Bird species with no eBird reports (1 Viewer)

[gozdarski.pticogled]

Hello everyone!


I’ve been thinking about something lately and wanted to ask for your thoughts. I recently wondered what bird species have the least number of eBird reports, and that led me to a follow-up question: "What species have absolutely no reports on eBird?". Of course, many of these are likely extinct, but I'm more curious about species that are still around and have no reports. Are there any birds out there with fewer than a hundred reports?


I came across an article from about a decade ago that listed around 330 species without any reports on eBird (including extinct ones). Has that number changed in the past few years, or are there still species with no sightings or reports? I’d love to hear your thoughts or experiences on this!


Looking forward to hearing from you all!

 

[Avian-Avalanche!]

The Sangihe Dwarf-Kingfisher has no reports, no photos, and no audio.... and it's critically endangered! And looking online, it's almost impossible to find a pic of it that is not art, a taxidermied bird, or a similar looking one...
And the New Caledonian Rail, no photos, no reports, no audio, and not even a little description, I'm sure it's either a terribly elusive bird or it's going extinct... :[
[I just looked further, and yeah, it seems this little bird has either gone extinct already or has less than a few individuals left...]

 

[TicoTyler]

Maybe not exactly what you're looking for but eBird has a list of media targets. Species with fewer than 50 photos or 10 audios. You could sort by which have 0 of each and probably assume there aren't any sightings on eBird of the species. I sorted the ones with 0 audio, 0 photo and not classified as extinct. The data is from 2023. That gave me:

