Endemic Animals of Solomon Islands

The white-billed crow (Corvus woodfordi ) is a member of the crow family found on the Solomon Islands. Less

The white-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae ) is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. It was described by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1856, and the specific name eugeniae honours the French empress Eugénie de Montijo. Adults of the species have white heads, a purplish-red breast patch, a grey shoulder patch, olive-green upperparts, greenish underparts with a blue tinge, and a yellowish vent. Juveniles have green ...
heads with the white restricted to the forehead and upper throat, a much smaller grey shoulder patch, and the red breast patch restricted to the centre of the breast.The species is endemic to Makira and the nearby islands of Ugi and Malaupaina in the Solomon Islands. It inhabits lowland, hill, and ridge forest, along with neighbouring agricultural areas, and is especially common in foothills. Its diet consists of small-seeded fruits and berries. The International Union for Conservation of Nature considers it near-threatened. Although it can adapt to disturbed habitat, it is threatened by deforestation and habitat loss. Less

The Makira dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx gentianus ) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Makira Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.This species was formerly considered one of the 15 recognised subspecies of what was then known as the variable dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus or Alcedo lepidus ). A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that most of the insular ...
subspecies had substantially diverged from one another. The variable dwarf kingfisher was therefore split and 12 of the subspecies, including the Makira dwarf kingfisher, were promoted to species status. At the same time the name of the variable dwarf kingfisher was changed to the Moluccan dwarf kingfisher. Less

The New Georgia dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx collectoris ), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the west central Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is sub-tropical or tropical moist lowland forests.This species was formerly considered as one of the 15 recognised subspecies of what was then known as the variable dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus or Alcedo lepidus ). A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found ...
that most of the insular subspecies had substantially diverged from one another. The variable dwarf kingfisher was therefore split and 12 of the subspecies, including the New Georgia dwarf kingfisher, were promoted to species status. At the same time the name of the variable dwarf kingfisher was changed to the Moluccan dwarf kingfisher. Less

The Guadalcanal dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx nigromaxilla ), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Guadalcanal Island. Its natural habitat is sub-tropical or tropical moist lowland forests.This species was formerly considered one of the 15 recognised subspecies of what was then known as the variable dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus or Alcedo lepidus ). A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that most of the ...
insular subspecies had substantially diverged from one another. The variable dwarf kingfisher was therefore split and 12 of the subspecies, including the Guadalcanal dwarf kingfisher, were promoted to species status. At the same time the name of the variable dwarf kingfisher was changed to the Moluccan dwarf kingfisher. Less

The Solomons white-eye or New Georgia white-eye (Zosterops kulambangrae ) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the New Georgia Islands in the Solomon Islands. It is also known as Zosterops rendovae but this name properly refers to the grey-throated white-eye.The species is widespread in the New Georgia Group, occurring on Kolombangara, Vonavona, Kohinggo, New Georgia, Vangunu and Nggatokae. It regularly visits small ...
islets.It is 12 cm long and mainly green above and olive-yellow below. It has a narrow white ring around the eye, blackish forehead and lores, a black bill and yellowish legs. Less

Sanford's white-eye (Zosterops lacertosus ) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Nendo Island.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species has a small population due to it being endemic to Nendo Island. This population seems to be declining because of their near threatened status since their habitat is being targeted for commercial purposes.It is ...
named after Dr Leonard Cutler Sanford, a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History. Less

The Makira cicadabird (Edolisoma salomonis ) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. It used to be considered a subspecies of the common cicadabird.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Less

The hooded whistler (Pachycephala implicata ) or Guadalcanal hooded whistler is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Prior to 2014, the Bougainville whistler was considered conspecific with the Hooded whistler. Less

The Makira starling (Aplonis dichroa ), also known as the San Cristobal starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Less

The shade bush warbler or shade warbler (Horornis parens ) is a species of bird in the family Cettiidae.It is found only in Solomon Islands, where it is endemic to the island of Makira (formerly San Cristobal Island).Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forest above 600m. It feeds on insects in the undergrowth and on the ground. Less

The Vella Lavella white-eye, belted white-eye, or banded white-eye (Zosterops vellalavella ) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The Solomons frogmouth (Rigidipenna inexpectata ), also known as the Cinnamon frogmouth or Solomon Islands frogmouth, is a bird in the frogmouth family. It was first described in 1901, but not recognized as a distinct species until 2007. The Solomons frogmouth is the only known member of the genus Rigidipenna. It is also endemic to the islands of Isabel, Bougainville and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands archipelago, in the countries of Papua ...
New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Less

Woodford's rail (Hypotaenidia woodfordi ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. Less

The Solomons white ibis (Threskiornis molucca pygmaeus ) or Solomon Islands white ibis, known locally as the tagoa, is a distinct, dwarf subspecies of the Australian white ibis. It is sometimes considered a full species Threskiornis pygmaeus. It is found only on Rennell and Bellona Islands, in the Solomon Islands of Melanesia, in the south-west Pacific Ocean. Less

The Roviana rail (Hypotaenidia rovianae ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Western Province (Solomon Islands).Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations. Less

The Rennell parrot (Geoffroyus hyacinthinus ) is an island species of parrot, found on Rennell Island in the Solomons. It is normally considered a subspecies of the song parrot (Geoffroyus heteroclitus ) but differs from it in its larger size, its blue collar being more lavender in colour and extending to the breast, and a more strongly grey-blue tone to the female's head. Population size is estimated at 5,000–20,000 individuals. Although only p ...
resent in a small range, it is not currently considered threatened. Less

