Bird List for Vanuatu Go back

This list is generated using database records from the year 1992 and later. Species count = 78. The sequence of species follows Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

Common name Scientific name Status
Vanuatu Scrubfowl Megapodius layardi Endemic species
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Introduced species
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Breeds in Vanuatu
Grey Teal Anas gracilis Breeds in Vanuatu
Hardhead Aythya australis Breeds in Vanuatu
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher Todirhamphus farquhari Endemic species
Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris Breeds in Vanuatu
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Breeds in Vanuatu
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Breeds in Vanuatu
Palm Lorikeet Charmosyna palmarum Breeds in Vanuatu
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta Breeds in Vanuatu
Uniform Swiftlet Collocalia vanikorensis Breeds in Vanuatu
Barn Owl Tyto alba Breeds in Vanuatu
Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis Breeds in Vanuatu
Mackinlay's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia mackinlayi Breeds in Vanuatu
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Breeds in Vanuatu
Tanna Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus tannensis Endemic species
Red-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus greyii Breeds in Vanuatu
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pacifica Breeds in Vanuatu
Baker's Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bakeri Endemic species
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Breeds in Vanuatu
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Breeds in Vanuatu
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Non-breeding regular visitor
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Non-breeding regular visitor
Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos Non-breeding regular visitor
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Non-breeding regular visitor
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana Non-breeding regular visitor
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Non-breeding regular visitor
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Non-breeding regular visitor
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Non-breeding regular visitor
Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus Non-breeding regular visitor
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Non-breeding irregular visitor
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Status uncertain
Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii Breeds in Vanuatu?
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Breeds in Vanuatu
Little Tern Sterna albifrons Non-breeding irregular visitor
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Breeds in Vanuatu
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Breeds in Vanuatu
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Breeds in Vanuatu
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Breeds in Vanuatu
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Breeds in Vanuatu?
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Breeds in Vanuatu
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Breeds in Vanuatu?
Pacific Reef-Egret Egretta sacra Breeds in Vanuatu
Great Egret Casmerodius albus Vagrant species
Striated Heron Butorides striatus Breeds in Vanuatu
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Breeds in Vanuatu
Collared Petrel Pterodroma brevipes Breeds in Vanuatu?
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Breeds in Vanuatu
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Breeds in Vanuatu
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis Breeds in Vanuatu
Dark-brown Honeyeater Lichmera incana Breeds in Vanuatu
New Hebrides Honeyeater Phylidonyris notabilis Endemic species
Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis Breeds in Vanuatu
Scarlet Robin Petroica multicolor Breeds in Vanuatu
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Breeds in Vanuatu
White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus Breeds in Vanuatu
Melanesian Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina caledonica Breeds in Vanuatu
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa Breeds in Vanuatu
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga Breeds in Vanuatu
Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa Breeds in Vanuatu
Streaked Fantail Rhipidura spilodera Breeds in Vanuatu
Buff-bellied Monarch Neolalage banksiana Endemic species
Southern Shrikebill Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides Breeds in Vanuatu
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica Breeds in Vanuatu
Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus Breeds in Vanuatu
Rusty-winged Starling Aplonis zelandica Breeds in Vanuatu
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Introduced species
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica Breeds in Vanuatu
Silver-Eye Zosterops lateralis Breeds in Vanuatu
Yellow-fronted White-Eye Zosterops flavifrons Vagrant species
Guadalcanal Thicketbird Megalurulus whitneyi Breeds in Vanuatu
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Introduced species
Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa Breeds in Vanuatu
Royal Parrotfinch Erythrura regia Endemic species
Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca Introduced species
Chestnut-breasted Munia Lonchura castaneothorax Introduced species

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