Christmas Island

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively on Christmas Island is based on the taxonomy used in HBW/BirdLife v. 9 (2024). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

HBW/BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist (Version 9.0).The lists are based on the October 2024 update available here.

Ducula whartoni  (Columbiformes Columbidae)  Christmas Imperial-pigeon

Fregata andrewsi  (Suliformes Fregatidae)  Christmas Frigatebird  (Breeding)

Papasula abbotti  (Suliformes Sulidae)  Abbott's Booby  (Breeding)

Ninox natalis  (Strigiformes Strigidae)  Christmas Boobook

Zosterops natalis  (Passeriformes Zosteropidae)  Christmas White-eye

The following additional endemic species are not recognized as distinct by HBW-BirdLife but are considered valid by one or more of the following checklists: eBird/Clements v2019 (Cornell) = 1, IOC 10.1 (IOC) = 2, and Howard & Moore 4.1 (TAS) = 3.

Collocalia natalis  (Caprimulgiformes Apodidae)  Christmas Swiftlet  12

The following additional endemic species were recognized as distinct by the IOC since the IOC 10.1 checklist (IOC) and were also not recognized in any of the other checklists listed above.

Turdus erythropleurus  (Passeriformes Turdidae)  Christmas Island Thrush