Editing Guadalcanal (section)

==Fauna==
The island hosts a native [[marsupial]] known as the [[phalanger]] or grey cuscus, ''[[Phalanger orientalis]]''.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=phalanger &#124; marsupial |encyclopedia=Britannica.com |url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/phalanger |access-date=2016-04-23 |author=<!--staff writer--> |archive-date=20 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120105118/https://www.britannica.com/animal/phalanger |url-status=live }}</ref> The only other mammals are bats and rodents.

Many species of colourful parrots are found there, and [[saltwater crocodile|estuarine crocodiles]] inhabit the island's shores. In recent times, these crocodiles have been found only on the Weather Coast in the south of the island, but during World War II, they were found along the north coast in the vicinity of the airstrip where the fighting was taking place, as evidenced by names such as [[Battle of the Tenaru|Alligator Creek]].

Venomous snakes are rare on the island and are not considered to be a serious threat, but a kind of [[centipede]] there has a particularly nasty bite.<ref> [https://www.americanheritage.com/short-walk-guadalcanal A Short Walk On Guadalcanal]. American Heritage. May/June 1993. Volume 44, Issue 3 {{Webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230207135926/https://www.americanheritage.com/short-walk-guadalcanal|date=February 7, 2023}}</ref>
The Guadalcanal Watersheds form a site that has been identified by [[BirdLife International]] as an [[Important Bird Area|important bird area]], because it supports populations of [[threatened]] or [[endemism|endemic]] bird species. At 376,146&nbsp;ha (1,452 sq mi), it covers some 70% of the island, extending along the southern coast inland to the central highlands, and contains riverine and lowland [[tropical rainforest]], as well as the greatest contiguous area of [[cloud forest]] in the Solomons. Although it also contains gardens and old village sites, most of it has never been permanently inhabited. Significant birds for which the site was identified include [[chestnut-bellied imperial pigeon]]s, [[Woodford's rail]]s, [[Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher]]s, [[Meek's lorikeet]]s, [[Guadalcanal honeyeater]]s, [[Guadalcanal thicketbird]]s, and [[Guadalcanal thrush]]es. Potential threats to the site include [[logging]] and [[invasive species]].<ref name=bli>{{cite web |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guadalcanal-watersheds-iba-solomon-islands |title=Guadalcanal Watersheds |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2010 |website=BirdLife Data Zone |publisher=BirdLife International |access-date=8 October 2020 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807004947/http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guadalcanal-watersheds-iba-solomon-islands |url-status=live }}</ref>