Alagoas Curassow	Mitu mitu
Dulit Partridge	Rhizothera dulitensis
Edwards's Pheasant	Lophura edwardsi
Manipur Bush-Quail	Perdicula manipurensis
Mount Cameroon Spurfowl	Pternistis camerunensis
New Britain Bronzewing	Henicophaps foersteri
Purple-winged Ground Dove	Paraclaravis geoffroyi
Socorro Dove	Zenaida graysoni
Sulu Bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba menagei
Scheepmaker's Crowned-Pigeon	Goura scheepmakeri
Negros Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus arcanus
New Caledonian Nightjar	Eurostopodus exul
Cayenne Nightjar	Setopagis maculosa
Nechisar Nightjar	Caprimulgus solala
Itombwe Nightjar	Caprimulgus prigoginei
New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles savesi
Bare-legged Swiftlet	Aerodramus nuditarsus
Three-toed Swiftlet	Aerodramus papuensis
Coppery Thorntail	Discosura letitiae
Turquoise-throated Puffleg	Eriocnemis godini
Auckland Islands Rail	Lewinia muelleri
New Caledonian Rail	Gallirallus lafresnayanus
Zapata Rail	Mustelirallus cerverai
Makira Moorhen	Gallinula silvestris
Sulawesi Woodcock	Scolopax celebensis
Buff-breasted Buttonquail	Turnix olivii
Cuban Kite	Chondrohierax wilsonii
Slaty-mantled Goshawk	Accipiter luteoschistaceus
New Britain Goshawk	Accipiter princeps
New Britain Sparrowhawk	Accipiter brachyurus
Manus Masked-Owl	Tyto manusi
Itombwe Owl	Tyto prigoginei
Siau Scops-Owl	Otus siaoensis
Shelley's Eagle-Owl	Ketupa shelleyi
Pernambuco Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium mooreorum
Albertine Owlet	Glaucidium albertinum
Malaita Owl	Athene malaitae
Sangihe Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx sangirensis
Manus Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx dispar
Moustached Kingfisher	Actenoides bougainvillei
Black-fronted Fig-Parrot	Cyclopsitta nigrifrons
Red-throated Lorikeet	Vini amabilis
White-naped Lory	Lorius albidinucha
Green-fronted Hanging-Parrot	Loriculus tener
Niam-Niam Parrot	Poicephalus crassus
Glaucous Macaw	Anodorhynchus glaucus
Rio de Janeiro Antwren	Myrmotherula fluminensis
Tachira Antpitta	Grallaria chthonia
Kinglet Calyptura	Calyptura cristata
Northern Catbird	Ailuroedus jobiensis
Broad-billed Fairywren	Chenorhamphus grayi
Long-bearded Honeyeater	Melionyx princeps
Foja Honeyeater	Melipotes carolae
Taliabu Myzomela	Myzomela wahe
Rotuma Myzomela	Myzomela chermesina
Long-billed Myzomela	Myzomela longirostris
Leaden Honeyeater	Ptiloprora plumbea
New Ireland Friarbird	Philemon eichhorni
Grauer's Cuckooshrike	Coracina graueri
Ghana Cuckooshrike	Lobotos lobatus
Mussau Triller	Lalage conjuncta
Mamberamo Shrikethrush	Colluricincla obscura
Tagula Shrikethrush	Colluricincla discolor
Yellow-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops alberti
Malaita Fantail	Rhipidura malaitae
Guadalcanal Fantail	Rhipidura ocularis
Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone bedfordi
Ua Pou Monarch	Pomarea mira
Santa Cruz Shrikebill	Clytorhynchus sanctaecrucis
Rufous Monarch	Symposiachrus rubiensis
Sharpe's Lark	Mirafra sharpii
Ash's Lark	Mirafra ashi
Kordofan Lark	Mirafra cordofanica
Rusty Lark	Mirafra rufa
Obbia Lark	Spizocorys obbiensis
Kabobo Apalis	Apalis kaboboensis
Tana River Cisticola	Cisticola restrictus
Slender-tailed Cisticola	Cisticola melanurus
Aldabra Brush-Warbler	Nesillas aldabrana
Society Islands Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus musae
Moorea Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus longirostris
Bismarck Thicketbird	Cincloramphus grosvenori
Rusty Thicketbird	Cincloramphus rubiginosus
Guadalcanal Thicketbird	Cincloramphus turipavae
Bougainville Thicketbird	Cincloramphus llaneae
Red Sea Swallow	Petrochelidon perdita
Prigogine's Greenbul	Chlorocichla prigoginei
Sassi's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus lorenzi
Sangihe White-eye	Zosterops nehrkorni
Tagula White-eye	Zosterops meeki
Vanikoro White-eye	Zosterops gibbsi
Guadalcanal White-eye	Zosterops oblitus
White-chested White-eye	Zosterops albogularis
Naung Mung Scimitar-Babbler	Napothera naungmungensis
Chapin's Mountain-Babbler	Turdoides chapini
Siberian Nuthatch	Sitta arctica
Pohnpei Starling	Aplonis pelzelni
Mountain Starling	Aplonis santovestris
Olomao	Myadestes lanaiensis
Guadalcanal Thrush	Zoothera turipavae
New Britain Thrush	Zoothera talaseae
Bougainville Thrush	Zoothera atrigena
Rück's Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis ruckii
Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis camarinensis
Louisiade Flowerpecker	Dicaeum nitidum
Prigogine's Sunbird	Cinnyris prigoginei
Rockefeller's Sunbird	Cinnyris rockefelleri
Mamberamo Sunbird	Cinnyris idenburgi
Red Weaver	Anaplectes jubaensis
Yellow-legged Weaver	Ploceus flavipes
Bates's Weaver	Ploceus batesi
New Hanover Munia	Lonchura nigerrima
Shelley's Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza shelleyi
Black-lored Waxbill	Estrilda nigriloris
Quailfinch Indigobird	Vidua nigeriae
Kordofan Rufous Sparrow	Passer cordofanicus
Kauai Nukupuu	Hemignathus hanapepe
Maui Nukupuu	Hemignathus affinis
Maui Akepa	Loxops ochraceus
Vilcabamba Brushfinch	Atlapetes terborghi
Semper's Warbler	Leucopeza semperi
Saffron-breasted Redstart	Myioborus cardonai
White-faced Redstart	Myioborus albifacies
Duida Grass-Finch	Emberizoides duidae
St. Kitts Bullfinch	Melopyrrha grandis

 

[Avian-Avalanche!]

