Solomon Islands · Western Province
Kolombangara Island
93 species and 742 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April, with up to 45 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Cardinal LoryPseudeos cardinalis
Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
Red-knobbed Imperial PigeonDucula rubricera
Blyth's HornbillRhyticeros plicatus
Solomons White-eyeZosterops kulambangrae
Island Imperial PigeonDucula pistrinaria
Solomons CorellaCacatua ducorpsii
Long-tailed MynaMino kreffti
Crimson-rumped MyzomelaMyzomela eichhorni
Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Moustached TreeswiftHemiprocne mystacea
Sanford's Sea EagleIcthyophaga sanfordi
Barred CuckooshrikeCoracina lineataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Imburanu5 km68 species
- Patu Kolo Camp12 km52 species
- Kukundu15 km67 species
- Tetepare Nature Preserve76 km83 species
All 93 species recorded here
- Cardinal Lory Pseudeos cardinalis
- Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
- Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon Ducula rubricera
- Blyth's Hornbill Rhyticeros plicatus
- White-capped Monarch Monarcha richardsii
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Solomons White-eye Zosterops kulambangrae
- Island Imperial Pigeon Ducula pistrinaria
- Solomons Corella Cacatua ducorpsii
- Long-tailed Myna Mino kreffti
- Crimson-rumped Myzomela Myzomela eichhorni
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Moustached Treeswift Hemiprocne mystacea
- Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Sanford's Sea Eagle Icthyophaga sanfordi
- Barred Cuckooshrike Coracina lineata
- Pale Mountain Pigeon Gymnophaps solomonensis
- Steel-blue Flycatcher Myiagra ferrocyanea
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica
- Claret-breasted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus viridis
- Buff-headed Coucal Centropus milo
- North Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina welchmani
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Pied Goshawk Tachyspiza albogularis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
- Kolombangara Monarch Symposiachrus browni
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- White-winged Fantail Rhipidura cockerelli
- Roviana Rail Gallirallus rovianae
- Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia mackinlayi
- Finsch's Pygmy Parrot Micropsitta finschii
- Oriole Whistler Pachycephala orioloides
- Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Stephan's Emerald Dove Chalcophaps stephani
- Central Melanesian Cicadabird Edolisoma erythropygium
- Meek's Lorikeet Vini meeki
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Moluccan Eclectus Eclectus roratus
- Song Parrot Geoffroyus heteroclitus
- Duchess Lorikeet Charmosynoides margarethae
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Beach Kingfisher Todiramphus saurophagus
- Melanesian Kingfisher Todiramphus tristrami
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- New Georgia Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx collectoris
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Variable Goshawk Tachyspiza hiogaster
- Brown-winged Starling Aplonis grandis
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Solomons Cicadabird Edolisoma holopolium
- Kolombangara White-eye Zosterops murphyi
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Heinroth's Shearwater Puffinus heinrothi
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusillus
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
- Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
- Kolombangara Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus amoenus
- Solomons Nightjar Eurostopodus nigripennis
- Meyer's Goshawk Astur meyerianus
- Solomons Island Thrush Turdus kulambangrae
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Ultramarine Kingfisher Todiramphus leucopygius
- Numfor Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus maforensis
- Solomons Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis addendus
- Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus solomonensis
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Little Curlew Numenius minutus
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kolombangara Island?
April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 45 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kolombangara Island?
93 species, from 742 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kolombangara Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Cardinal Lory, Coconut Lorikeet, Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon, Blyth's Hornbill and Solomons White-eye.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.