MIMIDAE (7 species)

Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
The Galapagos Is taxa, formerly Nesomimus, are now merged with Mimus.
M. p. polyglottos Res Revillagigedo Is (Socorro since 1978, 30+ inds 1981, Jehl and Parkes 1982); acc Clarion, Brattstrom and Howell 1956). Int Hawaiian Is (SE Is, Pyle and Pyle 2009). Cas nw Hawaiian Is (mostly late summer and fall, French Frigate Shoals, Nihoa, Necker, Pyle and Pyle 2009), incl one at sea Hawaiian Is EEZ in period Aug-Nov- M. Force), Jan-Mar Guadalupe I.
M. graysoni Socorro Mockingbird
Recent genetic data indicates this species belongs within Mimus (AOU 2005).
Res Revillagigedo Is (Socorro 50-60 prs).
M. parvulus Galapagos Mockingbird
N. t. parvulus Res Galapagos Is (Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, Daphne, Seymour, Baltra).
F: seen, Chartier.
N. t. personatus Res Galapagos Is (Pinta, Marchena, San Salvador, Rabida).
F: seen, Chartier.
N. t. bauri Res Galapagos Is (Genovesa).
N. t. barringtoni Res Galapagos Is (Santa Fe).
N. t. wenmani Res Galapagos Is (Wenman).
N. t. hulli Res Galapagos Is (Culpepper).
M. trifasciatus Charles Mockingbird
Res total pop 46 inds (Chartier 1999) Galapagos Is (Gardner by Floreana, Champion; extirp Santa Maria).
F: Champion: 5 seen from zodiac, Chartier.
M. macdonaldi Hood Mockingbird
Res Galapagos Is (Espanola, Gardner by Espanola).
F: Espanola: 25, Chartier.
M. melanotis Chatham Mockingbird
Res Galapagos Is (San Cristobal).
F: 7 inland, Chartier.
Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher
Acc Guadalupe I.


STURNIDAE (27 species)

Christidis and Boles (2008) reverted to the spelling Aplornis which is senior to Aplonis and has been used to some extent in recent works, but a case for retention of Aplonis based on general usage, despite its being an incorrect subsequent spelling of the senior Aplornis, was made by Schodde et al (2007).

