Rails, gallinules, and coots
| Image | Species | |||
 | BUFF-BANDED RAIL (Gallirallus philippensis) | |||
| TAGS Extirpated, Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | BLACK-BACKED SWAMPHEN (Porphyrio indicus) - is another ground-dwelling bird which has succumbed to the introduced mongoose. Consequently it is only found on some of the small islands and other mongoose-free islands such as Taveuni, Kadavu and Ovalau. Visitors from New Zealand will recognise the Fiji Swamphen as their Pukeko, but in Fiji it is not such an adaptable and common bird. | |||
| TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | |||
 | AUSTRALASIAN SWAMPHEN (Porphyrio melanotus) | |||
| TAGS Extirpated, Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | WHITE-BROWED CRAKE (Poliolimnas cinereus) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
 | SPOTLESS CRAKE (Zapornia tabuensis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
 | VITI LEVU RAIL (Vitirallus watlingi) | |||
| TAGS Extirpated | RECORDED Viti Levu | |||
| BAR-WINGED RAIL (Gallirallus poecilopterus) - The Bar-winged rail now extinct was a medium-large rail that would have stood at about 30 cm. It was a darkish rail with black and chestnut bars on its wings, a long stout beak, and powerful legs. Interestingly it had a small black wing claw. | |||
| TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | |||
Plovers and lapwings
| Image | Species | |||
 | BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (Pluvialis squatarola) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER (Pluvialis fulva) | |||
| TAGS Migrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | MASKED LAPWING (Vanellus miles) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | LESSER SAND-PLOVER (Charadrius mongolus) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | CASPIAN PLOVER (Charadrius asiaticus) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | DOUBLE-BANDED PLOVER (Charadrius bicinctus) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
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
| Image | Species | |||
 | SOUTH POLAR SKUA (Stercorarius maccormicki) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | POMARINE JAEGER (Stercorarius pomarinus) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | PARASITIC JAEGER (Stercorarius parasiticus) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | LONG-TAILED JAEGER (Stercorarius longicaudus) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
Gulls, terns, and skimmers
| Image | Species | ||||||
 | SILVER GULL (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) | ||||||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | ||||||
 | LAUGHING GULL (Leucophaeus atricilla) | ||||||
| TAGS X | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | ||||||
 | KELP GULL (Larus dominicanus) | ||||||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | ||||||
 | BROWN NODDY (Anous stolidus) | ||||||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | ||||||
 | BLACK NODDY (Anous minutus) | ||||||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | ||||||
 | BLUE-GRAY NODDY (Anous ceruleus) | ||||||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | ||||||
 | WHITE TERN (Gygis alba) | ||||||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | ||||||
 | SOOTY TERN (Onychoprion fuscatus) | ||||||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | ||||||
 | GRAY-BACKED TERN (Onychoprion lunatus) | ||||||
| TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | ||||||
 | BRIDLED TERN (Onychoprion anaethetus) | ||||||
| TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | ||||||
 | LITTLE TERN (Sternula albifrons) | ||||||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | ||||||
 | WHITE-WINGED TERN (Chlidonias leucopterus) | ||||||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | ||||||
 | BLACK-NAPED TERN (Sterna sumatran) | ||||||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | ||||||
 | COMMON TERN (Sterna hirundo) | ||||||
| TAGS Passage migrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti | ||||||
 | GREAT CRESTED TERN (Thalasseus bergii) | ||||||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | ||||||
Tropicbirds
| Image | Species | |||
 | WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD (Phaethon lepturus) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | RED-TAILED TROPICBIRD (Phaethon rubricauda) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
Albatrosses
| Image | Species | |||
 | BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS (Thalassarche melanophris) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | WANDERING ALBATROSS (Diomedea exulans) | |||
| TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | |||
Southern storm-petrels
| Image | Species | |||
 | WILSON'S STORM PETREL (Oceanites oceanicus) | |||
| TAGS Passage migrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL (Pelagodroma marina) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | WHITE-BELLIED STORM-PETREL (Fregetta grallaria) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | NEW ZEALAND STORM-PETREL (Fregetta maoriana) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | BLACK-BELLIED STORM-PETREL (Fregetta tropica) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
| POLYNESIAN STORM-PETREL (Nesofregatta fuliginosa) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti | |||
Northern storm-petrels
| Image | Species | |||
 | LEACH'S STORM-PETREL (Hydrobates leucorhous) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | MATSUDAIRA'S STORM-PETREL (Hydrobates matsudairae) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
