NOTIOMYSTIDAE (1 species)

Notiomystis cincta Stitchbird (Hihi)
Work by Ewen et al (2006) and Driskell et al (2007) showed that this taxon is not closely-related to Meliphagidae, but separated from Callaeatidae long enough ago to be distinct at the generic level.
N. c. hautura Res NZ (Little Barrier I several thousand inds). Reint NZ (Tiritiri Matangi I 226 inds Feb 2008, Kapiti I 100+, Karori Sanctuary in Wellington where nesting in tall Kauri trees, Waitakere Ranges near Auckland).
N. c. cincta Extirp NZ (NI).


CALLAEIDAE (5 species)

Callaeas cinereus South Island Kokako
David and Gosselin (2002b) established that Callaeas is masculine.
The NI and SI populations have been separated at the specific level based on plumage and ecological differences (Holdaway et al 2001; Murphy et al 2006).
Extinct? Res NZ (SI, Stewart I); 50 calls ascribed to this subspecies in Big River Valley, Fiordland Jan 2006, Southern bird #26).
C. wilsoni North Island Kokako
Res NZ (NI 1650 inds in about 15 discrete populations; int Little Barrier I, Tiritiri Matangi I, Kapiti I).
Philesturnus carunculatus South Island Saddleback
The NI and SI taxa are treated as separate species based on size and plumage differences, and the possession of a juvenile plumage only by carunculatus (Holdaway et al 2001).
Res 650 inds NZ (South Cape islands off Stewart I; extirp SI, Stewart I; int islands off Stewart I, Breaksea I in Fiordland, Motuara I in Marlborough Sounds).
P. rufusater North Island Saddleback
Res NZ (5000 inds Hen I; extirp NI, Great Barrier I, Little Barrier I, Hen and Chickens Is except Hen I, Cuvier Is; reint Hen and Chickens Is (Lady Alice, Whatupuke; self- int Coppermine), Cuvier I, Mercury Is (Red Mercury I, Stanley I), Little Barrier I; int Tiritiri Matangi I (400+), Kapiti I, Mokoia I (Lake Rotorua), Motuihe I (Hauraki Gulf) 20 inds from Tiritiri Matangi I.
Heterolocha acutirostris Huia
Extinct. Res formerly NZ (NI).


PETROICIDAE (5 species)

Christidis and Boles (1994) note that Petroicidae has priority over Eopsaltridae.

Eopsaltria flaviventris Yellow-bellied Robin
Res New Caledonia (Grande Terre, Ile de Pins).
F: 8-21 daily PTRB, 1 Mt Koghi, Fairbank).
Petroica multicolor Pacific Robin
P. m. septentrionalis Res Solomon Is (Bougainville).
F: common 1200-1950m, Hadden 1981.
P. m. kulambangrae Res Solomon Is (Kolombangara).
F: 2 near summit Mt Veve, Richards.
P. m. polymorpha Res Solomon Is (Makira).
F: 2 above Hauta, Richards.
P. m. dennisi Res Solomon Is (Guadalcanal, Mayr and Diamond 2001).
P. m. ambrynensis Res Vanuatu (except Emae, Nguna, Emau, Efate, Erromango, Tanna, Aneityum).
P. m. feminina Res Vanuatu (Efate, Emae, Nguna, Emau).
P. m. soror Res Solomon Is (Banks Is).
P. m. cognata Res Vanuatu (Erromango).
P. m. similis Res Vanuatu (Tanna, Aneityum).
P. m. kleinschmidti Res Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu).
F: Viti Levu: common JT and Wailoku, Lonsdale; one at Colo-I-Suva Pk, Myers; 5 Nausori Hglds, Sargeant 1992.
P. m. taveunensis Res Fiji (Taveuni).
F: 5 transmitter rd, Sargeant 1992.
P. m. becki Res Fiji (Kadavu).
F: one seen Vunisea, Clarke.
P. m. pusilla Res Samoa (Savaii, Upolu).
F: Upolu: Mt Vaea, Vaisigano, Lonsdale; Savaii: fairly common high altitude wet forest, Reed 1979.
P. m. multicolor Res Norfolk I.
F: NINP, declined since 1978, Hermes et al; pop 800 at NINP 1987-89 (Notornis 46:363); 8 on Mt Pitt track, Duranti; 1-6 per day, only at NINP, Clarke; 4 found in 3 locations in one week-seriously declining? Dec 2001, Hobcroft; widespread once call known, best spot saddle between Mts Bates and Pitt, Ewin 2005.
P. macrocephala New Zealand Tomtit
Holdaway et al (2001) raised most taxa usually considered subspecies to species level, as 4 species: the distinctive Auckland Is and Snares Is Tomtits, M. toitoi White-breasted Tomtit of NI, and SI and Chatham Is birds as subspecies of P. macrocephala Yellow-breasted Tomtit. Genetic studies by Miller and Lambert (2006), however, indicated recent radiation of macrocephala. Subspecific status of the taxa was retained by OSNZ (2010).
P. m. toitoi Res NZ (NI Great Barrier I, Little Barrier I, Kapiti I).
P. m. macrocephala Res NZ (SI, Stewart I, Solander I).
P. m. chathamensis Res Chatham Is (Pitt I 500 inds, Mangere I 70-100 inds, South East I 200-300 inds, Little Mangere I <10 inds, Powlesland et al 2001; extirpated Chatham I.
P. m. marrineri Res Auckland Is.
P. m. dannefaerdi Res Snares Is 500+ prs (Miskelly et al 2001).
P. traversi Black Robin
Genetic studies by Miller and Lambert (2006) suggested this species is closer to P. macrocephala than P. longipes or P. australis.
Res Chatham Is (Little Mangere I 259 inds in 1999; extirpated Chatham I, Pitt I, Mangere I; reint South East I, Mangere I, Pitt I 2002 (failed) and 2004, 20 juveniles, Aikman And Miskelly 2004).
P. australis South Island Robin
Holdaway et al (2001) considered longipes and australis specifically distinct, as did genetic studies by Miller and Lambert (2006).
P. a. australis Res NZ (SI).
P. a. rakiura Res NZ (Stewart I).
P. longipes North Island Robin
Res NZ (NI, Little Barrier I, Kapiti I). Reint NZ (Tiritiri Matangi I.


PARIDAE (1 species)

Poecile varius Varied Tit
P. v. varius? Int Hawaiian Is (Kauai, Oahu; now extirpated).


ALAUDIDAE (2 species)

Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
Often considered conspecific with C. cinerea.
C. b. dukhunensis? Acc s Izu Is (Apr Torishima).
Alauda arvensis Sky Lark
A. a. pekinensis Acc Hawaiian Is (Kure Oct 1963, Nov and Dec reports Midway unsubstantiated, Pyle and Pyle 2009), Johnson Atoll (Pyle and Pyle 2009).
A. a. arvensis Int Hawaiian Is (SE Is, some showing influence of japonica; one French Frigate Shoals Oct 1991 poss this subsp from SE Is, Pyle and Pyle 2009), NZ (NI, SI, Stewart I), Chatham Is. Cas Lord Howe I (3 recs, Jun-Sep, prob from NZ, McAllan et al 2004), Kermadec Is (Veitch et al 2004), Snares Is (Miskelly et al 2001). Acc Auckland Is, Nov Antipodes Is (Tennyson et al 2002).
F: Hawaiian Is (Hawaii: Keanakolu Rd, Lindsay; grasslands towards Ka Lae, Faike).


HIRUNDINIDAE (13 species)