Aplonis metallica Metallic Starling
A. m. nitida Res Solomon Is incl Green Is and Nuguria (Tarburton 2006) and Tulun (Hadden 2004b) s and e to Santa Ana.
F: seen all islands except Rennell, Richards.
A. cantoroides Singing Starling
Res Solomon Is incl Nuguria (Tarburton 2006) but reports Nissan doubtful (Hadden 2004b).
F: common all islands except Rennell, where only 2 seen, Richards; common Rennell but patchily distributed, Filardi et al 1999. Santa Isabel: rare Garanga R, Kratter et al 2001.
A. feadensis Atoll Starling
A. f. feadensis Res Solomon Is (Green Is, Tarburton 2006, Nuguria, Takuu, Tulun, Ontong Java, Hadden 2004a, 2004b).
A. insularis Rennell Island Starling
Res Solomon Is (Rennell).
F: 15 along road to L Tenggano, Richards.
A. brunneicapillus White-eyed Starling
David and Gosselin (2002a) noted that brunneicapillus is an invariable noun and should not be changed to brunneicapilla.
Res Solomon Is (Bougainville, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Rendova).
F: Guadalcanal: recent info from Cain and Galbraith on Guadalcanal where 2 nesting colonies (Hadden 1981, 2004); present near Honiara (Wheatley 1998); Choiseul: first discovered 1994 (Hadden 2004a); Bougainville: not reported since colony found in 1985 37.5km south of Aropa (Hadden 2004a).
A. grandis Brown-winged Starling
A. g. macrura Res Solomon Is (Guadalcanal).
F: common Mt Austen and track to Tenaroo Falls, Richards.
A. g. grandis Res Solomon Is (Buka, Bougainville, Shortland Is, Fauro, Choiseul, Wagina, Santa Isabel, Florida, Mono, New Georgia Is).
F: Kolombangara: several below Camp Professor, Richards. Santa Isabel: common Garanga R, Kratter et al 2001. Ranongga: 2, Hornbuckle.
A. malaitae Malaita Starling
The taxon malaitae is quite distinct (Mayr and Diamond 2001) and considered so at the species level by Finch (1990).
Res Solomon Is (Malaita).
F: 7+ at 400-500m Mt Alsaan, Hornbuckle.
A. dichroa Makira Starling
Res Solomon Is (Makira).
F: common around Hauta, Richards.
A. zelandica Rusty-winged Starling
A. z. rufipennis Res Vanuatu (from Paama and Lopevi north, Banks Is).
A. z. maxwelli Res Solomon Is (Santa Cruz Is except Vanikoro).
A. z. zelandica Res Solomon Is (Santa Cruz Is: Vanikoro).
A. striata Striated Starling
A. s. striata Res New Caledonia (Grande Terre, Ile de Pins).
F: 1-4 PTRB, 3 Mt Koghi, 4 Yate-Goro road, Fairbank.
A. s. atronitens Res New Caledonia (Loyalty Is: Lifou, Ouvea, Mare,?Walpole, Barre and Dutson 2000).
F: G. Terre: 4, Quested 1998.
A. santovestris Mountain Starling
Res Vanuatu (Espiritu Santo).
A. opaca Micronesian Starling
A. o. aenea Res Mariana Is (from Anatahan north to Maug, Reichel and Glass 1991).
A. o. guami Res Mariana Is (Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan).
F: Saipan, Rota, Tinian: common, Talbot, S. Smith.
A. o. orii Res Palau (Babelduab to Angaur).
F: Angaur and Peleliu, seen, de Vries; abund, Engbring 1988.
A. o. kurodai Res Caroline Is (Yap).
F: common, S. Smith, Talbot.
A. o. ponapensis Res Caroline Is (Pohnpei).
F: abundant, Lonsdale.
A. o. opaca Res Caroline Is (Kosrae).
A. o. anga Res Caroline Is (Truk).
F: common, Talbot, S. Smith.
A. pelzelni Pohnpei Starling
Res Caroline Is (Pohnpei, Auk 113:229).
F: only confirmed record last 50 years: one collected Jul 1995 at 750 m in moss forest (crest vegetation) eastern side of Nahna Laud (Buden 1996).
A. tabuensis Polynesian Starling
A. t. pachyrampha David and Gosselin (2002b) note correct use of pachyrampha.
Res Solomon Is (Santa Cruz Is: Reef Is, Swallow Is, Tinakula).
A. t. tucopiae Res Santa Cruz Is (Tikopia).
A. t. rotumae Res Fiji (Rotuma).
A. t. vitiensis Res Fiji except Onoilau, Vatoa.
F: Kadavu: seen, Lonsdale; Viti Levu: common Joske's Thumb, Wailoku, Lonsdale. Taveuni: not uncommon, Myers.
A. t. tabuensis Res extreme se Fiji (Onoilau, Vatoa), Tonga (except Niuafoou, Niuatoputapu, Tafahi).
A. t. fortunae Res Wallis and Futuna (Futuna, Alofa, Uvea).
A. t. tenebrosa Res Tonga (Niuatoputapu, Tafahi).
A. t. nesiotes Res Tonga (Niuafoou, Rinke 1986).
