| This
master list is based on Bregulla's (1992) and simplified. The
recent records column shows the number of records for a species
in our database.
Our
current Vanuatu list is a more concise
summary of birds likely to be seen in Vanuatu today (ie birds
with records in our database).
English
common names, scientific names and sequence from Sibley and Monroe
(1990, 1993).
Restricted range (rr) and red list data (NT=Near threatened, VU=Vulnerable,
EN=Endangered, CR=Critically endangered) from BirdLife (2004b,
2004c, 2007). CITES data (App I, App II, App III) from CITES appendices
(2003). Restricted
range species are landbirds with a global breeding range less
than 50,000 km2 (BirdLife,
2004a). Number
of species listed = 116
| English
name |
Scientific
name |
Status
in Vanuatu |
Conservation
Status |
Recent
Records |
|
Vanuatu Scrubfowl
|
Megapodius layardi |
Endemic species |
rr
, VU
|
86 |
|
Red Junglefowl
|
Gallus gallus |
Introduced species |
|
92 |
|
Pacific Black Duck
|
Anas superciliosa |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
27 |
|
Grey Teal
|
Anas gracilis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
2 |
|
Hardhead
|
Aythya australis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
15 |
|
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher
|
Todirhamphus farquhari |
Endemic species |
rr
, VU
|
51 |
|
Collared Kingfisher
|
Todirhamphus chloris |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
455 |
|
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
|
Cacomantis flabelliformis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
0 |
|
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
|
Chrysococcyx lucidus |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
41 |
|
Long-tailed Koel
|
Eudynamys taitensis |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
|
0 |
|
Rainbow Lorikeet
|
Trichoglossus haematodus |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
App II
|
374 |
|
Palm Lorikeet
|
Charmosyna palmarum |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
, VU
, App II
|
30 |
|
Glossy Swiftlet
|
Collocalia esculenta |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
421 |
|
White-rumped Swiftlet
|
Collocalia spodiopygius |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
0 |
|
Uniform Swiftlet
|
Collocalia vanikorensis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
34 |
|
Barn Owl
|
Tyto alba |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
App II
|
21 |
|
Metallic Pigeon
|
Columba vitiensis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
70 |
|
Mackinlay's Cuckoo-Dove
|
Macropygia mackinlayi |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
128 |
|
Emerald Dove
|
Chalcophaps indica |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
313 |
|
Santa Cruz Ground-Dove
|
Gallicolumba santaecrusis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
, EN
|
0 |
|
Tanna Fruit-Dove
|
Ptilinopus tannensis |
Endemic species |
rr
, NT
|
178 |
|
Red-bellied Fruit-Dove
|
Ptilinopus greyii |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
|
439 |
|
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon
|
Ducula pacifica |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
306 |
|
Baker's Imperial-Pigeon
|
Ducula bakeri |
Endemic species |
rr
, VU
|
18 |
|
Buff-banded Rail
|
Gallirallus philippensis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
94 |
|
Spotless Crake
|
Porzana tabuensis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
0 |
|
White-browed Crake
|
Porzana cinerea |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
0 |
|
Purple Swamphen
|
Porphyrio porphyrio |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
17 |
|
Bar-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa lapponica |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
|
11 |
|
Whimbrel
|
Numenius phaeopus |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
|
36 |
|
Far Eastern Curlew
|
Numenius madagascariensis |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Common Sandpiper
|
Tringa hypoleucos |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
|
5 |
|
Grey-tailed Tattler
|
Tringa brevipes |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
|
21 |
|
Wandering Tattler
|
Tringa incana |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
|
44 |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
|
Arenaria interpres |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
|
22 |
|
Rufous-necked Stint
|
Calidris ruficollis |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
|
Calidris acuminata |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
|
3 |
|
Beach Thick-Knee
|
Burhinus giganteus |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
NT
|
0 |
|
South Island Oystercatcher
|
Haematopus finschi |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Pacific Golden-Plover
|
Pluvialis fulva |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
|
47 |
|
Mongolian Plover
|
Charadrius mongolus |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
|
1 |
|
Greater Sand Plover
|
Charadrius leschenaultii |
Non-breeding irregular visitor |
|
4 |
|
Masked Lapwing
|
Vanellus miles |
Status uncertain |
|
1 |
|
Silver Gull
|
Larus novaehollandiae |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Great Crested Tern
|
Sterna bergii |
Breeds in Vanuatu? |
|
41 |
|
Roseate Tern
|
Sterna dougallii |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Black-naped Tern
|
Sterna sumatrana |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
5 |
|
Common Tern
|
Sterna hirundo |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Little Tern
|
Sterna albifrons |
Non-breeding irregular visitor |
|
4 |
|
Fairy Tern
|
Sterna nereis |
Not recorded |
