A Special Little Fijian Eco-Hideaway The best birding spot in the South Pacific

     BIRD LIST

R = Roadside vicinity C = Coastal vicinity F = Forest vicinity E = Endemic M = Migrant Reef Heron (both phases) R Mangrove Heron R Pacific Harrier R,C,F Fiji Goshawk F, R,E White-throated Pigeon R,C,F,E Spotted Turtle-dove R,C Friendly Ground Dove F,E Many-coloured Fruit-dove C,E Orange Dove F,E Barking Pigeon (Peale’s) C,F,E Collared Lory C,F,E Red-breasted Musk Parrot C,F,E Long-tailed Cuckoo F,M Fan-tailed Cuckoo F,M Barn Owl C White-rumped Swiftlet C,F White-collared Kingfisher C,F Pacific Swallow C White-breasted Woodswallow C Island Thrush C,F,E Polynesian Starling C,F Silktail F,E Fiji Warbler C,F,E Long-legged Warbler F Spotted Fantail C,F Slaty Flycatcher C,F,E Fiji Shrikebill C,F,E Black-faced Shrikebill F,E Vanikoro Broadbill C,F,E Blue-crested Broadbill F,E Scarlet Robin C,F Golden Whistler F Polynesian Triller C,F Layards White-eye F,E Grey-backed White-eye C,F Orange-breasted Honeyeater C,F,E Wattled Honeyeater C,E Giant forest Honeyeater F,E Red-headed Parrot-finch C,R,E Red Avadavat C,R Indian Mynah R,C Lesser Frigatebird C Brown Booby C Black-naped Tern C Crested Tern R,C Wandering Tattler C,M Golden Plover C,M

Collared Lory   Peregrine Falcon   Many Coloured Fruit Dove   Kikau or Wattled Honeyeater   Red-Breasted Musk Parrot   Photos above are from "Fiji's Natural Heritage" by Paddy Ryan - publisher - Southwestern Publishing Co Ltd, P O Box 37 732, Auckland 1, New Zealand. This book gives an overview of the natural history of Fiji and is essential reading prior to travelling to Fiji by anyone with even the smallest interest in nature. A copy of this publication is on hand at Silktail Lodge. We recommend though that you purchase a copy before travelling.