This list of birds of the Juan Fernández Islands includes species documented in the Chilean archipelago of the Juan Fernández Islands, belonging to the region of Valparaíso, located in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The backbone of this list is provided by Avibase, and all additions that differ from this list have citations. , there are 84 recorded bird species in the Juan Fernández Islands.
The following tags note species in each of those categories: (A) Accidental - species not regularly occurring in the Juan Fernández Islands (En) Endemic - species that is only found in the Juan Fernández Islands (Eb) Endemic breeder - species that only breeds in the Juan Fernández Islands (Ex) Extirpated - species that no longer occurs in the Juan Fernández Islands but still occurs elsewhere (I) Introduced - species that is not native to the Juan Fernández Islands
Ducks, geese, and waterfowl Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) Spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis)
New World quail Order: GalliformesFamily: Odontophoridae California quail (Callipepla californica) (I) (Ex)
Grebes Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae White-tufted grebe (Rollandia rolland) (A)
Doves and pigeons Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae Rock dove (Columba livia) (I)
Hummingbirds Order: ApodiformesFamily: Trochilidae Green-backed firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) Juan Fernandez firecrown (Sephanoides fernandensis) (En)
Rails Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae Spotted rail (Pardirallus maculatus) (A) Red-fronted coot (Fulica rufifrons) (A) Red-gartered coot (Fulica armillata) (A)
Oystercatchers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae Blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater)
Plovers and Lapwings Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica) Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
Sandpipers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Skuas and jaegers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae Long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) Pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) Chilean skua (Stercorarius chilensis) South polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
Gulls, terns, and skimmers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) Brown noddy (Anous stolidus) Black noddy (Anous minutus) (A) Grey noddy (Anous albivitta) Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) (A)
Tropicbirds Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
Penguins Order: SphenisciformesFamily: Spheniscidae Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) (A) Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) (A) Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) (A)
Albatrosses Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Diomedeidae Northern royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora) Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) Chatham albatross (Thalassarche eremita) Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) (A)
Southern storm petrels Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Elliot's storm-petrel (Oceanites gracilis) White-faced storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina) (A) White-bellied storm-petrel (Fregetta grallaria)
Petrels and shearwaters Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae Southern giant-petrel (Macronectes giganteus) Northern giant-petrel (Macronectes halli) Southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) Cape petrel (Daption capense) Kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) Providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri) Juan Fernandez petrel (Pterodroma externa) (Eb) Black-winged petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis) (A) Masatierra petrel (Pterodroma defilippiana) Stejneger's petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) (Eb) Phoenix petrel (Pterodroma alba) Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata) Slender-billed prion (Pachyptila belcheri) Blue petrel (Halobaena caerulea) (A) Grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea) White-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) Westland petrel (Procellaria westlandica) Pink-footed shearwater (Ardenna creatopus) Flesh-footed shearwater (Ardenna carneipes) Buller's shearwater (Ardenna bulleri) Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) (A)
Frigatebirds Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Fregatidae Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Boobies and gannets Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Sulidae Masked booby (Sula dactylatra) Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) (A)
Cormorants Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae Guanay cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvillii)
Pelicans Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus)
Herons and egrets Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi)
New World vultures Order: CathartiformesFamily: Cathartidae Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
Hawks, kites, and eagles Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae Variable hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni) (A)
Owls Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
Falcons Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae American kestrel (Falco sparverius) Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Ovenbirds Order: PasseriformesFamily: Furnariidae Grey-flanked cinclodes (Cinclodes oustaleti) Masafuera rayadito (Aphrastura masafuerae) (En)
Tyrant flycatchers Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tyrannidae Tufted tit-tyrant (Anairetes parulus) Juan Fernandez tit-tyrant (Anairetes fernandezianus) (En) Dark-faced ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus)
Thrushes Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae Austral thrush (Turdus falcklandii)
Old World flycatchers Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) (A)
Old World sparrows Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae House sparrow (Passer domesticus) (I)
New World sparrows Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passerellidae Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) (A)
Icterids Order: PasseriformesFamily: Icteridae Austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) (A)
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