This list of birds of Rocas Atoll includes species documented on Rocas Atoll, the only atoll in the South Atlantic, which belongs to the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The atoll has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant seabird colonies. The atoll supports no resident landbirds due to its lack of permanent freshwater. The backbone of this list is provided by Avibase, and all additions that differ from this list have citations. , there 30 species have been recorded on the island.
The following tag notes species in this category: (A) Accidental - species not regularly occurring on Rocas Atoll
Rails Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae Spotted rail (Pardirallus maculatus)
Sandpipers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) (A)
Pratincoles Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Glareolidae Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) (A)
Gulls, terns, and skimmers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae White tern (Gygis alba) Brown noddy (Anous stolidus) Black noddy (Anous minutus) Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
Tropicbirds Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
Southern storm petrels Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
Northern storm petrels Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Hydrobatidae Leach's storm-petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous)
Petrels and shearwaters Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae Trindade petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana) Cory's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) Great shearwater (Ardenna gravis) Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) Sargasso shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
Frigatebirds Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Fregatidae Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Boobies and gannets Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Sulidae Red-footed booby (Sula sula) Brown booby (Sula leucogaster) Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
Herons and egrets Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae Western cattle egret (Ardea ibis) (A)
Ospreys Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Hawks, kites, and eagles Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae White-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus)
Tyrant flycatchers Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tyrannidae White-rumped monjita (Xolmis velatus) Noronha elaenia (Elaenia ridleyana) (A)
Old World sparrows Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae House sparrow (Passer domesticus) (I)
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