10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2012

Even red list species are being exported under the claim that they are captive bred despite the lack of breeding facilities in the archipelago. Amazingly, CITES is actually getting on the case after the practice has been going on for only ten years… a.

Solomon Islands 64

Solomon Islands Birds Breeding Species 64

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

The large, crested Choiseul Pigeon ( Microgoura meeki ) inhabited Choiseul and perhaps nearby islands in the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islanders say that the species was driven to extinction by cats and dogs introduced by Europeans. Choiseul Pigeon ( Microgoura meeki ) by J.G.

Solomon Islands 111

Solomon Islands Species Birds Guinea 111

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

The Pacific Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sacer ) is one of three species identified in the South Pacific, the other two being from the Solomon Islands and I have no images of them (The Colonist Kingfisher and Melanesian Kingfisher ). Tom Tarrant (Creative Commons, Attribution share-alike). Pacific Kingfisher. Bryan Harry, USNPS.

United Arab Emirates 94

United Arab Emirates Solomon Islands Micronesia Vanuatu 94

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

There are four species in the family, ranging from India to the Solomon Islands. Of course this is nonsense, and they are clearly close to swifts, but with a hind toe that lets them perch like a swallow, they sit outside the family as well, in their own, rarely thought about, family.

Solomon Islands 75

Solomon Islands Species Birds Singapore 75

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The species was in the news because some scientists had finally managed (or bothered – it’s much the same thing) to locate the population high in the mountains of the Solomon Islands, and catch and photograph one.

Collecting 108

Collecting Solomon Islands Birds Species 108

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2012

The answer should be obvious to any birder that enjoys a bit of twitching; they were lost.The species is actually prone to that; they regularly turn up in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Pelicans 95

Pelicans New Zealand Birds Solomon Islands 95

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

On one memorable occasion, I recall a birder breaking his cover while I was watching the movie, “The Thin Red Line” Given that the director of that war film is into nature and might also be a birder, I guess it was expected that a few fantastic looking birds from the Solomon Islands would appear on the screen now and then.

Costa Rica 75

Costa Rica Birds Solomon Islands Woodpeckers 75