Riparia riparia Sand Martin (Bank Swallow)
R. r. subsp? Cas Clipperton I, Cocos I (Apr, Dean and Montoya 2005), Galapagos Is (Espanola, Genovesa, San Cristobal).
Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow
Acc Clipperton I.
Progne subis Purple Martin
P. s. subsp? Cas Clipperton I, Cocos I, Galapagos Is (Espanola, Santa Cruz).
P. modesta Galapagos Martin
Sometimes considered conspecific with P. murphyi Peruvian Martin and P. elegans Southern Martin.
Res Galapagos Is (except Culpepper, Wenman, Marchena, Pinta, Rabida, Genovesa).
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow
S. s. subsp? Acc Guadelupe I, Revillagigedos Is (Apr Socorro, Jehl and Parkes 1982; Clarion, Wanless et al 2009).
Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
H. r. erythrogaster Cas Revillagigedo Is (Clarion, San Benedicto, Brattstrom and Howell 1956), Clipperton I, Cocos I (Montoya 2003), Galapagos Is (Santa Maria, Espanola, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz). Acc Hawaiian Is (Hawaii Jan 1964, Pyle and Pyle 2009).
H. r. gutturalis Vis Sep-May s Izu Is, Ogasawara Is, Iwo Is, Mariana Is, Palau, Caroline Is (Yap, Truk, Pohnpei); Marshall Is (Pyle and Pyle 2009). Acc Hawaiian Is (Midway Mar 1965, reports Midway Sep and Mar not identified to subspecies, nor was one Kure Sep 1964, Pyle and Pyle 2009).
F: Palau: Dec, de Vries; common throughout, absent short period in summer; usually a few at Koror dump, Engbring 1988; seen low nos Koror Feb, S. Smith. Caroline Is (Truk: seen low nos over Weno Feb, S. Smith.
H. tahitica Pacific Swallow
H. t. subfusca Res Solomon Is (incl Nissan, Hadden 2004b, Buka, Bougainville, and Santa Cruz Is), Vanuatu, New Caledonia (Loyalty Is (Ouvea <10 prs, Barre and Dutson 2000), Fiji, Tonga (Eua, Vavau, Tongatapu, Nomuka Group, Tofua). Vis New Caledonia (Grande Terre, Loyalty Is: Lifou, Mare, ?Walpole, Barre and Dutson 2000).
F: Solomon Is: fairly common, seen all islands except Rennell, Richards. Fiji: seen most days Viti Levu, Taveuni, Kadavu, Myers. Vanuatu: common Santo and Efate, usually on wires, Ewin.
H. t. tahitica Res Society Is (Tahiti, Moorea).
F: Moorea: very rare, Thibault et al 1975. Tahiti: widespread along rivers, Thibault et al 1975.
H. neoxena Welcome Swallow
Sometimes treated as a subspecies of H. tahitica.
H. n. neoxena Res Lord Howe I (McAllan et al 2004), Norfolk I (also many migrants, Christian 2005), NZ (NI, SI, Stewart I), Chatham Is (Chatham, breeding since 1976, Aikman and Miskelly 2004). Vis Apr-Oct, mostly Apr-Jul New Caledonia (Barre and Bachy 2003). Cas Kermadec Is, Snares Is (Miskelly et al 2001). Acc May Macquarie I (N. Milius).
F: Norfolk I: 5-20 per day May, R. Clarke.
Delichon dasypus Asian House-Martin
Although David and Gosselin (2002b) established that Delichon is neuter, dasypus is invariable.
Hypo Aug-Dec Palau (reports do not eliminate possibility of D. urbicum Common House Martin, Pratt et al 2010).
F: Palau (Angaur: seen Dec, de Vries).
Cecropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow
Sometimes included in Hirundo.
C. d. daurica? Acc Solomon Is (Mar Bougainville, Mayr and Diamond 2001; Hadden 2004a).
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota American Cliff Swallow
P. p. subsp? Cas Galapagos Is ("only a few records" Swash and Still 2005), Cocos I Apr (Dean and Montoya 2005). Acc Hawaiian Is (French Frigate Shoals Oct-Nov 1991, Pyle and Pyle 2009), Clipperton I.
P. nigricans Tree Martin
Sometimes included in Hirundo.
P. n. nigricans Vis Apr-Dec Solomon Is (Apr and Sep Nissan, Tarburton 2006, Hadden 2004b; Jun-Dec Bougainville, Hadden 2004a; Malaita; Guadalcanal, Dutson 2001; Rennell, Filardi et al 1999). Cas (this subsp?) Nov-Apr NZ (NI, SI), Dec-Apr and Aug Lord Howe I (5 recs, McAllan et al 2004), Aug-Feb Snares Is (Miskelly et al 2001). Acc Dec Caroline Is (Chuuk-Satawan Atoll, Buden 2006); Sep New Caledonia (Barre and Bachy 2003), Dec Norfolk I (Hobcroft), ?Kermadec Is (Sep Raoul, Veitch et al 2004), Nov Chatham Is (O'Donnell and West 1990), Macquarie I (OSNZ 2010).
P. ariel Fairy Martin
Sometimes included in Hirundo.
Cas Jan-Oct Lord Howe I (7 recs, McAllan et al 2004; one May 2006, Mustoe), NZ (10 records Jul-Jan NI,SI, OSNZ 2010); Snares Is Nov 2004 OSNZ 2010). Acc Dec Norfolk I (Hobcroft).


