List of birds of Réunion


This is a list of the bird species recorded in Réunion. The avifauna of Réunion include a total of 91 species, of which four are endemic, 21 have been introduced by humans and 20 are rare or accidental. One species listed is extirpated in Réunion and is not included in the species count. Six species are globally threatened.
This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th 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 Réunion.
The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. Not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.

Albatrosses

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Diomedeidae
Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae
Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae
Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae
Order: SuliformesFamily: Sulidae
Order: SuliformesFamily: Fregatidae
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae
Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae
Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae
Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae
Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae
Order: GalliformesFamily: Phasianidae
Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Dromadidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Glareolidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Turnicidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae
Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae
Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittaculidae
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Apodidae
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Coraciidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Campephagidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pycnonotidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Monarchidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Zosteropidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sturnidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Ploceidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Estrildidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae