Fauna of the Solomon Islands: Birds of the Solomon Islands, Purple Swamphen, List of birds of the Solomon Islands, Willie Wagtail, Eclectus Parrot, Solomon Islands skink, Rainbow Lorikeet, Nicobar Pigeon, Varanus indicus, Pacific Robin

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 48. Chapters: Birds of the Solomon Islands, Purple Swamphen, List of birds of the Solomon Islands, Willie Wagtail, Eclectus Parrot, Solomon Islands skink, Rainbow Lorikeet, Nicobar Pigeon, Varanus indicus, Pacific Robin, List of mammals of the Solomon Islands, Pacific Black Duck, Papuan Hornbill, Superb Fruit Dove, Beck's Petrel, Olive-backed Sunbird, Nankeen Night Heron, Oriental Dollarbird, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Rennell Island Monitor, Beach Stone-curlew, Cinnamon Frogmouth, Grey Teal, Buff-headed Coucal, Yellow-bibbed Lory, New Georgia White-eye, Pacific Baza, Metallic Starling, Oriole Whistler, Vanikoro White-eye, Oriental Hobby, Fearful Owl, Blue-faced Parrotfinch, Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot, Long-tailed Myna, Nendo Tube-nosed Fruit Bat, Chestnut-bellied Monarch, Yellow-faced Myna, Palm Lorikeet, King Rat, Fardoulis' Blossom Bat, Chestnut-bellied Imperial Pigeon, Makira Moorhen, Guadalcanal Honeyeater, Meek's Lorikeet, Solomon's Naked-backed Fruit Bat, San Cristobal Honeyeater, Rennell Starling, Crocker's Sea Snake, Ontong Java Flying Fox, Yellow-billed White-eye, Sanford's White-eye, Malaita Tube-nosed Fruit Bat, Schneider's Surprise, Woodford's Fruit Bat, Solomon Hawk Owl, Dwarf Flying Fox, Red-bellied Myzomela, Black-bellied Cicadabird, Rennell Shrikebill, Ranongga White-eye, Temotu Flying Fox, Vanikoro Flying Fox, Solomons Flying Fox, Roviana Rail, Malaita White-eye, Discodeles malukuna, Ochre-tailed Flycatcher, White-headed Fruit Dove, Vanikoro Monarch, Kolombangara Monarch, Makira Thrush, Yellow-vented Myzomela, Pale Mountain Pigeon, Silver-capped Fruit Dove, San Cristobal Starling, White-mottled Flowerpecker, Hipposideros demissus, Belted White-eye, Rennell Fantail, Bare-eyed White-eye, Guadalcanal Monkey-faced Bat, Bare-ringed White-eye, Makira Fantail, Solomons Mastiff Bat, Crow Tiger, Orange Fruit Bat, Santa Cruz White-eye, White-capped Monarch, Sooty Myzomela, Rennell Flying Fox, White-collared Monarch, Black-headed Myzomela, Tribolonotus ponceleti, Santa Cruz Flying Fox, Hermit White-eye, Guadalcanal Thrush, Acutotyphlops infralabialis. Excerpt: This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Solomon Islands. The avifauna of the Solomon Islands, including the island of Bougainville (to Papua New Guinea) includes a total of 289 species, of which 71 are endemic, 3 have been introduced by humans, and 39 are rare or accidental. 26 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for the Solomon Islands. The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories. Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in the Solomon Islands. Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrel...