List of birds of Fiji

The silktail is an endemic species and genus of Fiji.

Map of Fiji showing major island groups

The avifauna of Fiji is the richest in West Polynesia. Numerous families reach the farthest east of their range, and the island is home to several endemic species and genera, as well as sharing several more endemics with its close neighbours Tonga and Samoa.

The birds of Fiji have been heavily impacted by the arrival of humans. Several species (and some genera) were lost in prehistory and are known only from fossil remains. Other have become extinct more recently, and some species remain very close to extinction. It is certain that the current knowledge of the previous ranges of many species is incomplete and further research is needed.

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Fiji. The avifauna of Fiji include a total of 149 species, of which 27 are endemic, 13 have been introduced by humans and 34 are rare or accidental. Numerous species listed have been extirpated from Fiji and are not included in the species count, although they are listed where known. Of these, 17 species are globally threatened.

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, 5th 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 Fiji.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories.

(V) Vagrant - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Fiji
(B) Breeder - a species that breeds in Fiji
(M) Migrant - a species that regularly migrates to Fiji
(P) Passage migrant - a species that neither breeds nor winters in Fiji but regularly passes through
(I) Introduced - a species introduced to Fiji as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
(X) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs here although populations may exist elsewhere
(*) Endemic - a species that is endemic to Fiji
(?) Uncertain - a species with uncertain records or current status

Table of contents
Non-passerines: Grebes • Albatrosses • Shearwaters and petrels • Storm petrels • Tropicbirds • Boobies and gannets • Frigatebirds • Pelicans • Bitterns, herons and egrets • Ibises and spoonbills • Ducks, geese and swans • Hawks, kites and eagles • Falcons • Megapodes • Turkeys • Pheasants and partridges • Rails, crakes, gallinules and coots • Plovers and lapwings • Sandpipers and allies • Skuas • Gulls • Terns • Pigeons and doves • Parrots and lorikeets • Cuckoos • Barn owls • Frogmouths • Swifts • Kingfishers
Passerines: Swallows and martins • Cuckooshrikes • Bulbuls • Thrushes and allies • Cettid warblers • Locustellid warblers • Fantails • Monarch flycatchers • Australasian robins • Whistlers and allies • White-eyes • Honeyeaters • Woodswallows • Bellmagpies and allies • Starlings • Waxbills and allies • Sparrows
See also References Notes

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae

Diomedeidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Australasian grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae	X

Albatrosses

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Diomedeidae

The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. There are 21 species worldwide and 1 species which occur in Fiji.

Diomedeidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris	V

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

Wedge-tailed shearwater

Tahiti petrel

Black-winged petrel near Vanua Levu

Procellariidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus	V
Cape petrel Daption capense	V
Wedge-tailed shearwater Ardenna pacificus	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Buller's shearwater Ardenna bulleri	V
Sooty shearwater Ardenna griseus	V
Short-tailed shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris	V
Tropical shearwater Puffinus bailloni	B	B	B	B	B	B
Christmas shearwater Puffinus nativitatis	V
Fiji petrel Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi*					B
Tahiti petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata			B		B
Collared petrel Pterodroma brevipes	B	B	B	B	B	B
Great-winged petrel Pterodroma macroptera	V
Phoenix petrel Pterodroma alba	V
Herald petrel Pterodroma heraldica	V
Mottled petrel Pterodroma inexpectata	P
White-necked petrel Pterodroma cervicalis	V
Black-winged petrel Pterodroma nigripennis	V

Storm petrels

Wilson's storm petrel

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae

The storm petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. There are 21 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Fiji.

Hydrobatidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti
Wilson's storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus	P
White-faced storm petrel Pelagodroma marina	V
Black-bellied storm petrel Fregetta tropica	V
Polynesian storm petrel Nesofregatta fuliginosa	B	B	B	B	B

Tropicbirds

Red-tailed tropicbird

Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.

Procellariidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Red-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

Boobies and gannets

Brown booby

Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

Sulidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Masked booby Sula dactylatra	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Red-footed booby Sula sula	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Brown booby Sula leucogaster	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

Frigatebirds

Great frigatebird

Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have coloured inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

Fregatidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Great frigatebird Fregata minor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Lesser frigatebird Fregata ariel	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.

Pelecanidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Australian pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus	V

Bitterns, herons and egrets

Eastern reef egret

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

Ardeidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Great egret Ardea alba	V
Grey heron Ardea cinerea	v^[1]
Green heron Butorides virescens	B	B	B	B	B	B
White-faced heron Egretta novaehollandiae	B?
Eastern reef egret Egretta sacra	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

Threskiornithidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus	V

Ducks, geese and swans

Pacific black duck

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

Anatidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti
Wandering whistling duck Dendrocygna arcuata	X
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	V
Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa	B	B	B	B	B

Hawks, kites and eagles

Fiji goshawk.

Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.

Accipitridae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Fiji goshawk Accipiter rufitorques*	B	B	B	B	B
Swamp harrier Circus approximans	B	B	B	B	B	B

Falcons

Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons. There are 62 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Fiji.

Falconidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus	B	B	B	B	B

Megapodes

Order: Galliformes Family: Megapodidae

Megapodidae
Species	Viti Levu	Lau
Consumed scrubfowl Megapodius alimentum		X
Viti Levu scrubfowl Megapodius amissus *	X	X
Noble megapode Megavitiornis altirostris^[2]*	X

Turkeys

Order: Galliformes Family: Meleagrididae

Turkeys are similar to large pheasants but have a distinctive fleshy wattle that hangs from the beak, called a snood. There are two species, both native to the Americas, and one species which occurs in Fiji.

Meleagrididae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo	I

Pheasants and partridges

Brown quail

Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae

The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, partridges, snowcocks, francolins, spurfowls, tragopans, monals, pheasants, peafowls and jungle fowls. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings. There are 156 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Fiji.

Phasianidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Brown quail Coturnix ypsilophora	I	I
Red junglefowl Gallus gallus	IX	IX	I	I	I	I	I

Rails, crakes, gallinules and coots

Buff-banded rail

Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Fiji.

Family
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Bar-winged rail Nesoclopeus poecilopterus*	X				X
Buff-banded rail Gallirallus philippensis	X	X	B	B	B	B	B
Viti Levu rail Vitirallus watlingi*	X
Spotless crake Porzana tabuensis	B	B	B	B	B	B
White-browed crake Porzana cinerea	B	B	B	B	B	B
Australasian swamphen Porphyrio melanotus	X	X	B	B	B	B	B

Plovers and lapwings

Pacific golden plover.

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water. There are 66 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Fiji.

Charadriidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Masked lapwing Vanellus miles	V
Pacific golden plover Pluvialis fulva	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola	V
Double-banded plover Charadrius bicinctus	V
Lesser sandplover Charadrius mongolus	V
Caspian plover Charadrius asiaticus	V

Sandpipers and allies

The Far Eastern curlew, an occasional visitor

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. There are 89 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in Fiji.

Scolopacidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Hudsonian godwit Limosa haemastica	V
Bar-tailed godwit Limosa limosa	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Bristle-thighed curlew Numenius tahitiensis	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Far Eastern curlew Numenius madagascariensis	V
Terek sandpiper Xenus cinereus	V
Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	V
Grey-tailed tattler Heteroscelus brevipes	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Wandering tattler Heteroscelus incana	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Red knot Calidris canutus	V
Sanderling Calidris alba	V
Red-necked stint Calidris ruficollis	V
Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos	V
Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata	V
Viti Levu snipe Coenocorypha miratropica*	X

Skuas

Pomarine skua

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. There are 7 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Fiji.

Stercorariidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
South polar skua Stercorarius maccormicki	V
Pomarine skua Stercorarius pomarinus	V
Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus	V
Long-tailed skua Stercorarius longicaudus	V

Gulls

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls and kittiwakes. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet.