The pale mountain pigeon (Gymnophaps solomonensis ) is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago, where it inhabits old-growth and secondary montane forest. It is a medium-size pigeon with an average length of 38 cm (15 in) and a weight of 310–385 g (10.9–13.6 oz). The head and neck are whitish-grey, the belly and lower breast are buffy-pink, and the vent and undertail coverts are pale grey. T ...
he upperparts are smoky-grey with darker fringes on the mantle and wing coverts. Both sexes look similar, but there can be large variation in individual appearance.The pale mountain pigeon feeds on fruit and forages in large flocks. Breeding occurs from July to September in Bougainville and it prefers stunted moss forest containing Eugenia and Syzygium trees during the breeding season. It nests in shallow depressions or scrapes in the forest floor, and lays single white eggs. It is listed as being of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the IUCN Red List due to its stable population and a sufficiently large range. Less

The chestnut-bellied imperial pigeon (Ducula brenchleyi ) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the southern Solomon Islands.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei excelsus ) is a kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae that is endemic to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The bird can be found in closed-canopy forests at elevations of 900–1,100 m (3,000–3,600 ft), and is reported to nest in holes in the ground. It is considered a subspecies of the moustached kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei ) by the International Ornithologists' Union but s ...
ome taxonomists elevate the taxon to species status.The Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher is named for a stripe of blue feathers from the beak to the side of the head. Males have a blue back, females have a greenish back. Prior to 2015, the species had only been recorded twice, a single female in the 1920s and two females in 1953; no males had ever been recorded and no live specimens had been photographed. In 2015 a male bird was captured and photographed for the first time in the forests of Guadalcanal.The bird was then killed for scientific study to obtain a set of molecular and morphological data. The killing was criticized as not necessary for science. The researcher who photographed and killed the bird estimated there are over 4000 living birds, the bird is not rare, and killing one did not threaten the population viability. Less

The Malaita dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx malaitae ), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Malaita Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.This species was formerly considered as one of the 15 recognised subspecies of what was then known as the variable dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus or Alcedo lepidus ). A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that most of the insular ...
subspecies had substantially diverged from one another. The variable dwarf kingfisher was therefore split and 12 of the subspecies, including the Malaita dwarf kingfisher, were promoted to species status. At the same time the name of the variable dwarf kingfisher was changed to the Moluccan dwarf kingfisher. Less

The bare-eyed white-eye (Zosterops superciliosus ) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. Less

The Kolombangara monarch (Symposiachrus browni ), or Brown's monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The Bougainville monarch (Monarcha erythrostictus ) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Less

The Rennell fantail (Rhipidura rennelliana ) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.It is endemic to Rennell Island (Solomon Islands).Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Less

The Rennell starling (Aplonis insularis ) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands.The plumage of the Rennell starling is blackish with a green-blue gloss. It has a yellow-orange eye and a short tail. It is an abundant bird of tropical moist lowland forests, secondary growth and coconut plantations. Less

The dark-eyed white-eye (Zosterops tetiparius ) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.Z. t. paradoxus is found on Rendova and Z. t. tetiparius on Tetepare Island. The subspecies have never been recorded away from their respective home islands which lie just 3.4 km apart. Less

The Rennell shrikebill (Clytorhynchus hamlini ) is a songbird species in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.The binomial commemorates Dr. Hannibal Hamlin, leader of the Whitney South Seas Expedition, who died in 1982. Less

The Guadalcanal honeyeater (Guadalcanaria inexpectata ) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is monotypic within the genus Guadalcanaria. It is endemic to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, where it is found high in montane forest. Less

The Vanikoro white-eye (Zosterops gibbsi ) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Vanikoro in the Santa Cruz Islands of Temotu Province in the south-east of the Solomon Islands chain. The species is named for David Gibbs, who discovered it. Less

The Makira honeyeater (Meliarchus sclateri ), also known as the San Cristobal honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.It is endemic to Makira in the Solomon Islands. Less

The Ranongga white-eye or splendid white-eye (Zosterops splendidus ) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The Malaita fantail (Rhipidura malaitae ) is a fantail endemic to Malaita in the Solomon Islands. Less

The Guadalcanal thrush (Zoothera turipavae ) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Less

The Temotu whistler (Pachycephala vanikorensis ) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to the Santa Cruz Islands of the Solomon Islands group. It was classified as a separate species in 2016 by the IOC. Two of its subspecies (P. v. ornate and utupuae ) belonged previously to the former white-throated whistler and the nominate subspecies was a subspecies of the Melanesian Whistler. Less

The Vanikoro monarch (Mayrornis schistaceus ) is a species of bird in the monarch family endemic to the Santa Cruz Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and it is threatened by habitat loss. Alternate names for the Vanikoro monarch include slaty flycatcher (an alternate name shared with the Slaty monarch), small slaty flycatcher, small slaty monarch and the Vanikoro flycatcher (not be confused with the ...
species of the same name, Myiagra vanikorensis ). Less

The Makira thrush (Zoothera margaretae ), also known as the San Cristobal thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The white-capped monarch (Monarcha richardsii ), or Richards' monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.It is endemic to the Western Province in the Solomon Islands. Less

The Makira fantail or dusky fantail (Rhipidura tenebrosa ) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The crimson-rumped myzomela (Myzomela eichhorni ) or yellow-vented myzomela, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.It is endemic to the Western Province (Solomon Islands). Less

The Rennell whistler (Pachycephala feminina ) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to the Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. It was split from the Bismarck whistler by the IOC in 2016. Less

The sooty myzomela (Myzomela tristrami ) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.It is endemic to Makira. Less