Birds of Christmas Island

87 species recorded at 10 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Red-footed BoobyRed-footed BoobySula sulaChristmas Island ThrushChristmas Island ThrushTurdus erythropleurusChristmas Imperial PigeonChristmas Imperial PigeonDucula whartoniWhite-tailed TropicbirdWhite-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturusChristmas FrigatebirdChristmas FrigatebirdFregata andrewsiBrown BoobyBrown BoobySula leucogasterGreat FrigatebirdGreat FrigatebirdFregata minorChristmas SwiftletChristmas SwiftletCollocalia natalisChristmas White-eyeChristmas White-eyeZosterops natalisEurasian Tree SparrowEurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusNankeen KestrelNankeen KestrelFalco cenchroidesRed JunglefowlRed JunglefowlGallus gallusBrown NoddyBrown NoddyAnous stolidusCommon Emerald DoveCommon Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica

Most recorded

Red-tailed TropicbirdRed-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricaudaAbbott's BoobyAbbott's BoobyPapasula abbottiBrown GoshawkBrown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciataPacific Reef HeronPacific Reef HeronEgretta sacraWhite-breasted WaterhenWhite-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusLesser FrigatebirdLesser FrigatebirdFregata arielJava SparrowJava SparrowPadda oryzivoraChristmas BoobookChristmas BoobookNinox natalisCommon SandpiperCommon SandpiperActitis hypoleucosBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaWhite-faced HeronWhite-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiaeGreat EgretGreat EgretArdea albaMedium EgretMedium EgretArdea intermediaStriated HeronStriated HeronButorides striata

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Christmas Island National Park58 species
  2. Settlement45 species
  3. Territory Day Park and Lookout24 species
  4. Flying Fish Cove41 species
  5. Christmas Island Golf Course27 species
  6. Christmas Island Refuse Site28 species
  7. Margaret Knoll Lookout17 species
  8. VQ3 Lodge27 species
  9. The Dales31 species
  10. East of Rocky Point28 species

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All species recorded · 87