Bird Species Found on the Fiji Islands
Fiji, aka the Republic of the Fiji Islands, is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu.
The two most important islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu.
Best Birding Locations in Fiji
Fiji has about 80 species of terrestrial and freshwater birds, 70 endemics and about 10 introduced species.
Taveuni is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Vanua Levu and Viti Levu. This cigar-shaped island is situated 6.5 kilometers to the east of Vanua Levu, across the Somosomo Strait, and is part of the Northern Division. Taveuni has abundant flora and is known as the 'Garden Island of Fiji'. It has world class birding opportunities. Access to the mountainous area of Des Voeux Peak which is the second highest on the island, a prime birding habitat, is only minutes from the main town Waiyevo area. On the northern end of the island is Qeleni - which also affords excellent bird watching. Both locales offer the chance to see Orange Breasted Doves, Silktails, Ferntails and the Taveuni Musk Parrots.
Kadavu is the fourth largest island in Fiji. It is one of the best and easiest birding destination in Fiji. Most of the native life can be enjoyed right from the resorts. It's easy bird watching. Kadavu has the additional attraction of the 4 endemic species found only on Kadavu and these species, like the Kadavu musk parrot, can all be seen on the grounds of most resorts.
Birds found in Fiji
Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen) - Range: Australia and New Guinea. Introduced into New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Fiji
Australian Pelican (Pelicanus conspicillatus) aka Goolayyalibee - Range: Australia, New Guinea, Fiji, parts of Indonesia, vagrant to New Zealand
Blue-crowned Lory (Vini australis) - Range: Samoa & Tonga Islands, Central Polynesia, Lau Archipelago, Fiji.
Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis) - Range: Alaska to the tropical Pacific
Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) - Range: Australia, Tasmania, Wallacea, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji
Brown Quail aka Swamp Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora) - Range: New Guinea and the Lesser Sunda Islands as well as in northern, eastern, south-eastern and south-western Australia and Tasmania. Introduced to Fiji and New Zealand
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Collared Lories aka Solitary Lory or Ruffed Lory (Phigys solitarius) - Range: Larger Fiji islands, northern part of Lau Archipelago
Crimson Shining Parrots (Prosopeia splendens) - Range: Fiji Islands - five distinct island races of this parrot species can be found in Fiji.
Double-banded Plovers (Charadrius bicinctus), known as the Banded Dotterel in New Zealand - Range: The nominate subspecies is partly migratory, breeding in New Zealand and the Chatham Islands and some wintering in Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji, others staying in New Zealand
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) - Range: Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu
Fiji Goshawk (Accipiter rufitorques) - Endemic to Fiji, where it occurs on the larger islands of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Kadavu, Gau and Ovalau
Fiji Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus vitiensis)
Fiji Woodswallow (Artamus mentalis)
Island Thrush (Turdus poliocephalus) - Range: Islands in Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and surrounding islands, many Indonesian islands, the Philippines and Taiwan
Long-legged Warble or Long-legged Thicketbird (Trichocichla rufa) - Inhabits old-growth forest in mountainous areas on Viti Levu on the islands of Fiji
Masked Shining Parrots (Prosopeia personata) - Range: Fiji Islands - only on Viti Levu - the largest island in the Republic of Fiji
Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica) - Range: American Samoa, the Cook Islands, the smaller islands of eastern Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, the smaller satellite islands of Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands
Peale Parrot Finch or Fiji Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens peali) - Range: Fiji
Red-throated Lorikeet (Charmosyna amabilis) - Endemic to Fiji. Occurs on the islands of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and Ovalau
Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) - Range: Tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Burma and southwestern China. Self-introduced in the wild in many Pacific islands including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Hawaii. Established itself in parts of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand.
Red-whiskered Bulbuls have been captured for the pet trade in great numbers and, has been widely introduced to tropical and subtropical areas, for example southern Florida, Fiji, Australia and Hawaii.
Ruffed Lories or Solitary Lories (Phigys solitarius) - Range: Larger Fiji islands, northern part of Lau Archipelago
Samoa Parrotfich or Pink-billed Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens cyaneovirens) - Range: Found on the island of Viti Levu, Fiji
Shining Parrots (Prosopeia) - Range: Islands of Fiji
Silktails (Lamprolia victoriae) - Range: Endemic to forests of Taveuni and Vanua Levu islands of Fiji
Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis) - Found in American Samoa, Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Micronesia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga.
Whistling Doves (Ptilinopus layardi) - Endemic to the islands of Kadavu and Ono in the Kadavu Group in the south of Fiji
White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) - Breeds from the Andaman Islands east through Indonesia to Fiji and northern Australia
White-browed Crakes (Porzana cinerea) - Found in Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand and Vanuatu.
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