Vanuatu

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Vanuatu is based on the taxonomy used in Dickinson (2003). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Dickinson, E.C. (Ed.)(2003) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged third edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Br = migratory species that is a breeding endemic

Megapodius layardi (Megapodiidae) Vanuatu Megapode

Pterodroma occulta (Procellariidae) Vanuatu Petrel Br

Ducula bakeri (Columbidae) Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon

Ptilinopus tannensis (Columbidae) Tanna Fruit Dove

Todiramphus farquhari (Alcedinidae) Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher

Glycifohia notabilis (Meliphagidae) White-bellied Honeyeater

Neolalage banksiana (Monarchidae) Buff-bellied Monarch

Zosterops flavifrons (Zosteropidae) Yellow-fronted White-eye

Aplonis santovestris (Sturnidae) Mountain Starling