Fiji Woodswallow

The Fiji Woodswallow is a species of woodswallow in the family Artamidae. It is endemic to most of the islands of Fiji, although it is absent from Kadavu and the Lau Archipelago.

The Fiji Woodswallow is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Fiji Woodswallow (Artamus mentalis) is a species of woodswallow in the family Artamidae. It is endemic to most of the islands of Fiji, although it is absent from Kadavu and the Lau Archipelago. The species was once considered a race of the White-breasted Woodswallow, which breeds from Australia, New Caledonia and Vanuatu through to Borneo and the Philippines. Some authors retain it in that species. The Fiji Woodswallow is a chunky bird 18 centimetres (7 in) long with a heavy black-tipped blue bill. More

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Fiji Woodswallow - Artamus mentalis Langrayen des Fidji = Langrayen des Fidji Le guide ornitho : Les 848 espèces d'Europe en 4000 dessins Gallery : © Tom Tarrant Site web : Birding Southern Queensland Order : Passériformes Family : Artamidae Species : Fiji Woodswallow Age : Adult Reference: tota34378 Date taken : 2007 Jun Geographic data Country More

Fiji Woodswallow Artamus mentalis = Described by: Jardine (1845) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Viti Levu, Fiji - Jun, 2007 More

* Fiji Woodswallow (Artamus mentalis) Bird on antennae above restaurant. Matei, Taveuni, Fiji Tom Tarrant 6 June 2008 21 weeks ago 3 * Fiji Woodswallow (Artamus mentalis) Birds returning to powerline near the entrance of Raintree Lodge. More

Fiji Woodswallow Artamus mentalis = Viti Levu, Fiji - Jun, 2007 More

included Barking Pigeon, Fiji Woodswallow and our only sightings of the Red Shining Parrot. Day 3: Early walk behind Daku. There is a good dirt road all the way; its very steep up – and very steep down. Andrew: We all went for an early morning walk before breakfast along the forest tracks in Daku Estate. Although the bird calls were not overly plentiful, the species we did find were interesting. More

azureocapilla Fiji Woodswallow Artamus mentalis Layard`s White-eye Zosterops explorator Fiji Bush-Warbler Cettia ruficapilla Fiji Parrot-Finch Erythrura pealii useful reading A Guide to the Birds of Fiji and Western Polynesia including American Samoa, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Wallis & Futuna - By Dick Watling Hard Cover; 16 Full Colour Plates; Figures, Tables & Maps; 272 pages. More

* Fiji Woodswallow, Artamus mentalis * White-backed Woodswallow, Artamus monachus * Great Woodswallow, Artamus maximus * White-breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus * Bismarck Woodswallow, Artamus insignis * Masked Woodswallow, Artamus personatus * White-browed Woodswallow, Artamus superciliosus * Black-faced Woodswallow, Artamus cinereus : The Black-faced More

Pacific Swallows, Fiji Woodswallows, Common Myna and Red-vented Bulbuls were common on airport buildings. After picking up two 4x4's we set off along the coast towards the north and turned inland to Tomanlivi Nature Reserve. Birds along the road included the endemic Fiji Goshawk and Pacific Harrier. In the gardens of the first village flocks of Red Avadavat and a pair of Wattled Honeyeaters. The road towards the high forest is in poor condition and passes through extensive sugar cane fields and smallholdings. More

looks at the endemic Fiji Woodswallow perched in the trees, and a Red-headed (Fiji) Parrotfinch delighted the group with its antics as it collected nest material. We watched both species of myna (neither was shy); then, attracted by its vibrant call, we searched dense foliage and found the Polynesian Triller. Having recently changed aircraft types, Air Fiji needed to bring another aircraft in to transport our group. More

Fiji Woodswallow, Artamus mentalis (northern Fiji endemic, common on all islands I visited); Collared Lory, Phigys solitarius (Fiji endemic, locally common); Silver-eye, Zosterops lateralis flaviceps (common on three islands, subspecies endemic to Fiji); Orange-breasted Myzomela, Myzomela jugularis (uncommon Fiji endemic); White-rumped Swiftlet, Aerodramus spodiopygius assimilis (common in lowlands, subspecies endemic to Fiji); Collared Kingfisher, Todirhamphus chloris vitiensis (fairly common; currently Birds of the World, A Checklist, 5th ed., James E. Clements, Ibis Publishing Co. More