Seychelles birds
Number of displayed species: 289
- Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
- White-faced Whistling Duck / Dendrocygna viduata White-faced Whistling DuckLC
- Knob-billed Duck / Sarkidiornis melanotos Knob-billed DuckLC
- Ruddy Shelduck / Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy ShelduckLC
- Garganey / Spatula querquedula GarganeyLC
- Northern Shoveler / Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerLC
- Eurasian Wigeon / Mareca penelope Eurasian WigeonLC
- Mallard / Anas platyrhynchos MallardLC
- Red-billed Teal / Anas erythrorhyncha Red-billed TealLC
- Northern Pintail / Anas acuta Northern PintailLC
- Eurasian Teal / Anas crecca Eurasian TealLC
- Ferruginous Duck / Aythya nyroca Ferruginous DuckNT
- Tufted Duck / Aythya fuligula Tufted DuckLC
- Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
- Seychelles Swiftlet / Aerodramus elaphrus Seychelles SwiftletVU
- White-throated Needletail / Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated NeedletailLC
- African Palm Swift / Cypsiurus parvus African Palm SwiftLC
- Alpine Swift / Tachymarptis melba Alpine SwiftLC
- Common Swift / Apus apus Common SwiftLC
- Pacific Swift / Apus pacificus Pacific SwiftLC
- Little Swift / Apus affinis Little SwiftLC
- Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Rock Dove / Columba livia Rock DoveLC
- Malagasy Turtle Dove / Nesoenas picturatus Malagasy Turtle DoveLC
- European Turtle Dove / Streptopelia turtur European Turtle DoveVU
- Namaqua Dove / Oena capensis Namaqua DoveLC
- Zebra Dove / Geopelia striata Zebra DoveLC
- Comoro Blue Pigeon / Alectroenas sganzini Comoro Blue PigeonNT
- Seychelles Blue Pigeon / Alectroenas pulcherrimus Seychelles Blue PigeonLC
- Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- White-throated Rail / Dryolimnas cuvieri White-throated RailLC
- Corn Crake / Crex crex Corn CrakeLC
- Spotted Crake / Porzana porzana Spotted CrakeLC
- Lesser Moorhen / Paragallinula angulata Lesser MoorhenLC
- Common Moorhen / Gallinula chloropus Common MoorhenLC
- Allen's Gallinule / Porphyrio alleni Allen's GallinuleLC
- Purple Gallinule / Porphyrio martinica Purple GallinuleLC
- African Swamphen / Porphyrio madagascariensis African SwamphenNE
- Little Crake / Zapornia parva Little CrakeLC
- Striped Crake / Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Striped CrakeLC
- White-breasted Waterhen / Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted WaterhenLC
- Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Spur-winged Lapwing / Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged LapwingLC
- Senegal Lapwing / Vanellus lugubris Senegal LapwingLC
- Sociable Lapwing / Vanellus gregarius Sociable LapwingCR
- Pacific Golden Plover / Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden PloverLC
- Grey Plover / Pluvialis squatarola Grey PloverLC
- Common Ringed Plover / Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed PloverLC
- Little Ringed Plover / Charadrius dubius Little Ringed PloverLC
- Greater Sand Plover / Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand PloverLC
- Tibetan Sand Plover / Charadrius atrifrons Tibetan Sand PloverNE
- Caspian Plover / Charadrius asiaticus Caspian PloverLC
- Oriental Plover / Charadrius veredus Oriental PloverLC
- Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae Painted-snipes
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Eurasian Whimbrel / Numenius phaeopus Eurasian WhimbrelLC
- Little Curlew / Numenius minutus Little CurlewLC
- Eurasian Curlew / Numenius arquata Eurasian CurlewNT
- Bar-tailed Godwit / Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed GodwitNT
- Black-tailed Godwit / Limosa limosa Black-tailed GodwitNT
- Ruddy Turnstone / Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneLC
- Great Knot / Calidris tenuirostris Great KnotEN
- Red Knot / Calidris canutus Red KnotNT
- Ruff / Calidris pugnax RuffLC
- Broad-billed Sandpiper / Calidris falcinellus Broad-billed SandpiperLC
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper / Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed SandpiperVU
- Curlew Sandpiper / Calidris ferruginea Curlew SandpiperNT
- Temminck's Stint / Calidris temminckii Temminck's StintLC
- Long-toed Stint / Calidris subminuta Long-toed StintLC
- Sanderling / Calidris alba SanderlingLC
- Little Stint / Calidris minuta Little StintLC
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper / Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted SandpiperNT
- Pectoral Sandpiper / Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperLC
- Jack Snipe / Lymnocryptes minimus Jack SnipeLC
- Pin-tailed Snipe / Gallinago stenura Pin-tailed SnipeLC
- Great Snipe / Gallinago media Great SnipeNT
- Common Snipe / Gallinago gallinago Common SnipeLC
- Terek Sandpiper / Xenus cinereus Terek SandpiperLC
- Red-necked Phalarope / Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeLC
- Common Sandpiper / Actitis hypoleucos Common SandpiperLC
- Green Sandpiper / Tringa ochropus Green SandpiperLC
- Grey-tailed Tattler / Tringa brevipes Grey-tailed TattlerNT
- Common Redshank / Tringa totanus Common RedshankLC
- Marsh Sandpiper / Tringa stagnatilis Marsh SandpiperLC
- Wood Sandpiper / Tringa glareola Wood SandpiperLC
- Spotted Redshank / Tringa erythropus Spotted RedshankLC
- Common Greenshank / Tringa nebularia Common GreenshankLC
- Crab-plover / Dromadidae Crab-plover
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Brown Noddy / Anous stolidus Brown NoddyLC
- Lesser Noddy / Anous tenuirostris Lesser NoddyLC
- White Tern / Gygis alba White TernLC
- Black-headed Gull / Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed GullLC
- Grey-headed Gull / Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Grey-headed GullLC
- Franklin's Gull / Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's GullLC
- Sooty Gull / Ichthyaetus hemprichii Sooty GullLC
- European Herring Gull / Larus argentatus European Herring GullLC
- Lesser Black-backed Gull / Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed GullLC
- Gull-billed Tern / Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed TernLC
- Caspian Tern / Hydroprogne caspia Caspian TernLC
- Greater Crested Tern / Thalasseus bergii Greater Crested TernLC
- Lesser Crested Tern / Thalasseus bengalensis Lesser Crested TernLC
- Sandwich Tern / Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich TernLC
- Little Tern / Sternula albifrons Little TernLC
- Saunders's Tern / Sternula saundersi Saunders's TernLC
- Bridled Tern / Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled TernLC
- Sooty Tern / Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty TernLC
- Roseate Tern / Sterna dougallii Roseate TernLC
- Black-naped Tern / Sterna sumatrana Black-naped TernLC
- Common Tern / Sterna hirundo Common TernLC
- White-cheeked Tern / Sterna repressa White-cheeked TernLC
- Whiskered Tern / Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered TernLC
- White-winged Tern / Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged TernLC
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Austral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae Austral Storm Petrels
- Northern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae Northern Storm Petrels
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
- Southern Giant Petrel / Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant PetrelLC
- Cape Petrel / Daption capense Cape PetrelLC
- Kermadec Petrel / Pterodroma neglecta Kermadec PetrelLC
- Herald Petrel / Pterodroma heraldica Herald PetrelLC
- Trindade Petrel / Pterodroma arminjoniana Trindade PetrelVU
- Barau's Petrel / Pterodroma baraui Barau's PetrelEN
- Mascarene Petrel / Pseudobulweria aterrima Mascarene PetrelCR
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater / Ardenna pacifica Wedge-tailed ShearwaterLC
- Flesh-footed Shearwater / Ardenna carneipes Flesh-footed ShearwaterNT
- Tropical Shearwater / Puffinus bailloni Tropical ShearwaterLC
- Bulwer's Petrel / Bulweria bulwerii Bulwer's PetrelLC
- Jouanin's Petrel / Bulweria fallax Jouanin's PetrelNT
- Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern / Botaurus stellaris Eurasian BitternLC
- Little Bittern / Ixobrychus minutus Little BitternLC
- Yellow Bittern / Ixobrychus sinensis Yellow BitternLC
- Cinnamon Bittern / Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Cinnamon BitternLC
- Black-crowned Night Heron / Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night HeronLC
- Striated Heron / Butorides striata Striated HeronLC
- Squacco Heron / Ardeola ralloides Squacco HeronLC
- Indian Pond Heron / Ardeola grayii Indian Pond HeronLC
- Malagasy Pond Heron / Ardeola idae Malagasy Pond HeronEN
- Western Cattle Egret / Bubulcus ibis Western Cattle EgretLC
- Grey Heron / Ardea cinerea Grey HeronLC
- Purple Heron / Ardea purpurea Purple HeronLC
- Great Egret / Ardea alba Great EgretLC
- Intermediate Egret / Ardea intermedia Intermediate EgretLC
- Little Egret / Egretta garzetta Little EgretLC
- Dimorphic Egret / Egretta dimorpha Dimorphic EgretNE
