Field checklist
Birds of Christmas Island
67 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott’s Booby | Papasula abbotti | Sulidae | EN | |
| Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | Cuculidae | NE | |
| Atlantic White Tern | Gygis alba | Laridae | LC | |
| Australian White Ibis | Threskiornis molucca | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Black-bellied Storm Petrel | Fregetta tropica | Oceanitidae | LC | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Sulidae | NE | |
| Brown Goshawk | Tachyspiza fasciata | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | Laridae | LC | |
| Bulwer’s Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Chinese Pond Heron | Ardeola bacchus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Christmas Boobook | Ninox natalis | Strigidae | VU | |
| Christmas Frigatebird | Fregata andrewsi | Fregatidae | VU | |
| Christmas Imperial Pigeon | Ducula whartoni | Columbidae | LC | |
| Christmas Island Thrush | Turdus erythropleurus | Turdidae | NE | |
| Christmas Swiftlet | Collocalia natalis | Apodidae | NE | |
| Christmas White-eye | Zosterops natalis | Zosteropidae | LC | |
| Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | Alcedinidae | NE | |
| Common Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | Columbidae | LC | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Crested Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Eastern Cattle Egret | Ardea coromanda | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Eastern Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Scolopacidae | NE | |
| Fork-tailed Swift | Apus pacificus | Apodidae | LC | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | Fregatidae | LC | |
| Grey Teal | Anas gracilis | Anatidae | LC | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Indian Pond Heron | Ardeola grayii | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel | Fregatidae | LC | |
| Little Heron | Butorides atricapilla | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Malayan Night Heron | Gorsachius melanolophus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Matsudaira’s Storm Petrel | Hydrobates matsudairae | Hydrobatidae | VU | |
| Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Nankeen Kestrel | Falco cenchroides | Falconidae | LC | |
| Oriental Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa | Anatidae | LC | |
| Pacific Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps longirostris | Columbidae | LC | |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Pacific Koel | Eudynamys orientalis | Cuculidae | NE | |
| Pacific Reef Heron | Egretta sacra | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler | Helopsaltes certhiola | Locustellidae | LC | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Pied Stilt | Himantopus leucocephalus | Recurvirostridae | NE | |
| Red Collared Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | Columbidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Sulidae | LC | |
| Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Silver Gull | Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae | Laridae | LC | |
| Torresian Imperial Pigeon | Ducula spilorrhoa | Columbidae | LC | |
| Tree Martin | Petrochelidon nigricans | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | Laridae | LC | |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | Motacillidae | LC | |
| White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | Rallidae | LC | |
| White-faced Heron | Egretta novaehollandiae | Ardeidae | LC | |
| White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Storm Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Oceanitidae | LC | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Yellow Bittern | Botaurus sinensis | Ardeidae | LC |
This checklist lists the species that have profiles on this site, not every species ever recorded in the country. Taxonomy: AviList. Status: IUCN Red List category.