List of birds of Tristan da Cunha

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.

They have white plumage and look plump and dove-like but are believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns.

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae Plovers are small to medium-sized wading birds found worldwide, which live both on coasts and inland.

Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head.

Order: Phaethontiformes   Family: Phaethontidae Tropicbirds are seabirds once thought to be closely related to pelicans but now known to belong in a clade known as Metaves.

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Oceanitidae The storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering.

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters are known collectively as tubenoses for the tubes on their beaks which they use for excreting salt.

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tyrannidae Tyrant flycatchers are Passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America.

They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape.

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World.