A. t. brunnescens Res Niue.
F: common 1994 (Notornis 47:37).
A. t. manuae Res Samoa (Manua Is).
F: this and next two taxa unc and cryptic on all major islands throughout Samoa, Freifeld et al 2001.
A. t. tutuilae Res Samoa (Tutuila).
F: seen, Lonsdale.
A. t. brevirostris Res Samoa (Upolu, Savaii).
F: Upolu: Mt Vaea, Vaisigano, Lonsdale. Savaii: common away from coast, Reed 1979.
A. atrifusca Samoan Starling
Res Samoa (Upolu, Savaii, Tutuila).
F: Savaii, Upolu: small to moderate numbers from sea coast to mountain tops (duPont, WB 84:375, 1972); Upolu: Mt Vaea, Vaisigano, Lonsdale. Tutuila: seen, Lonsdale. Savaii: abundant, Reed 1979.
A. corvina Kosrae Starling
Extinct. Res formerly Caroline Is (Kosrae).
A. cinerascens Rarotonga Starling
Res Cook Is (Rarotonga fewer than 100 inds).
A. mavornata Mysterious Starling
Extinct. Res formerly Cook Is (Mauke, Olson 1986).
A. fusca Tasman Starling
A. f. fusca Extinct. Formerly res Norfolk I.
A. f. hulliana Extinct. Formerly res Lord Howe I.
Mino kreffti Long-tailed Myna
Mayr and Diamond (2001) noted that kreffti is quite distinct from M. dumontii.
M. k. kreffti Res Solomon Is (Bougainville, Solomon Is except for Guadalcanal, Malaita, Makira, Ramos, Gower, Rennell, and Bellona).
F: Ghizo: several near Gizo, Richards. Kolombangara: several near Iriri, Richards. Santa Isabel: common Garanga R, Kratter et al 2001. Vella Lavella: heard, Hornbuckle. Bougainville: common (Hadden 2004a).
M. k. sanfordi Res Solomon Is (Guadalcanal, Malaita).
F: Guadalcanal: fairly common Mt Austen, Hornbuckle; fairly common Mt Austen and track to Tenaroo Falls, Richards.
M. k. subsp? Acc Vanuatu? (Mele, Efate).
Acridotheres fuscus Jungle Myna
Christidis and Boles (2008) included Acridotheres in Sturnus.
A. f. fuscus Int Fiji (Viti Levu, Nukulau, Ovalau, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Cicia, Laucala, Namenalana).
A. f. subsp? Int Samoa (Upolu, Savaii, Tutuila), Tonga (Niuafoou, first rec Rinke 1986).
. F: Samoa (Upolu: a few Apia, Child 1978; throughout Upolu and Savaii, prob displaced Apia by Common Myna, McAllan and Hobcroft 2005). Fiji (Viti Levu: very common, Myers 1996).
A. tristis Common Myna
A. t. tristis Int Hawaiian Is (this subsp, SE Is and Midway I, Pyle and Pyle 2009); Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Ovalau, Wakaya, Cicia, Mago, Mamanuca Grp, Yasawa Grp), Samoa (Tutuila, Upolu, Savaii, McAllan and Hobcroft 2005), Society Is (Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea), NZ (NI), Marshall Is (Spennemann and Benjamin 2004; but not listed in Feare and Craig 1999; Amerson 1969 states int Kwajalein only, but "now absent"), Cook Is (Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Manuae, Atiu, Mauke, Mangaia), Marquesas Is (Hiva Oa), New Caledonia (Grande Terre, Barre and Dutson 2000), Norfolk I, Vanuatu, Solomon Is (Bougainville: dying out 2001, Gregory; 2 birdsleft at Arawa 2002, Hadden 2004a; Russell Is, Guadalcanal, Three Sisters Is).
F: Solomon Is (common Honiara, Gizo, Malaita, Hornbuckle). New Caledonia (very common, Vandenberg). Fiji (Viti Levu: very common, Myers). Hawaiian Is (Kauai: Hanalei NWR, Lindsay). Vanuatu (common Efate, Santo, Ewin).
Sturnus sturninus Daurian Starling
Acc Ogasawara Is.
S. philippensis Red-cheeked Starling
Acc Oct Palau, s Izu Is (Torishima), Ogasawara Is.
S. sinensis Chinese Starling
Cas Iwo Is (3 Oct recs Kita-iwo-jima).
S. cineraceus Ashy Starling
Cas winter s Izu Is, Ogasawara Is, Iwo Is. Acc Mariana Is (Saipan).
S. vulgaris Common Starling
S. v. subsp? Int NZ (NI, SI), Chatham Is (Long 1981). Res (self-int) Fiji (now extirpated? Onoilau, Vatoa Ono, Tuvanaira, Tuvanaicolo), Tonga (Tongatapu, Eua, Foa; extirp Ata), Norfolk I, Kermadec Is (<500 prs Raoul, <100 prs Herald Is, <50 prs Curtis, Veitch et al 2004), Stewart I, Snares Is (max 18 inds, 1-2? prs, Miskelly et al 2001), Auckland Is, Antipodes Is, Campbell I, Macquarie I, Guadalupe I. Acc Hawaiian Is (Oahu, Hawaii), Vanuatu. Int (now extirp?) Lord Howe I max 50 inds (Jordan; Hutton 1991;McAllan et al 2004).


TURDIDAE (25 species)

Zoothera aurea White's Thrush
Some authors consider this conspecific with Z. dauma Scaly Thrush.
Z. a. toratugumi Res Ogasawara Is (Chichijima, Hahajima, Brazil 1991). Vis s Izu Is (Torishima). Acc (this sp.? Palau; photo Rock Is, Pratt and Etpison 2008).
Z. heinei Olive-tailed Thrush
Formerly considered conspecific with Z. dauma Scaly Thrush. The taxa Z. heinei Heine's Thrush and Z. lunulata Bassian Thrush are sympatric in Australia and are thus specifically distinct; Mayr and Diamond 2001 assign the birds of Solomon Is (Choiseul) to heinei.
Z. h. choiseuli Extinct? Res Solomon Is (Choiseul).
F: known only from a 1924 specimen.
Z. talaseae New Britain Thrush
This and the next species sometimes considered conspecific.
Z. t. atrigena Res Solomon Is (Bougainville).
F: 4 specs collected Jun 1980 (Hadden 1981); possibly reasonably widespread higher altitudes (Hadden 2004a).
Z. margaretae Makira Thrush
Z. m. turipavae Res Solomon Is (Guadalcanal).
Z. m. margaretae Res Solomon Is (Makira).
F: 1 above Hauta, Richards 1996; 5 singles above Hauta, often fleetingly, Hornbuckle 1999.
Z. terrestris Kittlitz's (Bonin) Thrush
Formerly placed in Cichlopasser.
Extinct. Res formerly Ogasawara Is.
Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush
I. n. subsp? Acc Guadalupe I.
Sialia currucoides Mountain Bluebird
Acc Guadalupe I.
Myadestes obscurus Omao
Res Hawaiian Is (Hawaii, 169,000 inds, Pyle and Pyle 2009).
F: Thurston Lava Tube, Kipuka Puaulu, around Volcano House, Hakalau Forest NWR, Saddle Rd kipukas, Puu Ou Trail, Pratt 1993.
M. myadestinus Kamao
Extinct (Reynolds and Snetsinger, in Scott et al 2001; ca. 1999, Pyle and Pyle 2009). Res formerly Hawaiian Is (Kauai).
M. woahuensis Amaui
The specific epithet was changed (Pyle 2002) from oahuensis based on Olson (1996).
Extinct. Res formerly Hawaiian Is (Oahu).
M. palmeri Puaiohi
Res Hawaiian Is (Kauai 200-500 inds, Pyle and Pyle 2009).
F: widely distributed Alakai 1060-1280m, Reynolds and Snetsinger, in Scott et al 2001.
M. lanaiensis Olomao
The two taxa are questionably separable (Pyle and Pyle 2009).
M. l. lanaiensis Extinct ca. 1934. Res formerly Hawaiian Is (Lanai).
M. l. rutha Res Hawaiian Is (Molokai, 19 inds 1980, no records since, Pyle and Pyle 2009).
F: Poss extinct; maybe still at Kamakou Res (Pratt) or Olokui Plateau (Reynolds and Snetsinger, in Scott et al 2001).
M. townsendi Townsend's Solitaire
M. s. subsp? Acc Guadalupe I.
Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked Thrush
C. m. minimus Acc Clipperton I, Cocos I (Montoya 2003).
C. guttatus Hermit Thrush
C. g. subsp? Vis Sep-May Guadalupe I.
Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
Has been included in Catharus and Turdus.
Acc Cocos I (Montoya 2003).
Turdus merula Eurasian Blackbird
T. m. subsp? Int NZ (NI, SI, Stewart I, Long 1981). Res (self-int from NZ, Long 1981) Lord Howe I (Hutton 1991), Norfolk I, Kermadec Is (>1000 prs Raoul, <100 prs Herald Is, Veitch et al 2004), Chatham Is, Snares Is 220 prs, Auckland Is, Campbell Is. Cas Antipodes Is (Tennyson et al 2002). Acc Macquarie I (Tasmania PWS).
