Unknown Origin

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species known only a type specimens of unknown origin (for example: Sharpe's Rail) or whose breeding location has not yet been identified (for example: Beck's Petrel) is based on the taxonomy used in HBW/BirdLife v. 9 (2024). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

HBW/BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist (Version 9.0).The lists are based on the October 2024 update available here.

Caloenas maculata (Columbiformes Columbidae) Liverpool Pigeon (Extinct)

Apus sladeniae (Caprimulgiformes Apodidae) Fernando Po Swift (Breeding)

Riccordia elegans (Caprimulgiformes Trochilidae) Caribbean Emerald (Extinct)

Pseudobulweria becki (Procellariiformes Procellariidae) Beck's Petrel (Breeding)

Eurochelidon sirintarae (Passeriformes Hirundinidae) White-eyed River Martin

Petrochelidon perdita (Passeriformes Hirundinidae) Red Sea Swallow (Breeding)

The following additional endemic species are not recognized as distinct by HBW-BirdLife but are considered valid by one or more of the following checklists: eBird/Clements v2019 (Cornell) = 1, IOC 10.1 (IOC) = 2, and Howard & Moore 4.1 (TAS) = 3.

Heliangelus zusii  (Caprimulgiformes Trochilidae)  Bogota Sunangel  3