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Birds

Christmas Island goshawk. Photo: Wondrous World Images
Christmas Island goshawk. Photo: Wondrous World Images

We hope you enjoy spotting our rare and endangered bird species.

Discover our birds

Red-footed booby. Photo: Wondrous World Images
Red-footed booby
Abbott's Booby. Photo: Ian Montgomery / Christmas Island Tourism Association
Abbott’s booby
White-tailed tropicbird. Photo: Ian Montgomery / Christmas Island Tourism Association
White-tailed tropicbird (golden bosun)
Brown booby. Photo: Wondrous World Images
Brown booby
Male frigatebird with gular. Photo: Wondrous World Images
Christmas Island Frigatebird
Christmas Island thrush. Photo: Wondrous World Images
Christmas Island thrush
Christmas Island white-eye. Photo: Wondrous World Images
Christmas Island white-eye
Common noddy. Photo: Wondrous World Images
Common noddy
Emerald dove. Photo: Wondrous World Images
Christmas Island emerald dove
Imperial pigeon. Photo: Wondrous World Images
Christmas Island imperial pigeon
Christmas Island goshawk. Photo: Wondrous World Images
Christmas Island goshawk
Nankeen kestrel. Photo: Laurie Boyle / CC BY-SA 2.0
Nankeen kestrel
Red-tailed tropicbird. Photo: Tony Palliser / Christmas Island Tourism Association
Red-tailed tropicbird
Sacred Kingfisher. Photo: Wondrous World Images
Sacred kingfisher
Christmas Island hawk-owl. Photo: Christmas Island Tourism Association
Christmas Island hawk-owl