ACROCEPHALIDAE (14 species)

Separation of this family and the next 4 from Sylviidae was discussed by Christidis and Boles (2008). Taxonomic order of the following is based on Boyd as well as Cibois et al (2011). See also Pratt et al 1987, Dickinson 2003.

Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed-Warbler
Acc (this sp? listed as hypo by Engbring 1988) Palau.
A. orientalis Oriental Reed-Warbler
Considered by some a subspecies of A. arundinaceus.
Cas Ogasawara Is, Iwo Is. Acc Palau (photo Apr, Pratt and Etpison 2008, Wiles et al 2000). Hypo Caroline Is (Yap Feb Wiles et al 2000, Pratt et al 2010).
A. stentoreus Clamorous Reed-Warbler
Mayr and Diamond (2001) include the Solomon Is taxa in sumbae within A. stentoreus. Dickinson (2003) notes, however, that sumbae may not be monophyletic. Clements (2000) separated Solomon Is taxa as toxopei within A. australis. Here, toxopei is recognized but retained in A. stentoreus.
A. s. toxopei Res Solomon Is (Buka, Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, Mbanika, Gijunabena Is near Santa Isabel).
F: Bougainville: many heard, one seen Kieta, Gregory.
A. luscinius Nightingale Reed-Warbler
Use of luscinius, an invariable noun, rather than luscinia is discussed by David and Gosselin (2002a). Pratt et al (1987) separated syrinx and rehsei as species, but basis has not been published (Dickinson 2003).
A. l. luscinius (includes nijoi) Res Mariana Is (Saipan 2530+ inds, Alamagan 210+ inds, Marshall et al 2011, Mosher and Fancy 2002; extirp Guam, Pagan, Tinian, Agiguan 1-6 inds 2002 but none found 2008 (Marshall et al 2011, Reichel and Glass 1991).
F: Saipan: decreased in numbers 2002, prob habitat reduction; has large territories, about 1 hectare, R. David; 1 near water tank, Talbot; 1 Marpi Forest, S. Smith.
A. l. yamashinae Extinct? Res Mariana Is (Pagan).
A. l. syrinx Res Caroline Is (Yap: Woleai Atoll, Lamotrek Atoll, Baker 1951, Truk, Pohnpei, extirpated Kosrae?).
F: Pohnpei: 1-2 each day grass, scrub, forest canopy, Lonsdale; 1 at Kolonia, S. Smith; Etscheit grasslands, Watson. Truk: 1-2 Weno, Tol South, S. Smith.
A. l. rehsei Res Nauru (5000 inds, Buden 2008).
A. australis Australian Reed-Warbler
Often considered conspecific with A. stentoreus Clamorous Reed-Warbler.
A. a. subsp., presumably Australian carterae, gouldi, or australis. Acc NZ (Nov 2004 SI).
A. aequinoctialis Bokikokiko
A. a. aequinoctialis Res Kiribati (Kiritimati).
A. a. pistor Res Kiribati (Tabueran, Teraina).
A. mendanae Marquesas Reed-Warbler
A. m. mendanae Res Marquesas Is (Hiva Oa, Tahuata).
A. m. consobrinus Res Marquesas Is (Motane).
A. m. fatuhivae Res Marquesas Is (Fatu Hiva).
A. m. idae Res Marquesas Is (Ua Huka).
A. m. dido Res Marquesas Is (Ua Pou).
A. m. aquilonis Res Marquesas Is (Eiao).
F: endangered, Chester et al 1998.
A. m. postremus Res Marquesas Is (Hatutu).
F: rare, Chester et al 1998.
A. familiaris Millerbird
Pratt (in Moore et al 2001) discussed these taxa; there is some evidence in favor of their status as separate species.
A. f. kingi Res Hawaiian Is (Nihoa 814 inds, Pyle and Pyle 2009).
A. f. familiaris Extinct. Res formerly Hawaiian Is (Laysan).
A. vaughanii Pitcairn Reed-Warbler
This and the next two taxa are closely-related (Graves 1992).
Res Pitcairn Is (Pitcairn).
A. taiti Henderson Island Reed-Warbler
Res Pitcairn Is (Henderson).
A. kerearako Cook Islands Reed-Warbler
A. k. kerearako Res Cook Is (Mangaia).
A. k. kaoko Res Cook Is (Mitiaro).
A. rimitarae Rimatara Reed-Warbler
Res Tubuai Is (Rimatara; at most 2567 inds, Thibault and Cibois 2006).
A. caffer Tahiti Reed-Warbler
A. c. caffer Res Society Is (Tahiti).
F: most in Papenoo valley, Thibault et al 1975.
A. c. garretti Extinct. Res Society Is (Huahine).
A. c. longirostris Res Society Is (Moorea).
F: very rare, Thibault et al 1975.
A. percernis Northern Marquesan Reed-Warbler
Res Marquesas Is (Nuku Hiva).
A. atyphus Tuamotu Reed-Warbler
A. a. atyphus Res nw Tuamotu Is.
A. a. ravus Res se Tuamotu Is.
A. a. palmarum Res Tuamotu Is (Anaa).
A. a. niauensis Res Tuamotu Is (Niau).
A. a. eremus Res Tuamotu Is (Makatea).
A. a. flavidus Res Tuamotu Is (Napuka).


