Sandpipers and allies
Image | Species | |||
![]() | BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEW (Numenius tahitiensis) | |||
TAGS Migrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | WHIMBREL (Numenius phaeopus) | |||
TAGS Migrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | FAR EASTERN CURLEW (Numenius madagascariensis) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | BAR-TAILED GODWIT (Limosa lapponica) | |||
TAGS Migrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Limosa haemastica) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | RUDDY TURNSTONE (Arenaria interpres) | |||
TAGS Migrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | RUFF (Calidris pugnax) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER (Calidris acuminata) | |||
TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | |||
![]() | CURLEW SANDPIPER (Calidris ferruginea) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | RED-NECKED STINT (Calidris ruficollis) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | SANDERLING (Calidris alba) | |||
TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | |||
![]() | PECTORAL SANDPIPER (Calidris melanotos) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | TEREK SANDPIPER (Xenus cinereus) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | COMMON SANDPIPER (Actitis hypoleucos) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | SOLITARY SANDPIPER (Tringa solitaria) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | GRAY-TAILED TTLER (Tringa brevipes) | |||
TAGS Migrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | WANDERING TATTLER (Tringa incana) | |||
TAGS Migrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | LESSER YELLOWLEGS (Tringa flavipes) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
![]() | VITI LEVU SNIPE (Coenocorypha miratropica) | |||
TAGS Extirpated | RECORDED Viti Levu |
Skuas and jaegers
Gulls, terns, and skimmers
Tropicbirds
Albatrosses
Southern storm-petrels
Northern storm-petrels
Shearwaters and petrels
Frigatebirds
Boobies and gannets
Pelicans
Image | Species | |||
![]() | AUSTRALIAN PELICAN (Pelecanus conspicillatus) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
Herons, egrets, and bitterns
Ibises and spoonbills
Image | Species | |||
![]() | GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis falcinellus) | |||
TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
Hawks, eagles, and kites
Image | Species | |||
![]() | SWAMP HARRIER (Circus approximans) | |||
TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
![]() | FIJI GOSHAWK (Accipiter rufitorques) - Fiji Goshawk (Accipiter rufitorques) - The Fiji Goshawk is one of Fiji's special birds. It is a well-known and handsome bird of prey which is found nowhere else in the world. Fortunately the Goshawk is a common species and found throughout Fiji, except in the Southern Lau Group. It can be observed even in urban areas where it helps to keep down the population of Mynah birds. | |||
TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti |
Barn-owls
Kingfishers
Image | Species | |||
![]() | PACIFIC KINGFISHER (Todirhamphus sacer) | |||
TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
![]() | SACRED KINGFISHER (Todirhamphus sanctus) | |||
TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown |
Falcons
Old World Parrots
Fiji’s parrots were of great significance to early Fijians long before Europeans arrived with their science, taxonomy in particular because the red feathers of Fiji’s parrots were central to an almost Pacific-wide trade. In fact, red feathers were the currency of trade for many of the Pacific’s earliest inhabitants.
