Birds of Vanuatu
96 species recorded at 10 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Vanuatu White-eyeZosterops flavifrons
Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
Pacific KingfisherTodiramphus sacer
Satin SwiftletCollocalia uropygialis
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Pacific Emerald DoveChalcophaps longirostris
Red-bellied Fruit DovePtilinopus greyi
Grey-eared HoneyeaterLichmera incana
Grey FantailRhipidura albiscapa
White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus
Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisMost recorded
Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensis
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Pacific Imperial PigeonDucula pacifica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Melanesian WhistlerPachycephala chlorura
Long-tailed TrillerLalage leucopyga
White-rumped SwiftletAerodramus spodiopygius
Melanesian FlycatcherMyiagra caledonica
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Cardinal MyzomelaMyzomela cardinalis
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Tanna Fruit DovePtilinopus tannensis
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulvaHotspots with the most records
- Aéroport de WhitegrassTafea54 species
- LoruSanma48 species
- Port Vila waterfrontShefa41 species
- Teuma Prawn FarmShefa53 species
- Rentapao RiverShefa51 species
- Summit GardensShefa39 species
- Pango PointShefa36 species
- VattheSanma52 species
- Iririki Island, VanuatuShefa35 species
- Green LakeShefa29 species
All species recorded · 96
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Vanuatu Megapode Megapodius layardi
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Satin Swiftlet Collocalia uropygialis
- White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
- Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
- Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia mackinlayi
- Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
- Tanna Fruit Dove Ptilinopus tannensis
- Red-bellied Fruit Dove Ptilinopus greyi
- Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica
- Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon Ducula bakeri
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Vanuatu Petrel Pterodroma occulta
- Collared Petrel Pterodroma brevipes
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Vanuatu Kingfisher Todiramphus farquhari
- Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Palm Lorikeet Vini palmarum
- Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
- Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis
- Grey-eared Honeyeater Lichmera incana
- Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- South Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina caledonica
- Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa
- Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga
- Melanesian Whistler Pachycephala chlorura
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- New Caledonian Streaked Fantail Rhipidura verreauxi
- Buff-bellied Monarch Neolalage banksiana
- Southern Shrikebill Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides
- Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica
- Norfolk Robin Petroica multicolor
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Santo Thicketbird Cincloramphus whitneyi
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Vanuatu White-eye Zosterops flavifrons
- Rusty-winged Starling Aplonis zelandica
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Vanikoro Island Thrush Turdus vanikorensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild