The most up-to-date checklists for each of the countries concerned were compiled during the preparation of “A Guide to the Birds of Fiji & Western Polynesia” and these are available to be consulted and or downloaded from Pacific Birds website.
The Whistling Dove (Ptilinopus layardi)
Ptilinopus layardi
The Whistling Dove (Ptilinopus layardi) male is uniformy green, darker on the back with a conspicuous yellowish green head, white belly and yellow undertail coverts. The female is similar but lacks the distinctive head plumage.Continue Reading …
Kadavu fantail
Rhipidura personata
The Kadavu Fantail is a species of bird in the fantail family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to Kadavu and Ono in the Kadavu Islands, Fiji.Continue Reading …
Kadavu Honeyeater
Xanthotis provocator
The Kadavu Honeyeater (Xanthotis provocator) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to the islands of Kadavu in Fiji.Continue Reading …
Peale’s Imperial ‘Barking’ Pigeon
Ducula latrans
The Peale’s Imperial-pigeon (Ducula latrans) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to Fiji. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forest.
Kadavu (Crimson) Shining Parrot
Prosopeia splendens
The Kadavu parrot is the most distinctive of Fiji’s colourful Shining Parrots. It is a large parrot, similar in size to Fiji’s other two endemic Shining Parrots, measuring up to 45 cm from the tip of its beak to the tip of its tail.Continue Reading …