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
- Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- European Honey Buzzard / Pernis apivorus European Honey BuzzardLC
- Crested Honey Buzzard / Pernis ptilorhynchus Crested Honey BuzzardLC
- Booted Eagle / Hieraaetus pennatus Booted EagleLC
- Western Marsh Harrier / Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh HarrierLC
- Malagasy Harrier / Circus macrosceles Malagasy HarrierEN
- Pallid Harrier / Circus macrourus Pallid HarrierNT
- Black Kite / Milvus migrans Black KiteLC
- Yellow-billed Kite / Milvus aegyptius Yellow-billed KiteLC
- Common Buzzard / Buteo buteo Common BuzzardLC
- Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
- Lesser Kestrel / Falco naumanni Lesser KestrelLC
- Common Kestrel / Falco tinnunculus Common KestrelLC
- Malagasy Kestrel / Falco newtoni Malagasy KestrelLC
- Seychelles Kestrel / Falco araeus Seychelles KestrelVU
- Red-footed Falcon / Falco vespertinus Red-footed FalconVU
- Amur Falcon / Falco amurensis Amur FalconLC
- Eleonora's Falcon / Falco eleonorae Eleonora's FalconLC
- Sooty Falcon / Falco concolor Sooty FalconVU
- Eurasian Hobby / Falco subbuteo Eurasian HobbyLC
- Saker Falcon / Falco cherrug Saker FalconEN
- Peregrine Falcon / Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconLC
- Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
- Seychelles Black Parrot / Coracopsis barklyi Seychelles Black ParrotVU
- Comoro Black Parrot / Coracopsis sibilans Comoro Black ParrotNT
- Seychelles Parakeet / Psittacula wardi Seychelles ParakeetEX
- Rose-ringed Parakeet / Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed ParakeetLC
- Grey-headed Lovebird / Agapornis canus Grey-headed LovebirdLC
- Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Vangas & Allies / Vangidae Vangas & Allies
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
- Banded Martin / Neophedina cincta Banded MartinLC
- Mascarene Martin / Phedina borbonica Mascarene MartinLC
- Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand MartinLC
- Grey-throated Martin / Riparia chinensis Grey-throated MartinLC
- Wire-tailed Swallow / Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed SwallowLC
- Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowLC
- Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House MartinLC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
- Aldabra Brush Warbler / Nesillas aldabrana Aldabra Brush WarblerEX
- Seychelles Warbler / Acrocephalus sechellensis Seychelles WarblerNT
- Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge WarblerLC
- Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed WarblerLC
- Marsh Warbler / Acrocephalus palustris Marsh WarblerLC
- Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine WarblerLC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinLC
- Seychelles Magpie-Robin / Copsychus sechellarum Seychelles Magpie-RobinEN
- Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted FlycatcherLC
- Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common RedstartLC
- Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock ThrushLC
- Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra WhinchatLC
- Siberian Stonechat / Saxicola maurus Siberian StonechatNE
- Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern WheatearLC
- Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline WheatearLC
- Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert WheatearLC
- Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied WheatearLC
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
- Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow WagtailLC
- Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine WagtailLC
- Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey WagtailLC
- White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White WagtailLC
- Richard's Pipit / Anthus richardi Richard's PipitLC
- Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree PipitLC
- Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated PipitLC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
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Seychelles types of birds
22 orders
63 families
161 genera
289 species
Seychelles
The Seychelles consist of an archipelago of about 100 islands in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar. The principal islands are Mahé (55 sq mi; 142 sq km), Praslin (15 sq mi; 38 sq km), and La Digue (4 sq mi; 10 sq km). The Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches groups are included in the territory of the republic.