Maybe not exactly what you're looking for but eBird has a list of media targets. Species with fewer than 50 photos or 10 audios. You could sort by which have 0 of each and probably assume there aren't any sightings on eBird of the species. I sorted the ones with 0 audio, 0 photo and not classified as extinct. The data is from 2023. That gave me:

Alagoas Curassow	Mitu mitu
Dulit Partridge	Rhizothera dulitensis
Edwards's Pheasant	Lophura edwardsi
Manipur Bush-Quail	Perdicula manipurensis
Mount Cameroon Spurfowl	Pternistis camerunensis
New Britain Bronzewing	Henicophaps foersteri
Purple-winged Ground Dove	Paraclaravis geoffroyi
Socorro Dove	Zenaida graysoni
Sulu Bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba menagei
Scheepmaker's Crowned-Pigeon	Goura scheepmakeri
Negros Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus arcanus
New Caledonian Nightjar	Eurostopodus exul
Cayenne Nightjar	Setopagis maculosa
Nechisar Nightjar	Caprimulgus solala
Itombwe Nightjar	Caprimulgus prigoginei
New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles savesi
Bare-legged Swiftlet	Aerodramus nuditarsus
Three-toed Swiftlet	Aerodramus papuensis
Coppery Thorntail	Discosura letitiae
Turquoise-throated Puffleg	Eriocnemis godini
Auckland Islands Rail	Lewinia muelleri
New Caledonian Rail	Gallirallus lafresnayanus
Zapata Rail	Mustelirallus cerverai
Makira Moorhen	Gallinula silvestris
Sulawesi Woodcock	Scolopax celebensis
Buff-breasted Buttonquail	Turnix olivii
Cuban Kite	Chondrohierax wilsonii
Slaty-mantled Goshawk	Accipiter luteoschistaceus
New Britain Goshawk	Accipiter princeps
New Britain Sparrowhawk	Accipiter brachyurus
Manus Masked-Owl	Tyto manusi
Itombwe Owl	Tyto prigoginei
Siau Scops-Owl	Otus siaoensis
Shelley's Eagle-Owl	Ketupa shelleyi
Pernambuco Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium mooreorum
Albertine Owlet	Glaucidium albertinum
Malaita Owl	Athene malaitae
Sangihe Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx sangirensis
Manus Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx dispar
Moustached Kingfisher	Actenoides bougainvillei
Black-fronted Fig-Parrot	Cyclopsitta nigrifrons
Red-throated Lorikeet	Vini amabilis
White-naped Lory	Lorius albidinucha
Green-fronted Hanging-Parrot	Loriculus tener
Niam-Niam Parrot	Poicephalus crassus
Glaucous Macaw	Anodorhynchus glaucus
Rio de Janeiro Antwren	Myrmotherula fluminensis
Tachira Antpitta	Grallaria chthonia
Kinglet Calyptura	Calyptura cristata
Northern Catbird	Ailuroedus jobiensis
Broad-billed Fairywren	Chenorhamphus grayi
Long-bearded Honeyeater	Melionyx princeps
Foja Honeyeater	Melipotes carolae
Taliabu Myzomela	Myzomela wahe
Rotuma Myzomela	Myzomela chermesina
Long-billed Myzomela	Myzomela longirostris
Leaden Honeyeater	Ptiloprora plumbea
New Ireland Friarbird	Philemon eichhorni
Grauer's Cuckooshrike	Coracina graueri
Ghana Cuckooshrike	Lobotos lobatus
Mussau Triller	Lalage conjuncta
Mamberamo Shrikethrush	Colluricincla obscura
Tagula Shrikethrush	Colluricincla discolor
Yellow-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops alberti
Malaita Fantail	Rhipidura malaitae
Guadalcanal Fantail	Rhipidura ocularis
Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone bedfordi
Ua Pou Monarch	Pomarea mira
Santa Cruz Shrikebill	Clytorhynchus sanctaecrucis
Rufous Monarch	Symposiachrus rubiensis
Sharpe's Lark	Mirafra sharpii
Ash's Lark	Mirafra ashi
Kordofan Lark	Mirafra cordofanica
Rusty Lark	Mirafra rufa
Obbia Lark	Spizocorys obbiensis
Kabobo Apalis	Apalis kaboboensis
Tana River Cisticola	Cisticola restrictus
Slender-tailed Cisticola	Cisticola melanurus
Aldabra Brush-Warbler	Nesillas aldabrana
Society Islands Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus musae
Moorea Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus longirostris
Bismarck Thicketbird	Cincloramphus grosvenori
Rusty Thicketbird	Cincloramphus rubiginosus
Guadalcanal Thicketbird	Cincloramphus turipavae
Bougainville Thicketbird	Cincloramphus llaneae
Red Sea Swallow	Petrochelidon perdita
Prigogine's Greenbul	Chlorocichla prigoginei
Sassi's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus lorenzi
Sangihe White-eye	Zosterops nehrkorni
Tagula White-eye	Zosterops meeki
Vanikoro White-eye	Zosterops gibbsi
Guadalcanal White-eye	Zosterops oblitus
White-chested White-eye	Zosterops albogularis
Naung Mung Scimitar-Babbler	Napothera naungmungensis
Chapin's Mountain-Babbler	Turdoides chapini
Siberian Nuthatch	Sitta arctica
Pohnpei Starling	Aplonis pelzelni
Mountain Starling	Aplonis santovestris
Olomao	Myadestes lanaiensis
Guadalcanal Thrush	Zoothera turipavae
New Britain Thrush	Zoothera talaseae
Bougainville Thrush	Zoothera atrigena
Rück's Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis ruckii
Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis camarinensis
Louisiade Flowerpecker	Dicaeum nitidum
Prigogine's Sunbird	Cinnyris prigoginei
Rockefeller's Sunbird	Cinnyris rockefelleri
Mamberamo Sunbird	Cinnyris idenburgi
Red Weaver	Anaplectes jubaensis
Yellow-legged Weaver	Ploceus flavipes
Bates's Weaver	Ploceus batesi
New Hanover Munia	Lonchura nigerrima
Shelley's Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza shelleyi
Black-lored Waxbill	Estrilda nigriloris
Quailfinch Indigobird	Vidua nigeriae
Kordofan Rufous Sparrow	Passer cordofanicus
Kauai Nukupuu	Hemignathus hanapepe
Maui Nukupuu	Hemignathus affinis
Maui Akepa	Loxops ochraceus
Vilcabamba Brushfinch	Atlapetes terborghi
Semper's Warbler	Leucopeza semperi
Saffron-breasted Redstart	Myioborus cardonai
White-faced Redstart	Myioborus albifacies
Duida Grass-Finch	Emberizoides duidae
St. Kitts Bullfinch	Melopyrrha grandis