|
0 |
|
Sooty Tern
|
Sterna fuscata |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
0 |
|
Brown Noddy
|
Anous stolidus |
Status uncertain |
|
0 |
|
Black Noddy
|
Anous minutus |
Status uncertain |
|
0 |
|
Common White Tern
|
Gygis alba |
Status uncertain |
|
0 |
|
Brahminy Kite
|
Haliastur indus |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Swamp Harrier
|
Circus approximans |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
82 |
|
Brown Goshawk
|
Accipiter fasciatus |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
9 |
|
Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
App I
|
13 |
|
Australasian Grebe
|
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
15 |
|
Red-tailed Tropicbird
|
Phaethon rubricauda |
Breeds in Vanuatu? |
|
1 |
|
White-tailed Tropicbird
|
Phaethon lepturus |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
0 |
|
Masked Booby
|
Sula dactylatra |
Status uncertain |
|
0 |
|
Red-footed Booby
|
Sula sula |
Breeds in Vanuatu? |
|
0 |
|
Brown Booby
|
Sula leucogaster |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
6 |
|
Little Pied Cormorant
|
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
|
0 |
|
White-faced Heron
|
Egretta novaehollandiae |
Breeds in Vanuatu? |
|
6 |
|
Pacific Reef-Egret
|
Egretta sacra |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
84 |
|
Great Egret
|
Casmerodius albus |
Vagrant species |
|
2 |
|
Striated Heron
|
Butorides striatus |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
9 |
|
Rufous Night-Heron
|
Nycticorax caledonicus |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Australian Pelican
|
Pelicanus conspicillatus |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Great Frigatebird
|
Fregata minor |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Lesser Frigatebird
|
Fregata ariel |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
4 |
|
Tahiti Petrel
|
Pterodroma rostrata |
Vagrant species |
NT
|
0 |
|
White-necked Petrel
|
Pterodroma cervicalis |
Status uncertain |
VU
|
0 |
|
Gould's Petrel
|
Pterodroma leucoceptera |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
VU
|
0 |
|
Collared Petrel
|
Pterodroma brevipes |
Breeds in Vanuatu? |
NT
|
1 |
|
Antarctic Prion
|
Pachyptila desolata |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
|
Puffinus pacificus |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
10 |
|
Short-tailed Shearwater
|
Puffinus tenuirostris |
Passage migrant |
|
0 |
|
Fluttering Shearwater
|
Puffinus gavia |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Audubon's Shearwater
|
Puffinus lherminieri |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
2 |
|
Wandering Albatross
|
Diomedea exulans |
Vagrant species |
VU
|
0 |
|
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
|
Oceanites oceanicus |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
|
Fregetta tropica |
Vagrant species |
|
0 |
|
Polynesian Storm-Petrel
|
Nesofregetta fuliginosa |
Breeds in Vanuatu? |
VU
|
0 |
|
Cardinal Myzomela
|
Myzomela cardinalis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
|
359 |
|
Dark-brown Honeyeater
|
Lichmera incana |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
|
145 |
|
New Hebrides Honeyeater
|
Phylidonyris notabilis |
Endemic species |
rr
|
60 |
|
Fan-tailed Gerygone
|
Gerygone flavolateralis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
|
67 |
|
Scarlet Robin
|
Petroica multicolor |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
64 |
|
Golden Whistler
|
Pachycephala pectoralis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
235 |
|
White-breasted Woodswallow
|
Artamus leucorynchus |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
78 |
|
Melanesian Cuckoo-Shrike
|
Coracina caledonica |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
|
73 |
|
Polynesian Triller
|
Lalage maculosa |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
|
7 |
|
Long-tailed Triller
|
Lalage leucopyga |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
|
216 |
|
Grey Fantail
|
Rhipidura fuliginosa |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
293 |
|
Streaked Fantail
|
Rhipidura spilodera |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
|
157 |
|
Buff-bellied Monarch
|
Neolalage banksiana |
Endemic species |
rr
|
124 |
|
Southern Shrikebill
|
Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
|
35 |
|
Melanesian Flycatcher
|
Myiagra caledonica |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
|
308 |
|
Island Thrush
|
Turdus poliocephalus |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
36 |
|
Rusty-winged Starling
|
Aplonis zelandica |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
, NT
|
3 |
|
Mountain Starling
|
Aplonis santovestris |
Endemic species |
rr
, VU
|
0 |
|
Common Myna
|
Acridotheres tristis |
Introduced species |
|
106 |
|
Pacific Swallow
|
Hirundo tahitica |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
52 |
|
Silver-Eye
|
Zosterops lateralis |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
247 |
|
Yellow-fronted White-Eye
|
Zosterops flavifrons |
Vagrant species |
rr
|
434 |
|
Guadalcanal Thicketbird
|
Megalurulus whitneyi |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
rr
, NT
|
4 |
|
House Sparrow
|
Passer domesticus |
Introduced species |
|
6 |
|
Common Waxbill
|
Estrilda astrild |
Introduced species |
|
10 |
|
Red-browed Firetail
|
Neochmia temporalis |
Introduced species |
|
0 |
|
Blue-faced Parrotfinch
|
Erythrura trichroa |
Breeds in Vanuatu |
|
12 |
|
Royal Parrotfinch
|
Erythrura regia |
Endemic species |
rr
, VU
|
7 |
|
Black-headed Munia
|
Lonchura malacca |
Introduced species |
|
35 |
|
Chestnut-breasted Munia
|
Lonchura castaneothorax |
Introduced species |
|
1 |
|