Threatened species of St Helena and dependencies
Red-listed species
Search the current Red List for most recent information about the threatened species of St Helena. This search is for the combined protectorate of Ascension, St Helena and Tristan da Cunha.
Of the 125 threatened species listed on the IUCN website, eighteen are declining. Further information may be found below.
| Group | Common name | Scientific name | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant | Atriplex plebeja | ||
| False Gumwood | Commidendrum spurium | ||
| She Cabbage Tree | Lachanodes arborea | ||
| Small Bellflower | Wahlenbergia angustifolia | ||
| Large Bellflower | Wahlenbergia linifolia | ||
| Sharks & Rays | (Oceanic) Whitetip Shark | Carcharhinus longimanus | |
| Reptiles | Green Turtle | Chelonia mydas | |
| Birds | St Helena Plover Wirebird |
Charadrius sanctaehelenae | |
| Tristan Albatross | Diomedea dabbenena | ||
| Wandering Albatross | Diomedea exulans | ||
| Northern Royal Albatross | Diomedea sanfordi | ||
| Rockhopper Penguin | Eudyptes chrysocome | ||
| Ascension Frigatebird | Fregata aquila | ||
| Southern Giant-Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | ||
| Sooty Albatross | Phoebetria fusca | ||
| White-chinned Petrel | Procellaria aequinoctialis | ||
| Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross | Thalassarche chlororhynchos | ||
| Grey-headed Albatross | Thalassarche chrysostoma |