LOCUSTELLIDAE (7 species)

The family name Megaluridae is replaced by Locustellidae, as recommended by the British Ornithologists' Union (Boyd).

Bowdleria punctata Fernbird
OSNZ (1990) is followed here in using Bowdleria rather than Megalurus; anatomical differences separate the genera (Olson 1990).
B. p. vealeae Res NZ (NI, Great Barrier I, Aldermen Is). Reint NZ (Tiritiri Matangi I).
B. p. punctata Res NZ (SI).
B. p. stewartiana Res NZ (Stewart I and outliers except Codfish I).
B. p. wilsoni Res NZ (Codfish I).
B. caudata Snares Island Fernbird
This taxon and the next are "quite distinct" from B. punctata (Worthy and Holdaway 2002).
Res Snares Is 1500 prs (Miskelly et al 2001).
B. rufescens Chatham Islands Fernbird
Extinct. Res formerly Chatham Is (Chatham, Pitt, Mangere).
Locustella lanceolata Lanceolated Warbler
L. l. subsp.? Acc Palau (Pratt and Etpison 2008).
Megalurulus mariei New Caledonia Grassbird
Mayr and Diamond (2001) use the generic name Cichlornis for this and the next two species; the three are sometimes considered conspecific.
Res New Caledonia (Grande Terre).
F: directions Wheatley misleading; landslip area 20 min from auberge along track to summit (not "a few km up the Pt de Vue trail"); cross rope and wire-supported bridge over gully then soon grass and ferns of landslip; however col to radio mast is closer, one heard there (answered tape) in shallow valley in centre of open area before getting to concrete road and radio masts; bird was just behind seat along track in grassy-shrub area (Gregory). Seen furtively carrying grass in river reedbeds Dec in Havaatz area (Stokes 1980). Two along Transversal Road from between Touho and Poindimie to Kone, about 12 km from eastern end (Klauber).
M. whitneyi Vanuatu (Guadalcanal) Thicketbird
M. w. whitneyi Res Vanuatu (Espiritu Santo).
M. w. turipavae Res Solomon Is (Guadalcanal).
M. llaneae Bougainville Thicketbird
Res Solomon Is (Bougainville).
F: Discovered 1979 Crown Prince Range at 1500m (Hadden 1981,1983); presumed imm this sp collected 1500m near Arawa (Gregory); prob moderately common at higher altitudes (Hadden 2004a).
M. rufus Long-legged Warbler
Mayr and Diamond (2001) use the generic name Ortygocichla.
T. r. rufus Res Fiji (Viti Levu <250 inds, Masibalavu and Dutson 2006).
F: 4 specs 1890-1894 and unconfirmed sightings 1967, 1973, 1991- two seen west of Laselevu, which is near Monasavu Dam; likes dense fern-choked wet undergrowth. In 2003 Birdlife researchers found 12 prs, incl 9 prs along a 2 km stretch of stream with dense thickets of undergrowth, indicating locally high population densities at an altitude between 800-1000 m in the Wabu Forest Reserve near Mt Tomaniivi. Two of the pairs were seen with recently fledged juveniles. Engel and Dutson found several singing Nov 2004 near Monasavu Dam, along the road to the dam at a stream between telephone poles W-W 136 and 137. Permission needed from Fiji Electric Authority.
T. r. cluniei Res Fiji (Vanua Levu).
F: Described from a specimen collected 1973 on the southern slopes of the Dalanacau Mountains in west-central Vanua Levu (Kinsky 1975); unconfirmed sighting 1990s near Devo.


