Nabi
Protected Area, Wiawi, Malekula
Nabi
Protected Area (short for 'Nagha mo Pineia Protected Area') conserves
the natural resources of more than 1000 hectares of lowland and
hill forest and coastline on northwest Malekula. The diverse range
of habitats in this conservation area include savannah, semi-deciduous
forest and, at higher elevations, evergreen forest.
Tacconi (1995)
essentially interviewed the locals and lists 39, but misses several,
species of birds for the Nagha mo Pineia Protected Area. A revised
list is presented below. Some obviously mis-identified species
have been corrected, the list has been filtered to conform to
Bregulla's (1992) reference tables and our observations, seabirds
have been excluded. Our bird list for Wiawi is based on field
observations and should be more complete and reliable.
View our bird list for
Nabi Protected Area.
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travel
website for visiting Wiawi.
| Reference
bird list for Nagha mo Pineia Protected Area (Tacconi, 1995) |
| Common
name |
Scientific
name |
| Vanuatu
Scrubfowl (e) |
Megapodius
layardi |
| Red Junglefowl |
Gallus
gallus |
| Pacific
Black Duck |
Anas
superciliosa |
| Chestnut-bellied
Kingfisher (e) |
Todirhamphus
farquhari |
| Collared
Kingfisher |
Todirhamphus
chloris |
| Rainbow
Lorikeet |
Trichoglossus
haematodus |
| Glossy
Swiftlet |
Collocalia
esculenta |
| White-rumped
Swiftlet |
Collocalia
spodiopygius |
| Uniform
Swiftlet |
Collocalia
vanikorensis |
| Barn Owl |
Tyto
alba |
| Metallic
Pigeon |
Columba
vitiensis |
| Mackinlay's
Cuckoo-Dove |
Macropygia
mackinlayi |
| Emerald
Dove |
Chalcophaps
indica |
| Tanna Fruit-Dove
(e) |
Ptilinopus
tannensis |
| Red-bellied
Fruit-Dove |
Ptilinopus
greyii |
| Pacific
Imperial-Pigeon |
Ducula
pacifica |
| Buff-banded
Rail |
Gallirallus
philippensis |
| Purple
Swamphen |
Porphyrio
porphyrio |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius
phaeopus |
| Wandering
Tattler |
Tringa
incana |
| Ruddy Turnstone |
Arenaria
interpres |
| Pacific
Golden-Plover |
Pluvialis
fulva |
| Swamp Harrier |
Circus
approximans |
| White-faced
Heron |
Egretta
novaehollandiae |
| Pacific
Reef-Egret |
Egretta
sacra |
| Dark-brown
Honeyeater |
Lichmera
incana |
| New Hebrides
Honeyeater (e) |
Phylidonyris
notabilis |
| Fan-tailed
Gerygone |
Gerygone
flavolateralis |
| Golden
Whistler |
Pachycephala
pectoralis |
| White-breasted
Woodswallow |
Artamus
leucorynchus |
| Melanesian
Cuckooshrike |
Coracina
caledonica |
| Long-tailed
Triller |
Lalage
leucopyga |
| Grey Fantail |
Rhipidura
fuliginosa |
| Buff-bellied
Monarch (e) |
Neolalage
banksiana |
| Melanesian
Flycatcher |
Myiagra
caledonica |
| Island
Thrush |
Turdus
poliocephalus |
| Pacific
Swallow |
Hirundo
tahitica |
| Yellow-fronted
White-eye (e) |
Zosterops
flavifrons |
| Black-headed
Munia |
Lonchura
malacca |
|