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Pink-billed parrotfinch, Savura Creek, Viti Levu This is a large and robust parrotfinch, 11 centimetres (4.3 in) in length, with a long pale pink bill much larger than that of other parrotfinches. The adult has mainly olive-green plumage, but it has a black face, blue crown and nape, and the bright red rump typical of the genus.
The yellow-throated Fiji whistler was formally described in 1866 by the German ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub based on a specimen collected on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. He coined the binomial name Pachycephala graeffii where the specific epithet was chosen to honour the Swiss naturalist Eduard Heinrich Graeffe. [1] [2] [3]
Vitirallus watlingi, the Fiji rail or Viti Levu rail, was a prehistoric flightless bird from Fiji, and is the only species in the genus Vitirallus. Vitirallus watlingi is thought to have been about the same size as the bar-winged rail ( Nesoclopeus poecilopterus ) but with a very elongated and slender bill.
Mount Tomanivi on the island of Viti Levu Topography. Tomanivi contains a significant proportion of the highest-altitude montane forest in Fiji. This is an important habitat for birds and other biodiversity. A 17,500 hectares (43,000 acres) area covering the slopes of Tomanivi is the Greater Tomaniivi Important Bird Area.
A 40,700 hectares (101,000 acres) area covering the basin is the Sovi Basin Important Bird Area. This area supports the largest protected populations of many of Fiji's restricted-range species, including the endangered Long-legged thicketbird , the vulnerable Pink-billed parrotfinch and Shy Ground-dove , and the near threatened Masked shining ...
Events this week. LECTURE: OWLS OF OHIO WITH JIM TOMKO. 7 p.m., Tuesday at Orchestra Hall, free: Twelve species of owls have been spotted in Ohio. Several are residents, some are migrants, and a ...
Established in 1872, Colo-i-Suva Forest National Park in Fiji is a two and a half square kilometres of verdant rain-forests renowned for tropical flora and birds. There are about four and a half kilometres of natural trails ploughing through the forests and natural water bodies to swim in.
A 17,100 hectares (42,000 acres) area covering Mount Koroyanitu and the Vaturu Dam catchment is the Koroyanitu/Vaturu Important Bird Area. It supports a population of vulnerable shy ground-doves and near threatened masked shining parrots. [3] The Koroyanitu Heritage Park covers the mountain and surrounding area, protecting an area of 35 km 2 ...