F: Norfolk I: very common, Duranti.
T. poliocephalus Island Thrush
T. p. bougainvillei Res Solomon Is (Bougainville).
F: Common in forest above 1400m (Hadden 2004a).
T. p. kulambangrae Res Solomon Is (Kolombangara).
1-3, Hornbuckle.
T. p. sladeni Res Solomon Is (Guadalcanal).
T. p. rennellianus Res Solomon Is (Rennell).
F: 6 along road to L Tenggano, Richards 1996.
T. p. vanikorensis Res Solomon Is (Santa Cruz Is), Vanuatu (Malo, Espritu Santo).
T. p. placens Res Vanuatu (Banks Is: Ureparapara, Vanua Lava).
T. p. whitneyi Res Vanuatu (Banks Is: Gaua).
T. p. malekulae Res Vanuatu (Pentecost, Malekula, Ambrym).
T. p. becki Res Vanuatu (Paama, Lopevi, Epi, Emae).
T. p. efatensis Res Vanuatu (Efate, Nguna).
T. p. albifrons Res Vanuatu (Erromango).
T. p. pritzbueri Res Vanuatu (Tanna), New Caledonia (Loyalty Is: Lifou, extirp? Barre and Dutson 2000).
F: Found on Tanna 1998 by Dutson (Ekstrom et al 2002).
T. p. mareensis Extinct? (Barre and Dutson 2000). Res New Caledonia (Loyalty Is: Mare).
T. p. xanthopus Res New Caledonia 50-100 inds 1978-81, Barre and Dutson 2000 (Grande Terre, Ile de Pins).
F: Col D'Amieu, Ile Neba, Ile Yande, Ile de Pins, Barre and Dutson 2000); small pop 100+ Ile Yande (Ekstrom et al 2002).
T. p. poliocephalus Extinct. Formerly res Norfolk I.
F: almost certainly extinct, none found NINP 1983-85, Hermes et al.
T. p. vinitinctus Extinct. Formerly res Lord Howe I.
T. p. layardi Res Fiji (Viti Levu, Ovalau, Yasawa Is, Koro).
F: Viti Levu: common Joske's Thumb and Wailoku, Lonsdale; 3 Colo-I-Suva, Sargeant 1992.
T. p. ruficeps Res Fiji (Kadavu).
F: seen, Lonsdale.
T. p. vitiensis Res Fiji (Vanua Levu).
T. p. hades Res Fiji (Gau).
T. p. tempesti Res Fiji (Taveuni).
F: heard often, seen once, Myers; 7 transmitter road, Sargeant 1992; common Des Voeux early, Clarke.
T. p. samoensis Res Samoa (Savaii, Upolu).
F: Savaii: high level forest, shy, best count 9 at 850-1500m, Reed 1979. Upolu: rare, seen Mt Vaea and Coastal Walk, Tarburton 2001.
T. obscurus Eye-browed Thrush
Cas Oct-Apr Palau. Acc Hawaiian Is (Dec-Feb 1997-98 Midway, FN 52:261, Pyle 2002, Pyle and Pyle 2009).
T. pallidus Pale Thrush
Acc s Izu Is (Torishima), Iwo Is (Kita-iwojima).
T. chrysolaus Brown Thrush
T. c. subsp.? Cas s Izu Is, Ogasawara Is, Iwo Is.
T. eunomus Dusky Thrush
Sometimes treated as conspecific with T. naumanni.
Cas s Izu Is, Ogasawara Is, Iwo Is, Mariana Is (Uracas, Maug, Reichel and Glass 1991).
T. philomelos Song Thrush
T. p. subsp? Int NZ (NI, SI). Res (self-int, Long 1981) Lord Howe I (Hutton 1991), Norfolk I, NZ (Stewart I), Kermadec Is (<500 prs Raoul I, Veitch et al 2004), Chatham Is, Snares Is 20-30 prs (Miskelly et al 2001), Auckland Is, Campbell Is. Cas Antipodes Is (Tennyson et al 2002). Acc Vanuatu, Macquarie I (Tasmania PWS).
F: Norfolk I: gardens Anson Bay, Burnt Pine, Duranti.
T. falcklandii Austral Thrush
T. f. magellanicus Res Juan Fernandez Is.
T. migratorius American Robin
T. m. subsp? Acc Guadalupe I.