Honeyeaters
Cuckoo shrikes
Image | Species | |||
![]() | POLYNESIAN TRILLER (Lalage maculosa) | |||
TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
Whistlers and allies
Image | Species | |||
![]() | FIJI WHISTLER (Pachycephala vitiensis) | |||
TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau |
Woodswallows, bellmagpies, and allies
Fantails
Monarch flycatchers
Australasian robins
Image | Species | |||
![]() | PACIFIC ROBIN (Petroica pusilla) | |||
TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu |
Grassbirds and allies
Image | Species | |||
![]() | LONG-LEGGED THICKETBIRD (Trichocichla rufa) | |||
TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu |
Swallows
Image | Species | |||
![]() | PACIFIC SWALLOW (Hirundo tahitica) | |||
TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau |
Bulbuls
Bush warblers and allies
Image | Species | |||
![]() | FIJI BUSH WARBLER (Horornis ruficapilla) | |||
TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu |
White-eyes, yuhinas, and allies
Starlings
Thrushes and allies
Image | Species | |||
![]() | ISLAND THRUSH (Turdus poliocephalus) | |||
TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti |
Waxbills and allies
Old World sparrows
Image | Species | |||
![]() | HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) | |||
TAGS Introduced | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
Megapodes
Image | Description | |||
![]() | CONSUMED SCRUBFOWL (Megapodius alimentum) | |||
TAGS Extirpated | RECORDED Lau | |||
![]() | VITI LEVU SCRUBFOWL (Megapodius amissus) | |||
TAGS Extirpated | RECORDED Viti Levu - Lau | |||
![]() | MELANESIAN SCRUBFOWL (Megapodius eremita) | |||
TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown |
Sylviornithids
Image | Species | |||
![]() | NOBLE MEGAPODE (Megavitiornis altirostris) | |||
TAGS X | RECORDED Viti Levu |
Common Name | Recorded |
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EASTERN SPOT BILLED DUCK Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl [1] | Unknown |
MALLARD Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl [1] | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
BROWN QUAIL Pheasants, grouse & allies | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu |
WANDERING WHISTLING DUCK Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl [1] | Viti Levu |
PACIFIC BLACK DUCK Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl [1] | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti |
RED JUNGLEFOWL Pheasants, grouse & allies | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
WILD TURKEY Pheasants, grouse & allies | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
ROCK DOVE Pigeons and doves | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni |
METALLIC PIGEON Pigeons and doves | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau |
SPOTTED DOVE Pigeons and doves | Viti Levu – Vanua Levu – Taveuni – Lau |
MANY COLOURED FRUIT DOVE Pigeons and doves | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau |
ORANGE DOVE Pigeons and doves | Vanua Levu - Taveuni |
GOLDEN DOVE Pigeons and doves | Viti Levu - Lomaiviti |
PACIFIC IMPERIAL PIGEON Pigeons and doves | Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
PEALE'S IMPERIAL PIGEON Pigeons and doves | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau |
LAU IMPERIAL-PIGEON Pigeons and doves | Viti Levu - Lau |
VITI LEVU GIANT PIGEON Pigeons and doves | Viti Levu |
CRIMSON-CROWNED FRUIT DOVE Pigeons and doves | Lau - Rotuma |
VELVET DOVE Pigeons and doves | Kadavu |
SHY GROUND DOVE Pigeons and doves | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau |
LONG TAILED KOEL Cuckoos | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau |
FAN TAILED CUCKOO Cuckoos | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti |
TAWNY FROGMOUTH Frogmouth | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL Swifts | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
WHITE-RUMPED SWIFTLET Swifts | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau |
AUSTRALIAN SWIFTLET Swifts | Unknown |
BUFF BANDED RAIL Rails, gallinules, and coots | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
BLACK-BACKED SWAMPHEN Rails, gallinules, and coots | Unknown |
AUSTRALASIAN SWAMPHEN Rails, gallinules, and coots | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
WHITE BROWED CRAKE Rails, gallinules, and coots | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau |
SPOTLESS CRAKE Rails, gallinules, and coots | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau |
VITI LEVU RAIL Rails, gallinules, and coots | Viti Levu |
BAR-WINGED RAIL Rails, gallinules, and coots | Unknown |
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER Plovers and lapwings | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER Plovers and lapwings | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
MASKED LAPWING Plovers and lapwings | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
LESSER SAND-PLOVER Plovers and lapwings | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
CASPIAN PLOVER Plovers and lapwings | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
DOUBLE-BANDED PLOVER Plovers and lapwings | Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma |
Footnotes
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl – Ducks are a distinctive bird group with certain well-known characteristics that set them apart. They are equipped for aquatic or semi-aquatic existence having the three front toes connected by webbing. They all have a distinctive bill that is usually blunt and spoon-like, it is covered by a thin membrane with a harder tip on the upper mandible. Another common feature is the thick waterproof plumage, with a dense coat of insulating down underneath