Hot Spot List for Vatthe Conservation Area, Santo Go back

This list is generated using database records from the year 1992 and later. Our hot spot lists are defined as squares (with latitude and longitude cutoffs) and may include small areas outside the boundaries of a protected area.
Species count = 28. 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
Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris Breeds in Vanuatu
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Breeds in Vanuatu
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta 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
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Breeds in Vanuatu
Pacific Reef-Egret Egretta sacra Breeds in Vanuatu
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis 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
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
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Introduced species
Silver-Eye Zosterops lateralis Breeds in Vanuatu
Yellow-fronted White-Eye Zosterops flavifrons Vagrant species
Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca Introduced species

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