic
32 species without sounds
- Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos)
- Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria fusca)
- Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera)
- White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii)
- Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta)
- Kerguelen Petrel (Pterodroma brevirostris)
- Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis)
- Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)
- Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata)
- Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)
- Grey Petrel (Procellaria cinerea)
- Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
- Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
- Little Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis)
- Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- Grey-backed Storm-petrel (Garrodia nereis)
- White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina)
- Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- White-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta grallaria)
- European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) Vagrant
- Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
- Common Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix)
- Inaccessible Rail (Atlantisia rogersi) Endemic
- American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) Vagrant
- Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis) Endemic
- Sanderling (Calidris alba) Vagrant
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Vagrant
- Tristan Thrush (Nesocichla eremita) Endemic
- Gough Finch (Rowettia goughensis) Endemic
- Inaccessible Finch (Nesospiza acunhae) Endemic
- Nightingale Finch (Nesospiza questi) Endemic
- Wilkins's Finch (Nesospiza wilkinsi) Endemic
Tristan da Cunha Archipelago statistics
85 species, 84 with material (98.82%)
7 endemics, 6 with material (85.71%)
36 vagrants, 36 with material (100%)
7 endemics, 6 with material (85.71%)
36 vagrants, 36 with material (100%)
76 species with videos (89.41%)
83 species with photographs (97.65%)
53 species with sounds (62.35%)
2878 videos, 3232 photographs and 152 sounds of species present in Tristan da Cunha Archipelago
83 species with photographs (97.65%)
53 species with sounds (62.35%)
2878 videos, 3232 photographs and 152 sounds of species present in Tristan da Cunha Archipelago