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Yandé Island
Yandé Island is a 1,300 ha island lying some 20 km off the northern end of Grande Terre (New Caledonia), Grande Terre, the principal island of the Overseas France, French Territory of New Caledonia in Melanesia in the south-west Pacific Ocean. Description The island is about 6 km long by 4 km wide with a maximum height of 300 m. It is formed of peridotites and has a rugged terrain with steep slopes and rocky coasts. The eastern and northern coast has steep cliffs and small sandy bays located at valley outlets. The west coast has gentler topography with a fringing reef enclosing a lagoon with coastal mangroves. Much of the island is covered with scrub vegetation, but there are areas of dry forest and Melaleuca quinquenervia, niaouli. Important Bird Area The island has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of red-bellied fruit doves, white-bellied goshawks, grey-eared honeyeaters, New Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myiagra Caledonica
The Melanesian flycatcher (''Myiagra caledonica'') is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. The species is found on islands in Melanesia. Taxonomy and systematics It is closely related to the Vanikoro flycatcher. Alternate names for the Melanesian flycatcher include broad-billed flycatcher, Caledonian flycatcher, Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher, Melanesian broadbill, Melanesian Myiagra, New Caledonian flycatcher and New Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher. The alternate name "broad-billed flycatcher" should not be confused with the species of the same name, ''Myiagra ruficollis''. Subspecies Five subspecies are recognized: * ''M. c. caledonica'' - Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Bonaparte, 1857: Found on New Caledonia * ''M. c. viridinitens'' - Robert Gray (ornithologist), Gray, GR, 1859: Originally described as a separate species. Found on the Loyalty Islands * ''M. c. melanura'' - Gray, GR, 1860: Originally described as a separate species. Found on southern Vanuatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-bellied Goshawk
The white-bellied goshawk (''Tachyspiza haplochroa'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. The species is also known as the New Caledonia goshawk or New Caledonia sparrowhawk. This species was formerly placed in the genus ''Accipiter''. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, dry savanna, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References white-bellied goshawk Endemic birds of New Caledonia white-bellied goshawk Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Philip Sclater {{Accipitriformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Caledonian Island Thrush
The New Caledonian island thrush (''Turdus xanthopus'') is a species of passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia, it was thought extinct until it was discovered on the islands of Néba and Yandé in 1978. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the island thrush until 2024 when the island thrush was split into 17 species by the IOC and Clements checklist. Taxonomy The New Caledonian island thrush was first described in 1894 as ''Turdus xanthopus'' by German naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster. It was later classified as a subspecies of the island thrush under the name ''T. p. xanthopus''. Following a 2023 phylogenetic study of the island thrush subspecies, as well as with consideration to morphological differences, the island thrush was split into 17 species. The New Caledonian island thrush is monotypic. Description The New Caledonian island thrush is a medium-sized bird with very little sexual dimorphism, with females weighing sli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green-backed White-eye
The green-backed white-eye (''Zosterops xanthochroa'') is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is also known as the New Caledonian white-eye. It is endemic to New Caledonia. Taxonomy The green-backed white-eye was described by George Robert Gray in 1858 from a specimen collected in Nu. The relationships between this species and other white-eyes are uncertain, but it may form a superspecies with the small Lifou white-eye, also from New Caledonia, the Fiji white-eye and the yellow-fronted white-eye (from Vanuatu). This speculative proposal is based upon the shared yellow underparts and their living in the same general region. Distribution and habitat The green-backed white-eye is endemic to the islands of New Caledonia, where it is found on Grande Terre, the main island, the smaller L'Île-des-Pins, as well as Maré in the Loyalty Islands. It is replaced on Lifou by the small and large Lifou white-eyes. It is primarily a bird of primary rainforest, from sea level up, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanesian Flycatcher
The Melanesian flycatcher (''Myiagra caledonica'') is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. The species is found on islands in Melanesia. Taxonomy and systematics It is closely related to the Vanikoro flycatcher. Alternate names for the Melanesian flycatcher include broad-billed flycatcher, Caledonian flycatcher, Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher, Melanesian broadbill, Melanesian Myiagra, New Caledonian flycatcher and New Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher. The alternate name "broad-billed flycatcher" should not be confused with the species of the same name, '' Myiagra ruficollis''. Subspecies Five subspecies are recognized: * ''M. c. caledonica'' - Bonaparte, 1857: Found on New Caledonia * ''M. c. viridinitens'' - Gray, GR, 1859: Originally described as a separate species. Found on the Loyalty Islands * ''M. c. melanura'' - Gray, GR, 1860: Originally described as a separate species. Found on southern Vanuatu * ''M. c. marinae'' - Salomonsen, 1934: Found on n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-tailed Triller
