Birds of British Indian Ocean Territory

112 species recorded at 2 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Atlantic White TernAtlantic White TernGygis albaCommon MynaCommon MynaAcridotheres tristisEurasian WhimbrelEurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusRed FodyRed FodyFoudia madagascariensisStriated HeronStriated HeronButorides striataBrown NoddyBrown NoddyAnous stolidusWhite-breasted WaterhenWhite-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusZebra DoveZebra DoveGeopelia striataMalagasy Turtle DoveMalagasy Turtle DoveNesoenas picturatusRuddy TurnstoneRuddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresCommon GreenshankCommon GreenshankTringa nebulariaRed-footed BoobyRed-footed BoobySula sulaCurlew SandpiperCurlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaGreater Crested TernGreater Crested TernThalasseus bergii

Most recorded

Lesser NoddyLesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisIndian Pond HeronIndian Pond HeronArdeola grayiiCommon MoorhenCommon MoorhenGallinula chloropusGreat FrigatebirdGreat FrigatebirdFregata minorBlack-naped TernBlack-naped TernSterna sumatranaWhite-tailed TropicbirdWhite-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturusCommon SandpiperCommon SandpiperActitis hypoleucosGrey PloverGrey PloverPluvialis squatarolaBar-tailed GodwitBar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWhite-winged TernWhite-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusYellow BitternYellow BitternBotaurus sinensisCommon TernCommon TernSterna hirundoWood SandpiperWood SandpiperTringa glareolaTropical ShearwaterTropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloni

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Diego Garcia105 species
  2. Egmont Islands43 species

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All species recorded · 112