Honeyeaters
Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae
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 10 species which occur in the Solomon Islands.
- Bougainville Honeyeater Stresemannia bougainvillei (E)
- Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis
- Scarlet-naped Myzomela Myzomela lafargei (E)
- Yellow-vented Myzomela Myzomela eichhorni (E)
- Red-bellied Myzomela Myzomela malaitae (E)
- Black-headed Myzomela Myzomela melanocephala (E)
- Sooty Myzomela Myzomela tristrami (E)
- Guadalcanal Honeyeater Guadalcanaria inexpectata (E)
- San Cristobal Honeyeater Meliarchus sclateri (E)
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala (I)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Solomon Islands