Found nowhere else

Endemic birds of the world

2,936 bird species live in only one country. Here are all 96 countries that have them, from the richest down, with a taste of each.

Australia

292 endemic species See them all

Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea Endemic to Australia

Atherton Scrubwren

Atherton Scrubwren Sericornis keri Endemic to Australia

Australian Brushturkey

Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami Endemic to Australia

Australian Crake

Australian Crake Porzana fluminea Endemic to Australia

Australian King Parrot

Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis Endemic to Australia

Australian Painted-snipe

Australian Painted-snipe Rostratula australis Endemic to Australia

Papua New Guinea

103 endemic species See them all

Admiralty Cicadabird

Admiralty Cicadabird Edolisoma admiralitatis Endemic to Papua New Guinea

Archbold’s Nightjar

Archbold’s Nightjar Eurostopodus archboldi Endemic to New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)

Ashy Myzomela Myzomela cineracea Endemic to Papua New Guinea

Ashy Robin Heteromyias albispecularis Endemic to New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)

Baliem Whistler

Baliem Whistler Pachycephala balim Endemic to New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)

Banded Yellow Robin

Banded Yellow Robin Eopsaltria placens Endemic to New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)

Solomon Islands

86 endemic species See them all

Bare-eyed White-eye

Bare-eyed White-eye Zosterops superciliosus Endemic to Solomon Islands

Black-faced Pitta

Black-faced Pitta Pitta anerythra Endemic to Solomon Islands

Black-headed Myzomela

Black-headed Myzomela Myzomela melanocephala Endemic to Solomon Islands

Bougainville Fantail

Bougainville Fantail Rhipidura drownei Endemic to Solomon Islands

Brown-winged Starling

Brown-winged Starling Aplonis grandis Endemic to Solomon Islands

Buff-headed Coucal

Buff-headed Coucal Centropus milo Endemic to Solomon Islands

New Zealand

66 endemic species See them all

Antipodes Parakeet

Antipodes Parakeet Cyanoramphus unicolor Endemic to New Zealand

Auckland Rail Lewinia muelleri Endemic to New Zealand

Auckland Shag Leucocarbo colensoi Endemic to New Zealand

Auckland Teal Anas aucklandica Endemic to New Zealand

Black Robin

Black Robin Petroica traversi Endemic to New Zealand

Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae Endemic to New Zealand

French Polynesia

28 endemic species See them all

Atoll Fruit Dove

Atoll Fruit Dove Ptilinopus coralensis Endemic to French Polynesia

Blue Lorikeet

Blue Lorikeet Vini peruviana Endemic to French Polynesia

Fatu Hiva Monarch

Fatu Hiva Monarch Pomarea whitneyi Endemic to French Polynesia

Grey-green Fruit Dove

Grey-green Fruit Dove Ptilinopus purpuratus Endemic to French Polynesia

Iphis Monarch Pomarea iphis Endemic to French Polynesia

Kuhl’s Lorikeet

Kuhl’s Lorikeet Vini kuhlii Endemic to French Polynesia

Fiji

27 endemic species See them all

Barking Imperial Pigeon

Barking Imperial Pigeon Ducula latrans Endemic to Fiji

Black-throated Shrikebill

Black-throated Shrikebill Clytorhynchus nigrogularis Endemic to Fiji

Chestnut-throated Flycatcher

Chestnut-throated Flycatcher Myiagra castaneigularis Endemic to Fiji

Collared Lory Vini solitaria Endemic to Fiji

Crimson Shining Parrot

Crimson Shining Parrot Prosopeia splendens Endemic to Fiji

Duetting Giant Honeyeater

Duetting Giant Honeyeater Gymnomyza brunneirostris Endemic to Fiji

New Caledonia

24 endemic species See them all

Barred Honeyeater

Barred Honeyeater Gliciphila undulata Endemic to New Caledonia

Cloven-feathered Dove

Cloven-feathered Dove Ptilinopus holosericea Endemic to New Caledonia

Crow Honeyeater

Crow Honeyeater Gymnomyza aubryana Endemic to New Caledonia

Goliath Imperial Pigeon

Goliath Imperial Pigeon Ducula goliath Endemic to New Caledonia

Green-backed White-eye

Green-backed White-eye Zosterops xanthochroa Endemic to New Caledonia

Horned Parakeet

Horned Parakeet Eunymphicus cornutus Endemic to New Caledonia

Micronesia

22 endemic species See them all

Caroline Reed Warbler

Caroline Reed Warbler Acrocephalus syrinx Endemic to Micronesia

Caroline Swiftlet

Caroline Swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus Endemic to Micronesia

Chuuk Flycatcher

Chuuk Flycatcher Myiagra oceanica Endemic to Micronesia

Chuuk Monarch Metabolus rugensis Endemic to Micronesia

Grey-brown White-eye

Grey-brown White-eye Zosterops ponapensis Endemic to Micronesia

Kosrae Fruit Dove

Kosrae Fruit Dove Ptilinopus hernsheimi Endemic to Micronesia

Palau

13 endemic species See them all

Dusky White-eye

Dusky White-eye Zosterops finschii Endemic to Palau

Giant White-eye

Giant White-eye Megazosterops palauensis Endemic to Palau

Morningbird Pachycephala tenebrosa Endemic to Palau

Palau Bush Warbler

Palau Bush Warbler Horornis annae Endemic to Palau

Palau Cicadabird

Palau Cicadabird Edolisoma monacha Endemic to Palau

Palau Fantail Rhipidura lepida Endemic to Palau

Samoa

12 endemic species See them all

Flat-billed Kingfisher

Flat-billed Kingfisher Todiramphus recurvirostris Endemic to Samoa

Mao

Mao Gymnomyza samoensis Endemic to Samoa

Metallic Pigeon

Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis Endemic to Samoa

Samoan Fantail Rhipidura nebulosa Endemic to Samoa

Samoan Flycatcher

Samoan Flycatcher Myiagra albiventris Endemic to Samoa

Samoan Island Thrush

Samoan Island Thrush Turdus samoensis Endemic to Samoa

Vanuatu

8 endemic species See them all

Buff-bellied Monarch

Buff-bellied Monarch Neolalage banksiana Endemic to Vanuatu

Tanna Fruit Dove

Tanna Fruit Dove Ptilinopus tannensis Endemic to Vanuatu

Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon

Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon Ducula bakeri Endemic to Vanuatu

Vanuatu Kingfisher

Vanuatu Kingfisher Todiramphus farquhari Endemic to Vanuatu

Vanuatu Megapode

Vanuatu Megapode Megapodius layardi Endemic to Vanuatu

Vanuatu White-eye

Vanuatu White-eye Zosterops flavifrons Endemic to Vanuatu

Northern Mariana Islands

6 endemic species See them all

Bridled White-eye

Bridled White-eye Zosterops conspicillatus Endemic to Northern Mariana Islands

Golden White-eye

Golden White-eye Cleptornis marchei Endemic to Northern Mariana Islands

Mariana Kingfisher

Mariana Kingfisher Todiramphus albicilla Endemic to Northern Mariana Islands

Rota White-eye Zosterops rotensis Endemic to Northern Mariana Islands

Saipan Reed Warbler

Saipan Reed Warbler Acrocephalus hiwae Endemic to Northern Mariana Islands

Tinian Monarch Monarcha takatsukasae Endemic to Northern Mariana Islands