Vanuatu is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean
As of 2007:
- Number of bird species: 155
- Number of endemic bird species: 9
- Number of breeding endemics: 1
- Number of globally threatened bird species:
- Number of introduced bird species: 11
Listings of:
- Forest & Landbirds (scroll down)
- Birds of Prey … Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterbirds … Pigeons and Doves
Photos of …
- Sea / Water Birds … Land / Forest Birds … Pigeons & Doves … Birds of Prey … Parrots / Hookbills (includes Listing)
Please scroll down for Alphabetic Index of Land / Forest Birds Found on Vanuatu
Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) – Forest Birds
Buff-bellied Monarch (Neolalage banksiana) – Endemic – Forest Birds
Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) – Forest Birds
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher aka Vanuatu Kingfisher (Todiramphus farquhari; also called) – Endemic – Range: Espiritu Santo, Malo and Malakula in Vanuatu. Vunerable – Forest Birds (often found near water)
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin / Munia (Lonchura castaneothorax) – Introduced species – Finches
Chestnut Munia or Black-heaed Munia (Lonchura atricapilla) – Introduced species – Finches
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) – Forest Birds (often found near water)
Common Myna or Indian Myna (Acridotheres tristis) – Introduced Species
Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) – Rare/Accidental
Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) – Introduced species
Cuckoos: Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis); Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus / Chalcites lucidus); Long-tailed Cuckoo (Urodynamis taitensis)
Crimson Finches (Neochmia phaeton)
Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) – Forest Birds
Grey-eared Honeyeater or Dark-brown Honeyeater (Lichmera incana)
Grey Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) – Perching Birds (Passerines)
Guadalcanal Thicketbird (Megalurulus whitneyi) – Near-Endemic – No Photo – Forest Birds
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) – Introduced Species
Island Thrush (Turdus poliocephalus)
Long-tailed Trillers (Lalage leucopyga) – Perching Bird (Passerine
Melanesian Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina caledonica)
Melanesian Whistler (Pachycephala caledonica) (no photo)
New Caledonian Flycatcher or Melanesian Flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica) – Near-Endemic
Norfolk Island Pacific Robin (Petroica multicolor multicolor), also known as the Norfolk Island Scarlet Robin or Norfolk Island Robin
Pacific Robin (Petroica multicolor)
Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) – Perching Birds (Passerines)
Parrotfinch (Erythrura) (Royal Parrot Finch, Red-headed, Red-throated and Blue-faced Parrotfinches – Forest Birds)
Polynesian Triller (Lalage maculosa) – Perching Bird (Passerine)
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
Red Avadavat / Red Munia / Strawberry Finch (Amandava amandava) – Rare/Accidental – Finches
Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis) – Introduced species
Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) – Introduced species
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) – Forest Birds (often found near water)
Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)
Scrubfowl (Vanuatu Scrubfowl and Melanesian Scrubfowl)
Silvereye or Wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) – Rare / Accidental
Southern Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides) – Songbird / Perching Bird (Passerine)
South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica)
Starlings – Vanuatu Starling – Endemic; Common or European Starling – Rare/Accidental; Rusty-winged Starling
Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi or Rhipidura spilodera) – Perching Birds (Passerines)
Swiftlets (Aerodramus): Uniform Swiftlet; White-rumped Swiftlet; Glossy Swiftlet
Tricolored Munia (Lonchura malacca) – Introduced species – Finches
Vanuatu White-eye or Yellow-fronted White-eye (Zosterops flavifrons) – Endemic
White-bellied Honeyeater aka New Hebrides Honeyeater (Glycifohia notabilis) – Endemic
White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) – Perching Birds (Passerines)