Shearwaters and petrels
| Image | Species | |||
 | SOUTHERN GIANT-PETREL (Macronectes giganteus) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | CAPE PETREL (Daption capense) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | GRAY-FACED PETREL (Pterodroma gouldi) | |||
| TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | |||
 | KERMADEC PETREL (Pterodroma neglecta) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
| HERALD PETREL (Pterodroma heraldica) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | MURPHY'S PETREL (Pterodroma ultima) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | PROVIDENCE PETREL (Pterodroma solandri) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | MOTTLED PETREL (Pterodroma inexpectata) | |||
| TAGS Passage migrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | WHITE-NECKED PETREL (Pterodroma cervicalis) | |||
| TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | |||
 | BLACK-WINGED PETREL ((Pterodroma nigripennis) | |||
| TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | |||
 | GOULD'S PETREL (Pterodroma leucoptera) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | COLLARED PETREL (Pterodroma brevipes) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
| PHOENIX PETREL (Pterodroma alba) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
| FIJI PETREL (Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Lomaiviti | |||
 | TAHITI PETREL (Pseudobulweria rostrata) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Taveuni - Lomaiviti | |||
 | PARKINSON'S PETREL (Procellaria parkinsoni). | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER (Ardenna carneipes) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATER (Ardenna pacifica) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | BULLER'S SHEARWATER (Ardenna bulleri) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | SOOTY SHEARWATER (Ardenna grisea) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATER (Ardenna tenuirostris) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | CHRISTMAS SHEARWATER (Puffinus nativitatis) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | NEWELL'S SHEARWATER (Puffinus newelli) | |||
| TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | |||
| TROPICAL SHEARWATER (Puffinus bailloni) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
Frigatebirds
| Image | Species | |||
 | LESSER FRIGATEBIRD (Fregata ariel) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | GREAT FRIGATEBIRD (Fregata minor) | |||
| TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
Boobies and gannets
| Image | Species | |||
 | MASKED BOOBY (Sula dactylatra) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | BROWN BOOBY (Sula leucogaster) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | RED-FOOTED BOOBY (Sula sula) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
Pelicans
| Image | Species | |||
 | AUSTRALIAN PELICAN (Pelecanus conspicillatus) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
Herons, egrets, and bitterns
| Image | Species | |||
 | GREAT EGRET (Ardea alba) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | WHITE-FACED HERON (Egretta novaehollandiae) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu | |||
 | PACIFIC REEF-EGRET (Egretta sacra) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis) | |||
| TAGS Vagrant | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | STRIATED HERON (Butorides striata) Fiji's Mangrove Heron is a shy and generally inconspicuous species. It is restricted to the presence of large stands of mangrove. In their vicinity the Heron may venture out onto adjacent mud flats and fringing reefs where it may be seen in its characteristic hunched-up posture, staying motionless for long periods as it waits for prey to venture close to it before striking with great rapidity. The Mangrove Heron builds a quite bulky nest, several metres above the water, deep in mangrove forests. | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
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
| Image | Species | |||
 | AUSTRALASIAN GRASS-OWL (Tyto longimembris) | |||
| TAGS Extirpated | RECORDED Viti Levu | |||
 | BARN OWL (Tyto alba) - The Barn Owl is one of the world's most cosmopolitan birds. It is found on every continent except Antarctica and on many of the smaller oceanic islands. This nocturnal bird of prey is found on all but the smallest islands in Fiji. It is a well known species and the subject of much local folk-lore. In Fiji Barn Owls eat rats and mice almost exclusively and in this manner do much good. During the breeding season they make a wide variety of noises, the best known being a harsh screeching while in flight. | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
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
| Image | Species | |||
 | PEREGRINE FALCON (Falco peregrinus) The Peregrine Falcon is one of the world's best known species After many years of decline caused by indiscriminate use of pesticides, the Falcon is making a welcome return in many parts of the world. To many rural Fijians it is a well known species and the subject of folk-lore and mythology. Fiji's Peregrines are restricted to nesting sites on large cliffs. The stoop of the Peregrine Falcon, as it descends on its intended victim, is believed to be the fastest speed attained by any bird. | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti | |||
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.
