Bird AlbumChristmas Island
Margaret Knoll Lookout
17 species and 537 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February and November–December, with up to 12 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Abbott's BoobyPapasula abbotti
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Christmas Imperial PigeonDucula whartoni
Christmas Island ThrushTurdus erythropleurus
Christmas White-eyeZosterops natalis
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Christmas SwiftletCollocalia natalis
Brown GoshawkTachyspiza fasciata
Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Christmas Island National Park4 km58 species
- Christmas Island Refuse Site5 km28 species
- Territory Day Park and Lookout5 km24 species
- Flying Fish Cove5 km41 species
- Christmas Island Golf Course6 km27 species
- Settlement6 km45 species
All 17 species recorded here
- Abbott's Booby Papasula abbotti
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Christmas Imperial Pigeon Ducula whartoni
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Christmas Swiftlet Collocalia natalis
- Christmas Island Thrush Turdus erythropleurus
- Christmas White-eye Zosterops natalis
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Margaret Knoll Lookout?
February and November–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 12 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Margaret Knoll Lookout?
17 species, from 537 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Margaret Knoll Lookout in November?
The most recorded in November: Abbott's Booby, Red-footed Booby, Brown Booby, Christmas Imperial Pigeon and Christmas Island Thrush.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.