Bird AlbumCocos (Keeling) Islands
West Island
94 species and 2,533 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 47 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Green JunglefowlGallus varius
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola36 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 94 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Old Quarantine Station1 km24 species
- Bechet Besar2 km40 species
- Inner Lagoon viewing area2 km49 species
- Transfer Station2 km27 species
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport2 km66 species
- Trannies Beach2 km18 species
All 94 species recorded here
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Green Junglefowl Gallus varius
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Von Schrenck's Bittern Botaurus eurhythmus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Corn Crake Crex crex
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at West Island?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 47 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at West Island?
94 species, from 2,533 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at West Island in November?
The most recorded in November: White-breasted Waterhen, Green Junglefowl, Atlantic White Tern, Nankeen Night Heron and Pacific Black Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.