MUSCICAPIDAE (10 species)

Dickinson (2003) follows Sibley and Monroe (1990) in placing the chats with old-world flycatchers.

Luscinia calliope Siberian Rubythroat
L. c. calliope Cas s Izu Is (Apr Torishima), Iwo Is, Oct-Apr Palau.
L. cyanura Red-flanked Bluetail
Sometimes placed in the genus Tarsiger.
L. c. cyanura Cas s Izu Is, Ogasawara Is, Iwo Is.
Copsychus malabaricus White-rumped Shama
C. m. indicus Int Hawaiian Is (Kauai, Niihau, Pyle and Pyle 2009).
F: Kauai: Hanalei NWR, Lindsay).
C. m. javanus and/or suavis Int Hawaiian Is (Oahu; self-int Molokai, Lanai, Pyle and Pyle 2009).
Phoenicurus auroreus Daurian Redstart
P. a. auroreus Cas s Izu Is, Ogasawara Is, Iwo Is.
Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
O. o. oenanthe Acc Ogasawara Is (Oct Chichijima), Iwo Is (Apr Kita-iwojima).
O. deserti Desert Wheatear
O. d. subsp.? Acc Ogasawara Is (Sep Hahajima).
Monticola solitarius Blue Rock-Thrush
M. s. philippensis Res s Izu Is (Torishima), Ogasawara Is, Iwo Is. Cas Feb-Mar Palau (Wiles et al 2000).
Muscicapa griseisticta Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Vis Sep-May Palau (Wiles et al 2000).
Ficedula narcissina Narcissus Flycatcher
F. n. narcissina Cas Ogasawara Is, Iwo Is. Acc Palau (Pratt and Etpison 2008).
Cyanoptila cyanomelana Blue-and-White Flycatcher
C. c. cyanomelana Acc Ogasawara Is (Chichijima), Iwo Is (Kita-iwojima).


NECTARINIIDAE (3 species)

Christidis and Boles (2008) merged Dicaeidae into Nectariniidae.

Dicaeum aeneum Midget Flowerpecker
D. a. aeneum Res Solomon Is (Buka, Shortland Is, Fauro, Bougainville, Choiseul, Santa Isabel, Florida incl Buena Vista).
F: Bougainville: common (Hadden 1981). Santa Isabel: common Garanga R (Kratter et al 2001).
D. a. becki Res Solomon Is (Guadalcanal).
F: fairly common Mt Austen and track to Tenaroo Falls, Richards.
D. a. malaitae Res Solomon Is (Malaita).
F: 10, Hornbuckle.
D. tristrami Mottled Flowerpecker
Res Solomon Is (Makira).
F: common around Kirakira and Hauta, Richards.
Nectarinia jugularis Olive-backed Sunbird
Some authors place this species in the genus Cinnyris, but see Christidis and Boles (2008).
N. j. flavigastra (Use of flavigastra is discussed by David and Gosselin 2002a). Res Solomon Is incl Nissan (2 recs, Hadden 2004b), but not Makira, Rennell.
F: Common Guadalcanal, seen all islands, Richards.