1. The thrips fauna of Norfolk Island is a curious mix of endemics and Adventives, with notable absences that include one major trophic group

2. Other associates include local serpentine endemics such as Minuartia marcescens, Salix chlorolepis and Solidago simplex subsp. simplex var. chlorolepis, as well as western disjuncts such as Adiantum aleuticum and Aspidotis densa.

3. Babblers had better success invading the western island group of Palawan, where four species are present (Mixornis gularis, Pellorneum cinereiceps, Malacopteron palawanense, and Ptilocichla falcata), all endemics with the exception of M