| Image | Species | |||
 | CRIMSON SHINING-PARROT (Prosopeia splendens) | |||
| TAGS Introduced, Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Kadavu | |||
 | RED SHINING-PARROT (Prosopeia tabuensis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Vanua Levu - Taveuni | |||
 | MASKED SHINING-PARROT (Prosopeia personata) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu | |||
| RED-THROATED LORIKEET (Vini amabilis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder, Extirpated | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni -Lomaiviti | |||
 | COLLARED LORY (Vini solitarius) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
 | BLUE-CROWNED LORIKEET (Vini australis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Lau | |||
Honeyeaters
| Image | Species | |||
| ROTUMA MYZOMELA (Myzomela chermesina) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Rotuma | |||
 | ORANGE-BREASTED MYZOMELA (Myzomela jugularis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
| KADAVU HONEYEATER (Meliphacator provocator) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Kadavu | |||
 | CHATTERING GIANT-HONEYEATER (Gymnomyza viridis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Vanua Levu - Taveuni | |||
 | WESTERN WATTLED-HONEYEATER (Foulehaio procerior) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu | |||
| DUETTING GIANT-HONEYEATER (Gymnomyza brunneirostris) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Vanua Levu | |||
 | EASTERN WATTLED-HONEYEATER (Foulehaio carunculatus) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | NORTHERN WATTLED-HONEYEATER (Foulehaio taviunensis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Vanua Levu - Taveuni | |||
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
| Image | Species | |||
 | FIJI WOODSWALLOW (Artamus mentalis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Lomaiviti | |||
 | AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE (Gymnorhina tibicen) - The Australian Magpie was first introduced to Fiji in the 1880s to control the Coconut Stick Insect which can on occasions be a serious of coconut palms. There have been at least two and probably more separate introductions from Australia, one of which, in 1916, was organised by the Agriculture Department who charged planters £1 a pair. Some of these birds went to plantations on Taveuni, also to Vanua Levu and probably also to Viti Levu, as well as Mago, Laucala and Cicia islands, but only on Taveuni are they quite well established today. The Fijian Magpies are hybrids of the black and white backed races imported from different parts of Australia. | |||
| TAGS Introduced | RECORDED Taveuni | |||
Fantails
| Image | Species | |||
 | TAVEUNI SILKTAIL (Lamprolia victoriae) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Taveuni | |||
| NATEWA SILKTAIL (Lamprolia klinesmithi) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Vanua Levu | |||
 | STREAKED FANTAIL (Rhipidura verreauxi) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Lomaiviti | |||
| KADAVU FANTAIL (Rhipidura personata) - The Kadavu Fantail, as its name implies, is found on Kadavu and nowhere else in the world. It is a common and characteristic bird of Kadavu's forests where its inquisitiveness brings it out to meet any visitors in the forest. Frequently such visitors are harangued with drooping wings, a fanned tail and harsh scolding call. | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Kadavu | |||
Monarch flycatchers
| Image | Species | |||
| OGEA MONARCH (Mayrornis versicolor) | |||
| TAGSBreeder | RECORDED Lau | |||
 | SLATY MONARCH (Mayrornis lessoni) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
 | FIJI SHRIKEBILL (Clytorhynchus vitiensis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | BLACK-THROATED SHRIKEBILL (Clytorhynchus nigrogularis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti | |||
 | VANIKORO FLYCATCHER (Myiagra vanikorensis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau | |||
 | AZURE-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiagra azureocapilla) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Taveuni | |||
| CHESTNUT-THROATED FLYCATCHER (Myiagra castaneigularis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu | |||
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
| Image | Species | |||
 | RED-VENTED BULBUL (Pycnonotus cafer) - A conspicuous bird, easily recognised by the combination of its dark, almost black plumage, black erectile crest, white rump, and scarlet vent. The Red-vented ulbul is native to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Myanmar. Because the arrival of the bulbul in the Pacific was first noticed in Fiji at the turn of the century, it is most likely to have arrived" with the indentured migrants, for it was not deliberately introduced by Fiji's Agriculture Department. The Bulbul holds a special place in Indian literature and folklore. | |||
| TAGS Introduced | RECORDED Viti Levu - Lomaiviti | |||
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
| Image | Species | |||
 | LAYARD'S WHITE-EYE (Zosterops explorator) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti | |||
 | SILVEREYE (Zosterops lateralis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti | |||
 | YELLOW-FRONTED WHITE-EYE (Zosterops flavifrons) | |||
| TAGS Unknown | RECORDED Unknown | |||
Starlings
| Image | Species | |||
 | POLYNESIAN STARLING (Aplonis tabuensis) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti - Lau - Rotuma | |||
 | EUROPEAN STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris) | |||
| TAGS Introduced | RECORDED Lau | |||
 | COMMON MYNA (Acridotheres tristis) | |||
| TAGS Introduced | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti | |||
 | JUNGLE MYNA (Acridotheres fuscus) - That there are two species of introduced Mynah in Fiji. The Jungle or Buffalo Mynah is best distinguished by its black plumage, the conspicuous tuft of hairlike feathers at the base of the bill and its bright yellow eye. Jungle Mynahs were introduced to Viti Levu in about 1900 to control Armyworm caterpillars, which can be a serious pest to many crops. Today, the Jungle Mynah is found abundantly only on Viti Levu and Ovalau and their immediate offshore islands, though it avoids the 'jungle' and prefers pasture and open agriculture land. | |||
| TAGS Introduced | RECORDED Viti Levu | |||
Thrushes and allies
| Image | Species | |||
| ISLAND THRUSH (Turdus poliocephalus) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu - Lomaiviti | |||
Waxbills and allies
| Image | Species | |||
 | RED AVADAVAT (Amandava amandava) | |||
| TAGS Introduced | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu | |||
 | FIJI PARROTFINCH (Erythrura pealii) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni - Kadavu | |||
| PINK-BILLED PARROTFINCH (Erythrura kleinschmidti) | |||
| TAGS Breeder | RECORDED Viti Levu | |||
 | JAVA SPARROW (Padda oryzivora) - The Java Sparrow is an attractive large finch with light grey plumage and contrasting black head with white cheeks. The Java Sparrow was first recorded in Fiji in 1925 and populations are recorded as having become established on Taveuni, around Savusavu on Vanua Levu and in south-east Viti Levu. The Java Sparrow is a strictly grain-eating bird which can seriously damage cultivated rice. | |||
| TAGS Introduced | RECORDED Viti Levu - Vanua Levu - Taveuni | |||
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
