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List of birds of Gough Island information


This is a list of the bird species recorded on Gough Island. The avifauna of Gough Island include a total of 58 species.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Gough Island.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.

  • (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs on Gough Island.
  • (E) Endemic - a species endemic to Gough Island.


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