Bird AlbumChristmas Island
Christmas Island National Park
58 species and 1,910 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–February, May and September, with up to 26 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Christmas Imperial PigeonDucula whartoni
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Christmas White-eyeZosterops natalis
Christmas Island ThrushTurdus erythropleurus
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
Christmas SwiftletCollocalia natalis
Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciata
Abbott's BoobyPapasula abbotti
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Margaret Knoll Lookout4 km17 species
- Territory Day Park and Lookout7 km24 species
- Flying Fish Cove7 km41 species
- Christmas Island Refuse Site8 km28 species
- Settlement8 km45 species
- VQ3 Lodge9 km27 species
All 58 species recorded here
- Christmas Imperial Pigeon Ducula whartoni
- Christmas White-eye Zosterops natalis
- Christmas Island Thrush Turdus erythropleurus
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Christmas Swiftlet Collocalia natalis
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Abbott's Booby Papasula abbotti
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Christmas Boobook Ninox natalis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Australian Pratincole Glareola isabella
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Christmas Island National Park?
November–February, May and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 26 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Christmas Island National Park?
58 species, from 1,910 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Christmas Island National Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Christmas Imperial Pigeon, Red-footed Booby, Christmas White-eye, Christmas Island Thrush and Great Frigatebird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.