Bird Checklist - Soloman Islands
Country or region: Solomon Islands
Number of species: 286
Number of endemics: 71
Number of globally threatened species: 26
Number of introduced species: 3
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements 5th edition (updated 2005).
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Tahiti Petrel Pterodroma rostrata
Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta Rare/Accidental
Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana Rare/Accidental
Juan Fernandez Petrel Pterodroma externa Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera Vulnerable
Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis Rare/Accidental
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Rare/Accidental
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris Rare/Accidental
Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia Rare/Accidental
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Rare/Accidental
Heinroth's Shearwater Puffinus heinrothi Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica Rare/Accidental
White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta grallaria Rare/Accidental
Polynesian Storm-Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Rare/Accidental
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Abbott's Booby Sula abbotti Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Rare/Accidental
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Rare/Accidental
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rare/Accidental
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi Critically endangered
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Great Egret Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Rare/Accidental
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Rare/Accidental
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rare/Accidental
Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Australian Ibis Threskiornis molucca
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Rare/Accidental
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Gray Teal Anas gracilis
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Northern Pintail Anas acuta Rare/Accidental
White-eyed Duck Aythya australis Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Solomon Islands Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi Endemic Vulnerable
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Gray Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus
Pied Goshawk Accipiter albogularis
Imitator Sparrowhawk Accipiter imitator Endemic Vulnerable
Meyer's Goshawk Accipiter meyerianus
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Oriental Hobby Falco severus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae
Melanesian Scrubfowl Megapodius eremita
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Red-backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosa
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Woodford's Rail Nesoclopeus woodfordi Endemic Vulnerable
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
Roviana Rail Gallirallus rovianae Endemic Near-threatened
Rufous-tailed Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccanus
Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis
White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
San Cristobal Moorhen Gallinula silvestris Endemic Critically endangered
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Beach Thick-knee Burhinus magnirostris Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii
Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Little Curlew Numenius minutus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Near-threatened
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Rare/Accidental
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Gray-tailed Tattler Heterosceles brevipes
Wandering Tattler Heterosceles incanus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare/Accidental
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Rare/Accidental
Ruff Philomachus pugnax Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis Rare/Accidental
Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Little Tern Sterna albifrons
Gray-backed Tern Sterna lunata
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Black Noddy Anous minutus
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
White Tern Gygis alba
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
Yellow-legged Pigeon Columba pallidiceps Endangered
Mackinlay's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia mackinlayi
Crested Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena crassirostris Endemic Near-threatened
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Stephan's Dove Chalcophaps stephani
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica Near-threatened
White-bibbed Ground-Dove Gallicolumba jobiensis
Santa Cruz Ground-Dove Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis Endangered
Thick-billed Ground-Dove Gallicolumba salamonis Endemic Critically endangered
Bronze Ground-Dove Gallicolumba beccarii
Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus
Silver-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus richardsii Endemic
Red-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus greyii
Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus solomonensis
Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus viridis
White-headed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus eugeniae Endemic Near-threatened
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pacifica
Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula rubricera
Island Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pistrinaria
Chestnut-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula brenchleyi Endemic Vulnerable
Pale Mountain-Pigeon Gymnophaps solomonensis Endemic
PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae
Ducorps's Cockatoo Cacatua ducorpsii Endemic
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Cardinal Lory Chalcopsitta cardinalis
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Yellow-bibbed Lory Lorius chlorocercus Endemic
Palm Lorikeet Charmosyna palmarum Vulnerable
Meek's Lorikeet Charmosyna meeki Endemic Near-threatened
Red-flanked Lorikeet Charmosyna placentis
Duchess Lorikeet Charmosyna margarethae Endemic Near-threatened
Red-breasted Pygmy-Parrot Micropsitta bruijnii
Finsch's Pygmy-Parrot Micropsitta finschii
Singing Parrot Geoffroyus heteroclitus
Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Horsfield's Cuckoo Cuculus horsfieldi Rare/Accidental
Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
Australian Koel Eudynamys cyanocephala
Long-tailed Koel Eudynamys taitensis
Buff-headed Coucal Centropus milo Endemic
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Solomon Hawk-Owl Ninox jacquinoti Endemic
Fearful Owl Nesasio solomonensis Endemic Vulnerable
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae
Marbled Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus
Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
Mayr's Swiftlet Aerodramus orientalis Data deficient
Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
APODIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae
Moustached Treeswift Hemiprocne mystacea
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Little Kingfisher Alcedo pusilla
Variable Kingfisher Ceyx lepidus
Ultramarine Kingfisher Todirhamphus leucopygius Endemic
Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris
Beach Kingfisher Todirhamphus saurophaga
Sacred Kingfisher Todirhamphus sanctus
Moustached Kingfisher Actenoides bougainvillei Endemic Vulnerable
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae
Blyth's Hornbill Aceros plicatus
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
Black-faced Pitta Pitta anerythra Endemic Vulnerable
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Melanesian Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caledonica
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
Yellow-eyed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina lineata
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis
Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris
Solomon Islands Cuckoo-shrike Coracina holopolia Endemic Near-threatened
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
Olive-tailed Thrush Zoothera lunulata
Russet-tailed Thrush Zoothera heinei
New Britain Thrush Zoothera talaseae Near-threatened
San Cristobal Thrush Zoothera margaretae Endemic Data deficient
Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Shade Warbler Cettia parens Endemic
Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
Clamorous Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis
Sulphur-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti
Mountain Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus
Island Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus poliocephalus
San Cristobal Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus makirensis Endemic
Kulambangra Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus amoenus Endemic Vulnerable
Bougainville Thicketbird Megalurulus llaneae Endemic Data deficient
Guadalcanal Thicketbird Megalurulus whitneyi Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
White-winged Fantail Rhipidura cockerelli Endemic Near-threatened
Brown Fantail Rhipidura drownei Endemic
Dusky Fantail Rhipidura tenebrosa Endemic Near-threatened
Rennell Fantail Rhipidura rennelliana Endemic
Gray Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Malaita Fantail Rhipidura malaitae Endemic Vulnerable
Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Vanikoro Monarch Mayrornis schistaceus Endemic Near-threatened
Rennell Shrikebill Clytorhynchus hamlini Endemic
Black-throated Shrikebill Clytorhynchus nigrogularis Vulnerable
Island Monarch Monarcha cinerascens
Bougainville Monarch Monarcha erythrostictus Endemic
Chestnut-bellied Monarch Monarcha castaneiventris Endemic
White-capped Monarch Monarcha richardsii Endemic
Kulambangra Monarch Monarcha browni Endemic Near-threatened
White-collared Monarch Monarcha viduus Endemic
Black-and-white Monarch Monarcha barbatus Endemic Near-threatened
Steel-blue Flycatcher Myiagra ferrocyanea Endemic
Ochre-headed Flycatcher Myiagra cervinicauda Endemic Near-threatened
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica
Vanikoro Flycatcher Myiagra vanikorensis
PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae
Scarlet Robin Petroica multicolor
PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Black-tailed Whistler Pachycephala melanura
New Caledonian Whistler Pachycephala caledonica
Hooded Whistler Pachycephala implicata Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae
Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae
Midget Flowerpecker Dicaeum aeneum Endemic
Mottled Flowerpecker Dicaeum tristrami Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Rennell White-eye Zosterops rennellianus Endemic
Banded White-eye Zosterops vellalavella Endemic Near-threatened
Ganongga White-eye Zosterops splendidus Endemic Vulnerable
Splendid White-eye Zosterops luteirostris Endemic Endangered
Yellow-throated White-eye Zosterops metcalfii Endemic
Solomon Islands White-eye Zosterops rendovae Endemic
Kulambangra White-eye Zosterops murphyi Endemic
Gray-throated White-eye Zosterops ugiensis Endemic
Malaita White-eye Zosterops stresemanni Endemic
Santa Cruz White-eye Zosterops santaecrucis Endemic
Bare-eyed White-eye Woodfordia superciliosa Endemic
Sanford's White-eye Woodfordia lacertosa Endemic Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae
Bougainville Honeyeater Stresemannia bougainvillei Endemic
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis
Scarlet-naped Myzomela Myzomela lafargei Endemic
Yellow-vented Myzomela Myzomela eichhorni Endemic
Red-bellied Myzomela Myzomela malaitae Endemic Near-threatened
Black-headed Myzomela Myzomela melanocephala Endemic
Sooty Myzomela Myzomela tristrami Endemic
Guadalcanal Honeyeater Guadalcanaria inexpectata Endemic
San Cristobal Melidectes Melidectes sclateri Endemic
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
PASSERIFORMES: Cracticidae
Australasian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Guadalcanal Crow Corvus woodfordi Endemic
Bougainville Crow Corvus meeki Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica
Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides
Atoll Starling Aplonis feadensis Vulnerable
Rennell Starling Aplonis insularis Endemic
White-eyed Starling Aplonis brunneicapilla Endemic Endangered
Brown-winged Starling Aplonis grandis Endemic
San Cristobal Starling Aplonis dichroa Endemic
Rusty-winged Starling Aplonis zelandica Near-threatened
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis
Long-tailed Myna Mino kreffti
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa
Bismarck Munia Lonchura melaena
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