Pacific Birds

Raising the profile of the birds of the Pacific islands of Oceania. Curated by conservation biologist @Dr_Rob_Davis. #Pacificbird

[Pacific Birds @Pacific_Birds]

Welcome to #Pacificbirds shiny new Solomon Islands edition! These beautiful Melanesian islands are host to 245 bird species with 68 breeding endemics. There are 2 extinct species and 22 globally threatened. Many are poorly known.

Pic: Vacations&Travel

[Neil hamilton Parrotman(Martu name)🦜🦅🐾 @Neilham2007]

Emus on the move in the great southern of WA today amazing sight 👀 #emu #birding #Amazing #WesternAustralia

[野鳥･自然ニュース - BIRDER.jp @birderjp]

Vocal Learning Skills Linked To Problem Solving Abilities And Brain Size In Birds via @forbes https://t.co/vennnQxQVo

[British Ornithologists’ Club @online_BOC]

In @online_BOC Joseph: Towards a resolution of nomenclatural instability in the Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides complex #ornithology

Which Indonesian and Papuan taxa are most closely related to “Hornbill Friarbird Philemon yorki”?

https://t.co/Sof9LtrZfA

[Elon Musk profits from political instability 🇺🇦 @GrrlScientist]

giant salamanders are declining throughout their entire eastern US range — but why? In Search Of America’s Missing Hellbenders | @virginia_tech @ASNAmNat

by @GrrlScientist via @ForbesScience / @Forbes

#amphibians #conservation #deforestation #agriculture https://t.co/ODKt2qF7Ws

[BirdLife International @BirdLife_News]

🚨 New research highlights where threatened seabirds are most exposed to marine plastics!

🌊 @BirdLifeMarine tracked over 7000 Petrels to discover plastic 'danger zones' which are present all over the globe.

👉 Discover more here: https://t.co/gHPaqO64l9

[Michael Field @MichaelFieldNZ]

Hard to comprehend scale of Chinese tuna fishing in Solomon Islands EEZ since March. @GlobalFishWatch shows vessels right across 1.6m sq km EEZ. Chart allows only 10 vessels tracked at a time; all but one randomly selected are Chinese

[UN in Micronesia @UNinMicronesia]

Today, June 5, 2023, is World Environment Day, a day that reminds us of our shared responsibility of keeping our #environment clean and protected from #pollution for a prosperous tomorrow.

#NoPlasticPacific #ProtectPacificEnvironments #BeatPlasticPollution #WorldOceansDay

[Bird Explorers @Bird_Explorers]

#BirdsSeenIn2023 A Vanuatu gem is the Red-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus greyi ). Vanuatu's birds seem to have fared reasonably well despite the combined effects of Cyclones Judy and Kevin in early March. @Britnatureguide @birdsoftheworld #Vanuatu
@GSBioblitz @Pacific_Birds

[Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids 🦆🧬 @Jente_O]

Island volcanism predicts pheomelanin-based plumage colouration in a cosmopolitan raptor | Journal of Biogeography
https://t.co/nhuoJbBHon

#ornithology

[Cornell Lab @CornellBirds]

On a small island off New Guinea, a camera trap has captured the first images *ever* taken of the Black-naped Pheasant-Pigeon, a bird that has not been seen by scientists in 140 years. https://t.co/SdrKapgZDS

[Rob Davis @Dr_Rob_Davis]

Extinction alert ⚠️ New research just out, lead by @RyanCarterECU from the @WildlifeLab documents the extinction of the North Island population of the Abrolhos Painted Button-quail - the 5th most likely to become extinct bird in Australia. https://t.co/LD3dY0BdfC

[Bird Explorers @Bird_Explorers]

#BirdsSeenIn2022 A common rail across much of the South Pacific including the Solomons is the large and colourful Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus). @Britnatureguide @birdsoftheworld @Pacific_Birds #solomonislands

[Bird Explorers @Bird_Explorers]

#BirdsSeenIn2022 A large and magnificent coastal bird of more remote and small outer islands in the Solomons is the Beach Kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus)
@Britnatureguide @birdsoftheworld @Pacific_Birds
#solomonislands

[Bird Explorers @Bird_Explorers]

#BirdsSeenIn2022 A lovely Makira endemic is the White-headed Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae). This male was seen at sunset in a popular fig tree.
@Britnatureguide @birdsoftheworld @Pacific_Birds #solomonislands

[Bird Explorers @Bird_Explorers]

#BirdsSeenIn2022 A common endemic to the Bismarcks and Solomons is the colourful and noisy Long-tailed Myna (Mino kreffti). In the Solomons it's easy to spot on the forest edge, loudly calling from treetops. @Britnatureguide @birdsoftheworld @Pacific_Birds #solomonislands

[Bird Explorers @Bird_Explorers]

#BirdsSeenIn2022 A common lowland bird of the Solomons is the Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea woodfordiana). Here it is sitting atop a Natangura Palm eyeing the big world around it. @Britnatureguide @birdsoftheworld @Pacific_Birds #solomonislands

[Bird Explorers @Bird_Explorers]

#BirdsSeenIn2022 A common, widely-ranged bird from the Andamans to the Solomons is the Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis). Common in Solomons community forest gardens, this is the handsome male. @Britnatureguide @birdsoftheworld @Pacific_Birds #solomonislands

[Bird Explorers @Bird_Explorers]

#BirdsSeenIn2022 Another very handsome Solomons endemic is the Ultramarine Kingfisher (Todiramphus leucopygius). It's one of the few birds of the world to sport a mauve vent. @Britnatureguide @birdsoftheworld @Pacific_Birds #solomonislands

[Bird Explorers @Bird_Explorers]

#BirdsSeenIn2022 Another very colourful and handsome Solomons resident is the common Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis). So-called as in flying it has a bright patch on the wing that resembles a silver dollar. @Britnatureguide @birdsoftheworld @Pacific_Birds #solomonislands

[Bird Explorers @Bird_Explorers]

#BirdsSeenIn2022 From the hills 300 m above Honiara in the Solomon Islands, is an endemic Ducorps's Cockatoo (Cacatua ducorpsii). A noisy and charming denizen, it's easy to see and hear but hard to get a good photo. @Britnatureguide @birdsoftheworld @Pacific_Birds #solomonislands