List Of Birds Of The Solomon Islands
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Solomon Islands. The avifauna of the Solomon Islands, including the island of Bougainville (to Papua New Guinea) includes a total of 289 species, of which 71 are endemic, 3 have been introduced by humans, and 39 are rare or accidental. 26 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 Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for the Solomon Islands.
The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.
- (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the Solomon Islands.
- (E) Endemic A species endemic to the Solomon Islands.
- (I) Introduced A species introduced to the Solomon Islands as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
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Non-passerines: Grebes . Shearwaters and Petrels . Storm-Petrels . Tropicbirds . Pelicans . Boobies and Gannets . Cormorants . Frigatebirds . Bitterns, Herons and Egrets . Ibises and Spoonbills . Ducks, Geese and Swans . Osprey . Hawks, Kites and Eagles . Falcons . Megapodes . Buttonquails . Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots . Thick-knees . Pratincoles and Coursers . Plovers and Lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Skuas . Gulls . Terns . Pigeons and Doves . Cockatoos . Parrots . Cuckoos . Barn owls . Typical owls . Frogmouths . Nightjars . Swifts . Treeswifts . Kingfishers . Bee-eaters . Typical Rollers . Hornbills . |
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Passerines: Pittas . Swallows and Martins . Wagtails and Pipits . Cuckoo-shrikes . Thrushes and allies . Old World warblers . Fantails . Monarch flycatchers . Australasian robins . Whistlers and allies . Thornbills and allies . Sunbirds and Spiderhunters . Flowerpeckers . White-eyes . Honeyeaters . Drongos . Bellmagpies and allies . Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies . Starlings . Waxbills and allies . |
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Read more about List Of Birds Of The Solomon Islands: Grebes, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm-Petrels, Tropicbirds, Pelicans, Boobies and Gannets, Cormorants, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons and Egrets, Ibises and Spoonbills, Ducks, Geese and Swans, Osprey, Hawks, Kites and Eagles, Falcons, Megapodes, Buttonquails, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots, Thick-knees, Pratincoles and Coursers, Plovers and Lapwings, Sandpipers and Allies, Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Pigeons and Doves, Cockatoos, Parrots, Cuckoos, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Frogmouths, Nightjars, Swifts, Treeswifts, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Typical Rollers, Hornbills, Pittas, Swallows and Martins, Wagtails and Pipits, Cuckoo-shrikes, Thrushes and Allies, Old World Warblers, Fantails, Monarch Flycatchers, Australasian Robins, Whistlers and Allies, Thornbills and Allies, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters, Flowerpeckers, White-eyes, Honeyeaters, Drongos, Bellmagpies and Allies, Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies, Starlings, Waxbills and Allies
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