endangered and Endemic Birds of Fiji
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Common Name: Bristle-thighed Curlew
Scientific Name: Numenius tahitiensis
Local Name(s): Turi, Rui
IUCN Conservation Status: Vulnerable (2012)
Endemic?: NO
Threats: Threatened by introduced predators, dogs, cats, pigs and loss or degradation of habitat, potentially impacted by climate change; geographical shifts in habitat and rising sea levels. (IUCN REDLIST)
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Scientific Name: Numenius tahitiensis
Local Name(s): Turi, Rui
IUCN Conservation Status: Vulnerable (2012)
Endemic?: NO
Threats: Threatened by introduced predators, dogs, cats, pigs and loss or degradation of habitat, potentially impacted by climate change; geographical shifts in habitat and rising sea levels. (IUCN REDLIST)
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Common Name: Red-throated Lorikeet
Scientific Name: Charmosyna amabilis
Local Name(s): Kulawai
IUCN Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Endemic?: YES
Threats: Threats include lowland forest clearance, predation by introduced animals; rats, mongoose, logging and road expansion, agricultural expansion. Potentially susceptible to climate change. (IUCN REDLIST)
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Scientific Name: Charmosyna amabilis
Local Name(s): Kulawai
IUCN Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Endemic?: YES
Threats: Threats include lowland forest clearance, predation by introduced animals; rats, mongoose, logging and road expansion, agricultural expansion. Potentially susceptible to climate change. (IUCN REDLIST)
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Common Name: Silktail
Scientific Name: Lamprolia victoriae
Local Name(s): Sisi
IUCN Conservation Status: Near Threatened (2012)
Endemic?: YES
Threats: Threatened by habitat loss due to logging, and clearance for agriculture or plantations.
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Scientific Name: Lamprolia victoriae
Local Name(s): Sisi
IUCN Conservation Status: Near Threatened (2012)
Endemic?: YES
Threats: Threatened by habitat loss due to logging, and clearance for agriculture or plantations.
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Common Name: Ogea Monarch
Scientific Name: Mayrornis versicolor
Local Name(s): N/A
IUCN Conservation Status: Vulnerable (2012)
Endemic?: YES
Threats: No major threats. Minor threats include, hybridization with M.lessoni but unlikely a significant threat, also Swamp Harrier Circus approximans and Barn Owl Tyto alba are potential predators.
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Scientific Name: Mayrornis versicolor
Local Name(s): N/A
IUCN Conservation Status: Vulnerable (2012)
Endemic?: YES
Threats: No major threats. Minor threats include, hybridization with M.lessoni but unlikely a significant threat, also Swamp Harrier Circus approximans and Barn Owl Tyto alba are potential predators.
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Common Name: Fiji Petrel
Scientific Name: Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi
Local Name(s): Kacau ni Gau
IUCN Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Endemic?: YES
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Scientific Name: Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi
Local Name(s): Kacau ni Gau
IUCN Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Endemic?: YES
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Common Name: Black-throated Shrikebill
Scientific Name: Clytorhynchus nigrogularis
Local Name(s): Kiro
IUCN Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Endemic?: YES
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Scientific Name: Clytorhynchus nigrogularis
Local Name(s): Kiro
IUCN Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Endemic?: YES
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Common Name: Friendly Ground-dove
Scientific Name: Gallicolumba stairi
Local Name(s): Qilu, Qili, Ruveniqele
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Endemic?: NO
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Scientific Name: Gallicolumba stairi
Local Name(s): Qilu, Qili, Ruveniqele
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Endemic?: NO
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Common Name: Rotuman myzomela
Scientific Name: Myzomela chermesina
Local Name(s): Armea
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Endemic?: YES
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Scientific Name: Myzomela chermesina
Local Name(s): Armea
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Endemic?: YES
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Common Name: Pink Billed Parrotfinch
Scientific Name: Erythrura kleinschmidti
Local Name(s): Sitibatitabua
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Endemic?: YES
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Scientific Name: Erythrura kleinschmidti
Local Name(s): Sitibatitabua
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Endemic?: YES
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Common Name: Long-legged Warbler
Scientific Name: Trichocichla rufa ruff, T. r. clunei
Local Name(s): Manukalou
Conservation Status: Endangered
Endemic?: YES
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Scientific Name: Trichocichla rufa ruff, T. r. clunei
Local Name(s): Manukalou
Conservation Status: Endangered
Endemic?: YES
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Common Name: Polynesian Storm Petrel
Scientific Name: Nesofregetta fuliginosa
Local Name(s): N/A
Conservation Status: Endangered
Endemic?: NO
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Scientific Name: Nesofregetta fuliginosa
Local Name(s): N/A
Conservation Status: Endangered
Endemic?: NO
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Common Name: Kadavu Parrot
Scientific Name: Prosopeia splendens
Local Name(s): Kaka, Kakula
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Endemic?: YES
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Scientific Name: Prosopeia splendens
Local Name(s): Kaka, Kakula
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Endemic?: YES
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Common Name: Giant Forest Honeyeater
Scientific Name: Gymnomyza viridis
Local Name(s): Sovau, Ikou, Cavucavuivalu
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Endemic?: YES
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Scientific Name: Gymnomyza viridis
Local Name(s): Sovau, Ikou, Cavucavuivalu
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Endemic?: YES
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