Solomon Islands bird checklist
275 bird species in 60 families have been recorded in the Solomon Islands, according to eBird; about 253 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in the Solomon Islands right now
1Eurasian Tree Sparrow
2Ruddy Turnstone
3Common Myna
4Great Egret
5Brown Booby
6Wedge-tailed Shearwater
7Pacific Reef-Heron
8Pacific Black Duck
9Common Sandpiper
10Glossy Swiftlet
Solomon Islands bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Plumed Whistling-Duck
- Pacific Black Duck
- Gray Teal
Megapodes
- Melanesian Megapode
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Metallic Pigeon
- Yellow-legged Pigeon
- Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove
- Crested Cuckoo-Dove
- Pacific Emerald Dove
- Stephan's Dove
- Santa Cruz Ground Dove
- Bronze Ground Dove
- Nicobar Pigeon
- Superb Fruit-Dove
- Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove
- White-headed Fruit-Dove
- Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove
- Red-bellied Fruit-Dove
- Silver-capped Fruit-Dove
- Pacific Imperial-Pigeon
- Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon
- Island Imperial-Pigeon
- Chestnut-bellied Imperial-Pigeon
- Pale Mountain-Pigeon
Cuckoos
- Buff-headed Coucal
- Pacific Koel
- Long-tailed Koel
- Channel-billed Cuckoo
- Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
- Solomons Brush Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Solomons Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Solomons Frogmouth
Swifts
- Glossy Swiftlet
- Satin Swiftlet
- White-rumped Swiftlet
- Mayr's Swiftlet
- Uniform Swiftlet
- Pacific Swift
Treeswifts
- Moustached Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Buff-banded Rail
- Woodford's Rail
- Roviana Rail
- Dusky Moorhen
- Australasian Swamphen
- White-browed Crake
- Pale-vented Bush-hen
- Spotless Crake
Thick-knees
- Beach Thick-knee
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Bristle-thighed Curlew
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Wandering Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Red-necked Stint
- Sanderling
Buttonquail
- Red-backed Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Gray-backed Tern
- Little Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Grebes
- Australasian Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
- Polynesian Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Herald Petrel
- Providence Petrel
- Gould's Petrel
- Collared Petrel
- Vanuatu Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Tahiti Petrel
- Beck's Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Tropical Shearwater
- Heinroth's Shearwater
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
- Christmas Island Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Pied Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Little Black Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Australian Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Black Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Nankeen Night Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- White-faced Heron
- Little Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Plumed Egret
Pelicans
- Australian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Pacific Baza
- Imitator Sparrowhawk
- Variable Goshawk
- Pied Goshawk
- Brown Goshawk
- Meyer's Goshawk
- Swamp Harrier
- Brahminy Kite
- Sanford's Sea-Eagle
Barn-Owls
- Eastern Barn Owl
Owls
- West Solomons Owl
- Guadalcanal Owl
- Malaita Owl
- Makira Owl
- Fearful Owl
Hornbills
- Blyth's Hornbill
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Little Kingfisher
- New Georgia Dwarf-Kingfisher
- North Solomons Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Guadalcanal Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Makira Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Ultramarine Kingfisher
- Pacific Kingfisher
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Beach Kingfisher
- Melanesian Kingfisher
- Moustached Kingfisher
Rollers
- Dollarbird
Falcons and Caracaras
- Oriental Hobby
- Australian Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Solomons Corella
Old World Parrots
- Red-breasted Pygmy-Parrot
- Finsch's Pygmy-Parrot
- Papuan Eclectus
- Singing Parrot
- Duchess Lorikeet
- Meek's Lorikeet
- Palm Lorikeet
- Yellow-bibbed Lory
- Cardinal Lory
- Coconut Lorikeet
Pittas
- Black-faced Pitta
Honeyeaters
- Cardinal Myzomela
- Scarlet-naped Myzomela
- Yellow-vented Myzomela
- Red-bellied Myzomela
- Black-headed Myzomela
- Sooty Myzomela
- Makira Honeyeater
- Guadalcanal Honeyeater
Thornbills and Allies
- Rennell Gerygone
Cuckooshrikes
- Barred Cuckooshrike
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike
- North Melanesian Cuckooshrike
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike
- Polynesian Triller
- Long-tailed Triller
- Solomons Cicadabird
- Malaita Cicadabird
- Makira Cicadabird
- Central Melanesian Cicadabird
Whistlers and Allies
- Guadalcanal Hooded Whistler
- Nendo Whistler
- Utupua Whistler
- Vanikoro Whistler
- Oriole Whistler
- Rennell Whistler
Fantails
- White-winged Fantail
- White-gorgeted Fantail
- Willie-wagtail
- Malaita Fantail
- Santa Cruz Fantail
- Solomons Rufous Fantail
- Guadalcanal Fantail
- Dusky Fantail
- Rennell Fantail
- Gray Fantail
Drongos
- Spangled Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Vanikoro Monarch
- Rennell Shrikebill
- Santa Cruz Shrikebill
- Island Monarch
- White-capped Monarch
- Chestnut-bellied Monarch
- Solomons Monarch
- Malaita Monarch
- Kolombangara Monarch
- Vella Lavella Monarch
- White-collared Monarch
- Steel-blue Flycatcher
- Ochre-headed Flycatcher
- Melanesian Flycatcher
- Vanikoro Flycatcher
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Guadalcanal Crow
Australasian Robins
- Solomons Robin
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Australian Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Guadalcanal Thicketbird
Swallows
- Pacific Swallow
- Tree Martin
Leaf Warblers
- Makira Leaf Warbler
- Island Leaf Warbler
- Kolombangara Leaf Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Shade Warbler
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Banded White-eye
- Santa Cruz White-eye
- Bare-eyed White-eye
- Sanford's White-eye
- Vanikoro White-eye
- Guadalcanal White-eye
- Makira White-eye
- Yellow-throated White-eye
- Malaita White-eye
- Splendid White-eye
- Ranongga White-eye
- Solomons White-eye
- Dark-eyed White-eye
- Kolombangara White-eye
- Rennell White-eye
Starlings
- Metallic Starling
- Atoll Starling
- Rennell Starling
- White-eyed Starling
- Brown-winged Starling
- Makira Starling
- Rusty-winged Starling
- Singing Starling
- Yellow-faced Myna
- Long-tailed Myna
- Common Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Makira Thrush
- Guadalcanal Thrush
- Solomons Island-Thrush
- Vanikoro Island-Thrush
Flowerpeckers
- Midget Flowerpecker
- Mottled Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Sahul Sunbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Most common birds in Solomon Islands
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Solomon Islands’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
- Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta
- Singing StarlingAplonis cantoroides
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Sahul SunbirdCinnyris frenatus
- Cardinal LoryChalcopsitta cardinalis
- Spot-breasted Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia mackinlayi
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Guadalcanal CrowCorvus woodfordi
Largest bird families in Solomon Islands
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies20
- Pigeons and Doves20
- Shearwaters and Petrels14
- Monarch Flycatchers14
- White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies14
- Kingfishers12
- Starlings10
- Old World Parrots10
Reported in the last 30 days
95 species reported to eBird in Solomon Islands in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Singing Starling, Common Myna, Sahul Sunbird, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Glossy Swiftlet, Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove, Willie-wagtail, Peregrine Falcon, Cardinal Lory, Guadalcanal Crow, Pacific Reef-Heron, Great Egret, Osprey, Pacific Black Duck, Common Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Brown Booby, Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Coconut Lorikeet, Sacred Kingfisher, Yellow-bibbed Lory, Buff-headed Coucal, Blyth's Hornbill, Brown-winged Starling, White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Solomons Corella, Papuan Eclectus, Ultramarine Kingfisher, Stephan's Dove, Long-tailed Myna, Steel-blue Flycatcher, Melanesian Megapode, Midget Flowerpecker, Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon, Solomons Brush Cuckoo, White-winged Fantail, Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove, Brahminy Kite, Metallic Starling, Pacific Swallow, …
Get to know some of them
Peregrine Falcon
Willie-wagtail
Osprey
Lesser Frigatebird
Great Crested Tern
Pacific Golden-Plover
Bridled Tern
Black Noddy
Brown Noddy
Common Kingfisher
Australasian Swamphen
Sooty Tern
Red-footed Booby
Bar-tailed Godwit
Gray-tailed Tattler