PYCNONOTIDAE (3 species)

Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul
P. j. emeria? Int Hawaiian Is (Oahu, Pyle and Pyle 2009).
P. cafer Red-vented Bulbul
P. c. bengalensis Int Hawaiian Is (Oahu), Marshall Is (Majuro, Trevor), Tonga (Nukualofa, Eua, Niuafoou, Tongatapu, Vavau), Tahiti, NZ (extirp? NI), Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, Taveuni, Gau, Beqa, Wakaya, Wairiki, Waiyevo), Samoa (Savaii, Upolu, Tutuila), New Caledonia (Grande Terre, Notornis 42:214; Barre and Dutson 2000).
F: Hawaiian Is (Oahu: airport, Lindsay). Samoa (Savaii: small nos up to 900 ft coast and villages, Reed 1979). Fiji (Viti Levu: abundant, Myers; Vanua Levu: at airstrip, T. Clarke). New Caledonia (f. common Noumea, T. Clarke).
Microscelis amaurotis Chestnut-eared Bulbul
Sometimes placed in genus Hypsipetes.
M. a. amaurotis Res s Izu Is (Torishima).
M. a. squamiceps Res Ogasawara Is (Mukojima, Chichijima, Hahajima).
M. a. magnirostris Res Iwo Is (Kita-iwojima, Iwojima).


CETTIIDAE (6 species)

The genus Cettia as usually constituted is polyphyletic, and Cettia itself is monotypic; Horeites is used for several species often included in Cettia (Boyd), and this is followed below.

Urosphena squameiceps Stub-tailed Bush-Warbler
Sometimes included in Cettia.
U. s. subsp.? Acc Ogasawara Is (Chichijima, Hahajima).
Horeites diphone Japanese Bush-Warbler
H. d. diphone Res s Izu Is (Torishima), Ogasawara Is, Iwo Is. Int (prob this subsp, Hawaiian Is (SE Is, Pyle and Pyle 2009).
F: Oahu: easiest at Punamano Unit, Campbell NWR, Pratt 1993. Kauai: Keahua Arboretum, Pratt 1993; Hanalei NWR, Lindsay).
H. annae Palau Bush-Warbler
Res Palau (Babelduab to Peleliu).
F: common forests throughout, Engbring 1988; Angaur: seen, de Vries. Peleliu: up to 20 forest s of Wenty's Guest house, S. Smith.
H. parens Shade Warbler
Res Solomon Is (Makira).
F: common above Hauta, Richards.
H. haddeni Odedi
Res Solomon Is (Bougainville, Hadden 2004a).
F: Steep gullies 700-1500m; often heard but rarely seen (Hadden 2004a).
H. ruficapillus Fiji Bush-Warbler
H. r. ruficapillus Res Fiji (Kadavu).
F: seen, Lonsdale; not uncommon, Myers.
H. r. badiceps Res Fiji (Viti Levu).
F: common Joske's Thumb and Wailoku, Lonsdale; best views Colo-I-Suva Pk, Myers.
H. r. castaneopterus Res Fiji (Vanua Levu).
H. r. funebris Res Fiji (Taveuni).
F: not uncommon, Myers.


PHYLLOSCOPIDAE (5 species)

Phylloscopus inornatus Yellow-browed Warbler
P. i. inornatus Acc Ogasawara Is (Chichijima).
P. poliocephalus Island Leaf-Warbler
P. p. becki Res Solomon Is (Guadalcanal, Malaita, Santa Isabel).
P. p. bougainvillei Res Solomon Is (Bougainville, ?Buka).
F: Buka: one possible, Anderson.
P. p. pallescens Res Solomon Is (Kolombangara).
F: Kolombangara: 4 near summit Mt Veve, Richards; 6+, Hornbuckle.
P. makirensis Makira Leaf-Warbler
Res Solomon Is (Makira).
F: fairly common above Hauta, Richards.
P. amoenus Kulambangra Leaf-Warbler
Res Solomon Is (Kolombangara).
F: 3 pairs at 1400-1600m, Hornbuckle.
P. borealis Arctic warbler
Acc Hawaiian Is (Kauai 13 Feb 2000- Melgar http://www.birdinghawaii.co.uk:80/XArcticWarbler2.htm).