A lot of these are interesting, it’s a shame they have so little reports, sadly because of endangerment and near extinction

 

[Xenospiza]

Of these, at least Moustached Kingfisher, Taliabu Myzomela, Mamberano Shrikethrush, Yellow-crested Helmetshrike, Tagula White-eye, Louisiade Flowerpecker are on ebird now.

Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher has also recently been photographed.

The following birds should all be treated as extinct:

Purple-winged Ground Dove	Paraclaravis geoffroyi
Sulu Bleeding-heart	Gallicolumba menagei
Negros Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus arcanus
New Caledonian Nightjar	Eurostopodus exul
New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles savesi
Turquoise-throated Puffleg	Eriocnemis godini
New Caledonian Rail	Gallirallus lafresnayanus
Makira Moorhen	Gallinula silvestris
Buff-breasted Buttonquail	Turnix olivii
Cuban Kite	Chondrohierax wilsonii
Siau Scops-Owl	Otus siaoensis
Pernambuco Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium mooreorum
Sangihe Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx sangirensis
Glaucous Macaw	Anodorhynchus glaucus
Kinglet Calyptura	Calyptura cristata
Ua Pou Monarch	Pomarea mira
Tana River Cisticola	Cisticola restrictus
Aldabra Brush-Warbler	Nesillas aldabrana
Society Islands Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus musae
Moorea Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus longirostris
Sangihe White-eye	Zosterops nehrkorni
White-chested White-eye	Zosterops albogularis
Pohnpei Starling	Aplonis pelzelni
Olomao	Myadestes lanaiensis
Rück's Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis ruckii
Kauai Nukupuu	Hemignathus hanapepe
Maui Nukupuu	Hemignathus affinis
Maui Akepa	Loxops ochraceus
Semper's Warbler	Leucopeza semperi
St. Kitts Bullfinch	Melopyrrha grandis

The following have an unclear status anyway and may have been misidentified roadkill or hybrids:

Nechisar Nightjar	Caprimulgus solala
Coppery Thorntail	Discosura letitiae
Rio de Janeiro Antwren	Myrmotherula fluminensis

 

[Nightjar61]

Oberlander’s Ground Thrush, an endemic of the Albertine Rift in Africa, has no reports, audio, or photos.

Dave