Birds in Sao Tome and Principe
Number of displayed species: 185
- Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo / Clamator glandarius Great Spotted CuckooLC
- Jacobin Cuckoo / Clamator jacobinus Jacobin CuckooLC
- Diederik Cuckoo / Chrysococcyx caprius Diederik CuckooLC
- Klaas's Cuckoo / Chrysococcyx klaas Klaas's CuckooLC
- African Emerald Cuckoo / Chrysococcyx cupreus African Emerald CuckooLC
- Common Cuckoo / Cuculus canorus Common CuckooLC
- Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Rock Dove / Columba livia Rock DoveLC
- African Olive Pigeon / Columba arquatrix African Olive PigeonLC
- Sao Tome Olive Pigeon / Columba thomensis Sao Tome Olive PigeonEN
- Island Bronze-naped Pigeon / Columba malherbii Island Bronze-naped PigeonNT
- Lemon Dove / Columba larvata Lemon DoveLC
- Laughing Dove / Spilopelia senegalensis Laughing DoveLC
- African Green Pigeon / Treron calvus African Green PigeonLC
- Sao Tome Green Pigeon / Treron sanctithomae Sao Tome Green PigeonEN
- Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Grey Plover / Pluvialis squatarola Grey PloverVU
- European Golden Plover / Pluvialis apricaria European Golden PloverLC
- American Golden Plover / Pluvialis dominica American Golden PloverLC
- Common Ringed Plover / Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed PloverLC
- Little Ringed Plover / Charadrius dubius Little Ringed PloverLC
- Spur-winged Lapwing / Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged LapwingLC
- Greater Sand Plover / Anarhynchus leschenaultii Greater Sand PloverLC
- White-fronted Plover / Anarhynchus marginatus White-fronted PloverLC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Eurasian Whimbrel / Numenius phaeopus Eurasian WhimbrelLC
- Eurasian Curlew / Numenius arquata Eurasian CurlewNT
- Bar-tailed Godwit / Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed GodwitNT
- Common Sandpiper / Actitis hypoleucos Common SandpiperLC
- Green Sandpiper / Tringa ochropus Green SandpiperLC
- Marsh Sandpiper / Tringa stagnatilis Marsh SandpiperLC
- Wood Sandpiper / Tringa glareola Wood SandpiperLC
- Common Greenshank / Tringa nebularia Common GreenshankLC
- Ruddy Turnstone / Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneNT
- Red Knot / Calidris canutus Red KnotNT
- Ruff / Calidris pugnax RuffLC
- Curlew Sandpiper / Calidris ferruginea Curlew SandpiperVU
- Sanderling / Calidris alba SanderlingLC
- Little Stint / Calidris minuta Little StintLC
- Pectoral Sandpiper / Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperLC
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- African Skimmer / Rynchops flavirostris African SkimmerLC
- Brown Noddy / Anous stolidus Brown NoddyLC
- Black Noddy / Anous minutus Black NoddyLC
- Sooty Tern / Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty TernLC
- Bridled Tern / Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled TernLC
- Black Tern / Chlidonias niger Black TernLC
- White-winged Tern / Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged TernLC
- Arctic Tern / Sterna paradisaea Arctic TernLC
- Sandwich Tern / Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich TernLC
- West African Crested Tern / Thalasseus albididorsalis West African Crested TernNE
- Sabine's Gull / Xema sabini Sabine's GullLC
- Franklin's Gull / Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's GullLC
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- 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
- Little Bittern / Botaurus minutus Little BitternLC
- Black Heron / Egretta ardesiaca Black HeronLC
- Little Egret / Egretta garzetta Little EgretLC
- Western Reef Heron / Egretta gularis Western Reef HeronLC
- Little Heron / Butorides atricapilla Little HeronNE
- Squacco Heron / Ardeola ralloides Squacco HeronLC
- Great Egret / Ardea alba Great EgretLC
- Yellow-billed Egret / Ardea brachyrhyncha Yellow-billed EgretLC
- Western Cattle Egret / Ardea ibis Western Cattle EgretLC
- Grey Heron / Ardea cinerea Grey HeronLC
- Purple Heron / Ardea purpurea Purple HeronLC
- Black-headed Heron / Ardea melanocephala Black-headed HeronLC
- Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
- Principe Weaver / Ploceus princeps Principe WeaverLC
- Southern Masked Weaver / Ploceus velatus Southern Masked WeaverLC
- Village Weaver / Ploceus cucullatus Village WeaverLC
- Giant Weaver / Ploceus grandis Giant WeaverNT
- Black-headed Weaver / Ploceus melanocephalus Black-headed WeaverLC
- Sao Tome Weaver / Ploceus sanctithomae Sao Tome WeaverLC
- Red-headed Quelea / Quelea erythrops Red-headed QueleaLC
- Black-winged Red Bishop / Euplectes hordeaceus Black-winged Red BishopLC
- Golden-backed Bishop / Euplectes aureus Golden-backed BishopLC
- White-winged Widowbird / Euplectes albonotatus White-winged WidowbirdLC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Indigobirds, Whydahs / Viduidae Indigobirds, Whydahs
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
- Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow WagtailLC
- Sao Tome Shorttail / Motacilla bocagii Sao Tome ShorttailVU
- White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White WagtailLC
- African Pied Wagtail / Motacilla aguimp African Pied WagtailLC
- Plain-backed Pipit / Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed PipitLC
- Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree PipitLC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
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LC Fulvous Whistling Duck
LC Knob-billed Duck
LC African Pygmy Goose
LC Helmeted Guineafowl
LC Harlequin Quail
LC Scaly Spurfowl
LC Red-necked Spurfowl
LC Sao Tome Spinetail
LC African Palm Swift
LC Common Swift
LC Pallid Swift
LC Little Swift
LC Great Spotted Cuckoo
LC Jacobin Cuckoo
LC Diederik Cuckoo
LC Klaas's Cuckoo
LC African Emerald Cuckoo
LC Common Cuckoo
LC Rock Dove
LC African Olive Pigeon
EN Sao Tome Olive Pigeon
NT Island Bronze-naped Pigeon
LC Lemon Dove
LC Laughing Dove
LC African Green Pigeon
EN Sao Tome Green Pigeon
LC African Rail
LC African Crake
LC Lesser Moorhen
LC Common Moorhen
LC Allen's Gallinule
LC Greater Flamingo
NT Lesser Flamingo
LC Eurasian Stone-curlew
VU Grey Plover
LC European Golden Plover
LC American Golden Plover
LC Common Ringed Plover
LC Little Ringed Plover
LC Spur-winged Lapwing
LC Greater Sand Plover
LC White-fronted Plover
LC Eurasian Whimbrel
NT Eurasian Curlew
NT Bar-tailed Godwit
LC Common Sandpiper
LC Green Sandpiper
LC Marsh Sandpiper
LC Wood Sandpiper
LC Common Greenshank
NT Ruddy Turnstone
NT Red Knot
LC Ruff
VU Curlew Sandpiper
LC Sanderling
LC Little Stint
LC Pectoral Sandpiper
NT Black-winged Pratincole
LC African Skimmer
LC Brown Noddy
LC Black Noddy
LC Sooty Tern
LC Bridled Tern
LC Black Tern
LC White-winged Tern
LC Arctic Tern
LC Sandwich Tern
NE West African Crested Tern
LC Sabine's Gull
LC Franklin's Gull
LC Long-tailed Jaeger
LC Parasitic Jaeger
LC Pomarine Jaeger
LC Red-billed Tropicbird
LC White-tailed Tropicbird
LC Wilson's Storm Petrel
LC European Storm Petrel
LC Band-rumped Storm Petrel
NT Sooty Shearwater
LC Great Shearwater
LC Yellow-billed Stork
LC White Stork
VU Ascension Frigatebird
LC Magnificent Frigatebird
EN Cape Gannet
LC Red-footed Booby
LC Brown Booby
LC Masked Booby
LC Reed Cormorant
LC Olive Ibis
CR Sao Tome Ibis
LC Little Bittern
LC Black Heron
LC Little Egret
LC Western Reef Heron
NE Little Heron
LC Squacco Heron
LC Great Egret
LC Yellow-billed Egret
LC Western Cattle Egret
LC Grey Heron
LC Purple Heron
LC Black-headed Heron
LC Osprey
LC Palm-nut Vulture
CR White-backed Vulture
LC Bat Hawk
LC Black Kite
LC Western Barn Owl
CR Principe Scops Owl
VU Sao Tome Scops Owl
LC European Roller
LC Broad-billed Roller
LC Blue-breasted Kingfisher
LC White-bellied Kingfisher
LC Malachite Kingfisher
LC Pied Kingfisher
VU Red-footed Falcon
LC Eurasian Hobby
LC Lanner Falcon
LC Peregrine Falcon
EN Timneh Parrot
LC Red-headed Lovebird
VU Sao Tome Oriole
LC Eurasian Golden Oriole
LC Velvet-mantled Drongo
LC Fork-tailed Drongo
LC Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher
LC Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher
CR Sao Tome Fiscal
LC Lesser Grey Shrike
LC Grey-rumped Swallow
LC Banded Martin
LC Sand Martin
LC Barn Swallow
LC Western House Martin
LC Willow Warbler
LC Great Reed Warbler
LC Sedge Warbler
LC Sao Tome Prinia
LC Garden Warbler
LC Dohrn's Warbler
EN Principe White-eye
NT Sao Tome White-eye
LC Black-capped Speirops
LC Principe Speirops
LC Splendid Starling
LC Principe Starling
LC Chestnut-winged Starling
CR Principe Thrush
LC Sao Tome Thrush
LC Spotted Flycatcher
LC Common Nightingale
LC Collared Flycatcher
LC Whinchat
LC Principe Sunbird
LC Newton's Sunbird
VU Giant Sunbird
LC Olive Sunbird
LC House Sparrow
LC Principe Weaver
LC Southern Masked Weaver
LC Village Weaver
NT Giant Weaver
LC Black-headed Weaver
LC Sao Tome Weaver
LC Red-headed Quelea
LC Black-winged Red Bishop
LC Golden-backed Bishop
LC White-winged Widowbird
LC Bronze Mannikin
LC Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
LC Common Waxbill
LC Blue Waxbill
LC Pin-tailed Whydah
LC Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
LC Western Yellow Wagtail
VU Sao Tome Shorttail
LC White Wagtail
LC African Pied Wagtail
LC Plain-backed Pipit
LC Tree Pipit
LC Principe Seedeater
CR Sao Tome Grosbeak
LC Yellow-fronted Canary
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Sao Tome and Principe types of birds
19 orders
53 families
110 genera
185 species
Sao Tome and Principe
The tiny volcanic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe lie in the Gulf of Guinea about 150 mi (240 km) off West Africa. São Tomé (about 330 sq mi; 859 sq km) is covered by a dense mountainous jungle, out of which have been carved large plantations. Príncipe (about 40 sq mi; 142 sq km) consists of jagged mountains. Other islands in the republic are Pedras Tinhosas and Rolas. About 95% of the population lives on São Tomé.