The long-tailed triller (''Lalage leucopyga'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. The Norfolk Island subspecies of the long-tailed triller, the Norfolk triller, has become extinct. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy Subspecies * †''Lalage leucopyga leucopyga'': Norfolk Island (extinct) * ''Lalage leucopyga montrosieri'': New Caledonia * ''Lalage leucopyga affinis'': the Solomon Islands (Makira and Ugi) * ''Lalage leucopyga deficiens'': Vanuatu (Torres Island and the Banks Group) * ''Lalage leucopyga albiloris'': central and northern Vanuatu * ''Lalage leucopyga simillima'': southern Vanuatu and the Loyalty Islands Two syntypes of ''Symmorphus'' (''Lalage'') ''affinis'' TristramIbis, 1879, p.440, an adult female and male, are held in the vertebrate zoology collection of the National Museums Liverpool at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Caledonian Whistler
The New Caledonian whistler (''Pachycephala caledonica'') is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. Taxonomy The New Caledonian whistler was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the flycatchers in the genus ''Muscicapa'' and coined the binomial name ''Muscicapa caledonica''. Gmelin based his account on the "olive flycatcher" from New Caledonia that had been described in 1783 by the English ornithologist John Latham in his book ''A General Synopsis of Birds''. The naturalist Joseph Banks had provided Latham with a drawing of the bird. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. The New Caledonian whistler was formerly treated as a subspecies of the golden whistler The Australian golden whistler (''Pachycephala pectoralis'') or golden whistler, is a species of bird found in forest, woodland, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan-tailed Gerygone
The fan-tailed gerygone (''Gerygone flavolateralis'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. The Rennell gerygone (''G. citrina'') of the Solomon Islands was formerly considered conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based in L ... in 2021. References fan-tailed gerygone Birds of New Caledonia Birds of Vanuatu fan-tailed gerygone fan-tailed gerygone Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthizidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Caledonian Myzomela
The New Caledonian myzomela (''Myzomela caledonica'') is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. The species is sometimes considered to be conspecific with (the same species as) the scarlet myzomela of Australia. It is endemic to New Caledonia, where it occurs on the island of Grande Terre and the Isle of Pines. In New Caledonia its natural habitat is humid rainforest, stunted hill forest and savanna woodland. It has also moved into modified habitat such as plantations and gardens. It is around 11 cm in length and typically weighs 6.5 to 8 grams. The males are slightly heavier than the females. The plumage Plumage () is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage differ between species and subspecies and may vary with age classes. Within species, there can b ... of this species also varies by sex, with the male having a scarlet head, breast and back, black wings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey-eared Honeyeater
The grey-eared honeyeater (''Lichmera incana''), also known as the dark-brown honeyeater, is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family which is found in Vanuatu and New Caledonia in the south-west Pacific. It is sometimes known as the silver-eared honeyeater, but this name is also used for the silver-eared honeyeater (''Lichmera alboauricularis'') of New Guinea. Description The grey-eared honeyeater is 13 to 17 cm long with the males being larger than the females. The plumage is mainly dull green-brown above and grey with an olive tint below. The cheeks are silvery-grey, and the crown is dark grey. The black bill is long and slightly downcurved; the legs and feet are blue-grey. Juveniles are paler than the adults without the silvery cheeks. They are noisy birds which begin calling before dawn. They have a harsh ' call and a warbling song. Distribution and habitat It is a common bird across most of its range and occurs in the lowlands and low hills in a variety of habitats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-bellied Fruit Dove
The red-bellied fruit dove (''Ptilinopus greyi'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in lowland forest in New Caledonia, Santa Cruz Islands ( Solomons), and Vanuatu, and it is common in most of its range. The red-bellied fruit dove is overall green, but has a purplish-red crown and patch on the central belly. Adults of the two sexes are very similar, although the belly patch is slightly smaller in the female. Juveniles essentially lack the pinkish-red patch on the belly and crown, leading to potential confusion with the Tanna fruit dove The Tanna fruit dove (''Ptilinopus tannensis'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Vanuatu. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and hea .... References red-bellied fruit dove Birds of Vanuatu Birds of New Caledonia Birds of the Solomon Islands Birds of Melanesia red-bellied fruit dove red-bellied frui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