Laridae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Silver gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae	V
Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla	V

Terns

White tern.

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Sternidae

Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.

Sternidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Great crested tern Thalasseus bergii	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Black-naped tern Sterna sumatrana	B	B	B	B	B	B
Common tern Sterna hirundo	P	P	P	P	P
Little tern Sternula albifrons	V
Fairy tern Sternula nereis	V
Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Brown noddy Anous stolidus	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Black noddy Anous minutus	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Blue noddy Procelsterna cerulea	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
White tern Gygis alba	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

Pigeons and doves

Golden fruit dove

Orange fruit dove

Barking imperial pigeon

Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. There are 308 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in Fiji.

Columbidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Rock dove Columba livia	I	I	I
White-throated pigeon Columba vitiensis	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
Pacific imperial pigeon Ducula pacifica					B	B	B
Lau imperial pigeon Ducula lakeba	X					X
Barking imperial pigeon Ducula latrans*	B	B	B	B	B	B
Many-coloured fruit dove Ptilinopus perousii	B	B	B	B	B	B
Crimson-crowned fruit dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus						B	B
Orange fruit dove Ptilinopus victor*		B	B
Golden fruit dove Ptilinopus luteovirens*	B				B
Whistling fruit dove Ptilinopus layardi*				B
Viti Levu giant pigeon Natunaornis gigoura*	X

Parrots and lorikeets

The collared lory is the national bird of Fiji.

Blue-crowned lorikeet

Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae

Psittacidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau
Collared lory Phigys solitarius*	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*^[3]	I			B
Red shining parrot Prosopeia personata*^[4]		B	B
Masked shining parrot Prosopeia tabuensis*	B

Cuckoos

Fan-tailed cuckoo

Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites. There are 138 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Fiji.

Cuculidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Fan-tailed cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis	B	B	B	B	B
Long-tailed koel Eudynamys taitensis	M	M	M	M	M	M

Barn owls

Barn owl

Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae

Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. There are 16 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Fiji.

Tytonidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Eastern grass owl Tyto longimembris	X?
Barn owl Tyto alba	B	B	B	B	B	B

Frogmouths

Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Podargidae

The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars. They are named for their large flattened hooked bill and huge frog-like gape, which they use to take insects. There are 12 species worldwide and 1 species was introduced to Fiji but subsequently was expirated.

Podargidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides	I X

Swifts

White-rumped swiftlet.

Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Fiji.

Apodidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
White-rumped swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius	B	B	B	B	B	B
White-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus	V

Kingfishers

Pacific kingfisher, Fijian race

Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 1 species which occur in Fiji.

Alcedinidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Pacific kingfisher Todirhamphus sacer^[5]	B	B	B	B	B	B

Swallows and martins

Pacific swallow.

Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. There are 75 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs 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

Cuckooshrikes

Polynesian triller

Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae

The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured. There are 82 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Fiji.

Campephagidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Polynesian triller Lalage maculosa	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

Bulbuls

Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae

Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests. There are 130 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Fiji.

Pycnonotidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer	I				I

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are 335 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Fiji.

Turdidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Island thrush Turdus poliocephalus	B	B	B	B	B

Cettid warblers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Cettiidae

Cettiidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Fiji bush warbler Cettia ruficapilla*	B	B	B	B

Locustellid warblers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae

Locustellidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Long-legged thicketbird Trichocichla rufa*	B	B

Fantails

Streaked fantail

Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae

The fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders. There are 44 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Fiji.

Rhipiduridae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Streaked fantail Rhipidura verreauxi	B	B	B		B
Kadavu fantail Rhipidura personata*				B

Monarch flycatchers

Blue-crested flycatcher

Vanikoro flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae

The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by flycatching. There are 99 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Fiji.

Monarchidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Slaty monarch Mayrornis lessoni*	B	B	B	B	B	B
Versicolour monarch Mayrornis versicolor*						B
Fiji shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis	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
Vanikoro flycatcher Myiagra vanikorensis	B	B	B	B	B	B
Silktail Lamprolia victoriae*		B	B

Australasian robins

Pacific robin

Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae

Most species of Petroicidae have a stocky build with a large rounded head, a short straight bill and rounded wingtips. They occupy a wide range of wooded habitats, from subalpine to tropical rainforest, and mangrove swamp to semi-arid scrubland. All are primarily insectivores, although a few supplement their diet with seeds. There are 43 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Fiji.

Petroicidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Pacific robin Petroica pusilla	B	B	B	B

Whistlers and allies

Fiji whistler ssp torquata

Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae

The family Pachycephalidae includes the whistlers, shrike-thrushes, shrike-tits, pitohuis and crested bellbird. There are 57 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Fiji.

Pachycephalidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Fiji whistler Pachycephala vitiensis	B	B	B	B	B	B

White-eyes

Fiji white-eye

Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae

The white-eyes are small and mostly undistinguished, their plumage above being generally some dull colour like greenish-olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests, many species have a white ring around each eye. There are 96 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Fiji.

Zosteropidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Fiji white-eye Zosterops explorator*	B	B	B	B	B
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis	B	B	B	B	B

Honeyeaters

Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae

Orange-breasted honeyeater

Giant honeyeater

The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium-sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea. They are nectar feeders and closely resemble other nectar-feeding passerines. There are 174 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Fiji.

Meliphagidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Rotuma myzomela Myzomela chermesina*							B
Orange-breasted honeyeater Myzomela jugularis*	B	B	B	B	B	B
Wattled honeyeater Foulehaio carunculata	B	B	B		B	B
Kadavu honeyeater Xanthotis provocator*				B
Giant honeyeater Gymnomyza viridis*	B	B	B

Woodswallows

Fiji woodswallow

Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae

The woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds. They are smooth, agile flyers with moderately large, semi-triangular wings. There are 11 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Fiji.

Artamidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Fiji woodswallow Artamus mentalis*	B	B	B		B

Bellmagpies and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Cracticidae

The cracticids: currawongs, bellmagpies and butcherbirds, are similar to the other corvids. They have large, straight bills and mostly black, white or grey plumage. All are omnivorous to some degree. There are 12 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Fiji.

Cracticidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen			I

Starlings

Polynesian starling

Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. There are 125 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Fiji.

Sturnidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
Polynesian starling Aplonis tabuensis	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

Waxbills and allies

Fiji parrotfinch

Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae

The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colours and patterns. There are 141 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Fiji.

Estrildidae
Species	Viti Levu	Vana Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu
Red munia Amandava amandava	I	I
Fiji parrotfinch Erythrura pealii*	B	B	B	B
Pink-billed parrotfinch Erythrura kleinschmidti*	B
Java sparrow Padda oryzivora	I	I	I

Sparrows

Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae

Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects. There are 35 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Fiji.

Passeridae
Species	Viti Levu	Vanua Levu	Taveuni	Kadavu	Lomaiviti	Lau	Rotuma
House sparrow Passer domesticus	I

References

Lepage, Denis. "Checklist of birds of Fiji". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
Clements, James F. (2000). Birds of the World: a Checklist. Cornell University Press. p. 880. ISBN 0-934797-16-1.
Pratt, H., Bruner, P & Berrett, D. (1987) The Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific Princeton University Press:Princeton ISBN 0-691-08402-5
Steadman D, (2006). Extinction and Biogeography in Tropical Pacific Birds, University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77142-7

Notes

↑ Pratt, Douglas; Masibalavu, Vilikesa; Abbott, Margaret (2008). "Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) sightings in Fiji". Notornis 55 (1): 42–43.
↑ "Megavitiornis altirostris; holotype". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
↑ Steadman (2006) treats this species as a race of the red shining parrot.
↑ The red shining parrot is endemic to Fiji but was introduced in prehistoric times to Tonga (Steadman, 2006)
↑ 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.

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