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Birds of Fiji

• B Breeds
• M Overwintering migrant
• I Introduced
• R Resident nonbreeder
• X Extinct
• A star* indicates species is endemic to Fiji

Contents 1 Shearwaters and Petrels 2 Storm-petrels 3 Tropicbirds 4 Boobies 5 Frigatebirds 6 Herons and egrets 7 Ducks and geese 8 Hawks and eagles 9 Falcons 10 Megapodes 11 Pheasants and quail 12 Rails 13 Plovers 14 Sanpipers and curlews 15 Terns 16 Doves and pigeons 17 Parrots 18 Cuckoos 19 Barn Owls 20 Swifts 21 Kingfisher 22 Swallows and martins 23 Australian magpies, currawongs and butcherbirds 24 Cuckoo-shrikes 25 Bulbuls 26 Australian robins 27 Whistlers 28 Monarch flycatchers, fantails and drongos 29 Old World warblers 30 Thrushes and robins 31 Starlings 32 Honeyeaters 33 White-eye 34 Woodswallows 35 Estrildid finches

[edit] Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae

The Procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', comprising the fulmarine petrels, the shearwaters, the gadfly petrels and the prions. 4 species breed in Fiji, a further X are passage migrants or vagrants.

Procellariidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Fiji Petrel Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi*					B
Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata			B		B
Collared Petrel Pterodroma brevipes	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Storm-petrels

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae

The storm-petrels are the smallest of the petrels. One species breeds in Fiji.

Hydrobatidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregatta fuliginosa	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Tropicbirds

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their long wings have black markings, as does the head. Two species breed in Fiji.

Procellariidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Boobies

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Sulidae

The boobies, and their temperate cousins the gannets are plunge dive specialists with sharp bills. Three species breed in Fiji.

Sulidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Red-footed Booby Sula sula	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Frigatebirds

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are famed as ariel pirates, forcing other seabirds to drop their food in order to steal it. Two species occur in Fiji.

Fregatidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Herons and egrets

Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ardeidae

Herons and egrets are long legged waterbirds that hunt by stalking shallow water and lunging their long necks after prey. Three species breed in Fiji.

Ardeidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Green Heron Butorides virescens	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae	B?
Eastern Reef Egret Egretta sacra	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Ducks and geese

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae

One species of duck breeds in Fiji.

Anatidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Hawks and eagles

Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae

Two species of hawk breed in Fiji.

Accipitridae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Fiji Goshawk Accipiter rufitorques*	B	B	B	B	B	B
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Falcons

Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae

One species of falcon breeds in Fiji.

Falconidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Megapodes

Order: Galliformes Family: Megapodidae

Megapodidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Noble Megapode Megavitiornis altirostris*	X
Consumed Scrubfowl Megapodius alimentum	X
Viti Levu Scrubfowl Megapodius amissus *	X			X

[edit] Pheasants and quail

Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae

Phasianidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora	I	I
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus	X	X	I	I	I	I	I	I

[edit] Rails

Order: Galliformes Family: Rallidae

The rails are ground dwelling species that have widely distributed themselves across the Pacific. 5 species breed on Fiji, one of which is probably extinct.

Family

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Bar-winged Rail Nesoclopeus poecilopterus*	X					X
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis	X	X	B	B	B	B	B	B
Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea	B	B	B	B	B	B
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	X	X	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Plovers

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae

The Lapwings and plovers are a group of waders that reglarly undertake long tyrans-equatorial migrations. Two species are occasional visitors to Fiji, one is a regular overwintering migrant.

Charadriidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M

[edit] Sanpipers and curlews

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae The sandpipers, curlews, snipe and allies are a diverse family of waders. 6 species regularly overwinter in Fiji, and many species are occasional visitors.

Family

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incana	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M

[edit] Terns

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Sternidae

The terns are a highly ariel group of seabirds related to the gulls.

Sternidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	R	R	R	R	R	R
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Black Noddy Anous minutus	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Blue-grey Noddy Procelsterna cerulea	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
White Tern Gygis alba	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Doves and pigeons

Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae

Columbidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Rock Dove Columba livia	I	I	I
White-throated Pigeon Columba vitiensis	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis	I	I	I				I
Friendly Ground Dove Gallicolumba stairi	B	B	B	B	B	B	N
Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica					B	B	B	B
Peale's Imperial Pigeon Ducula latrans*	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Many-coloured Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perousii	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Purple-capped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus							B	B
Orange Dove Ptilinopus victor*		B	B
Golden Dove Ptilinopus luteovirens*	B				B	B
Whistling Dove Ptilinopus layardi*				B

[edit] Parrots

Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae

Psittacidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Collared Lory Phigys solitarius*	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis							B
Red-throated Lorikeet Charmosyna amabilis*	B?	B?	B?			X
Crimson Shining-parrot Prosopeia splendens*	I			B
Red Shining-parrot Prosopeia personata*		B	B
Masked Shining-parrot Prosopeia tabuensis*	B

[edit] Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae

Tytonidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis	X?
Long-tailed Koel Eudynamys taitensis	M	M	M	M	M	M	M

[edit] Barn Owls

Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae

Tytonidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Australasian Grass Owl Tyto longimembris	X?
Barn Owl Tyto alba	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Swifts

Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae

Apodidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Kingfisher

Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae

A single species of kinfisher is found in Fiji. Pratt et al (1987) assigned most kingfishers in Fiji to the Sacred Kingfisher species, whereas most other authorities assign it to the Collared Kingfisher species.

Alcedinidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Swallows and martins

Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae

A highly aerial family with one cosmopolitan species breeding in Fiji.

Hirundinidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Australian magpies, currawongs and butcherbirds

Order: Passeriformes Family: Cracticidae

Cracticidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen			I

[edit] Cuckoo-shrikes

Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae

Campephagidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Bulbuls

Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae

Pycnonotidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer	I					I

[edit] Australian robins

Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae

Petroicidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Scarlet Robin Petroica multicolor	B	B	B	B

[edit] Whistlers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae

Pachycephalidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Monarch flycatchers, fantails and drongos

Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae

Dicruridae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Slaty Monarch Mayrornis lessoni*	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Versicolour Monarch Mayrornis versicolor*							B
Vanikoro Monarch Mayrornis schistaceus	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Fiji Shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Black-throated Shrikebill Clytorhynchus nigrogularis	B	B	B	B		B
Blue-crested Flycatcher Myiagra azureocapilla*	B	B	B
Silktail Lamprolia victoriae*		B	B
Streaked Fantail Rhipidura spilodera	B	B	B		B
Kadavu Fantail Rhipidura personata*				B

[edit] Old World warblers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae

Sylviidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Fiji Bush Warbler Cettia ruficapilla*	B	B	B	B
Long-legged Warbler Trichocichla rufa*	B	B

[edit] Thrushes and robins

Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae

Turdidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Starlings

Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae

Sturnidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris							I
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus	I
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	I	I	I	I	I	I

[edit] Honeyeaters

Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae

Meliphagidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Rotuma Myzomela Myzomela chermesina*								B
Orange-breasted Honeyeater Myzolmela jugularis*	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculata	B	B	B		B	B	B
Kadavu Honeyeater Xanthotis provocator*				B
Giant Honeyeater Gymnomyza viridis*	B	B	B

[edit] White-eye

Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae

Zosteropidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Layard's White-eye Zosterops explorator*	B	B	B	B		B
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis	B	B	B	B	B	B

[edit] Woodswallows

Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae

Artamidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Fiji Woodswallow Artamus mentalis*	B	B	B		B

[edit] Estrildid finches

Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae

Estrildidae

Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Gau	Ovalau	Lau	Rotuma
Red Munia Amandava amandava	I	I
Red-headed Parrotfinch Erythrura cyaneovirens	B	B	B	B
Pink-billed Parrotfinch Erythrura kleinschmidti	B
Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora	I	I	I