Oriental
Christmas Island
List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Christmas Island
Materials recorded in Christmas Island
List of all the materials recorded in Christmas Island, sorted by rating.1 Videos
Christmas White-eye (Zosterops natalis)
A bird moving between low branches.
LocalityChristmas Island (Monotypic species) Peter Bateup 13 October 2010 29 sec 3.3
1 Photographs
Christmas Imperial-pigeon (Ducula whartoni)
Adult resting in under-story
LocalityChristmas Island (Monotypic species) Peter Bateup 12 October 2010 3.3
0 Sounds
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Checklist of the birds of Christmas Island
Checklist of the birds of Christmas Island
Main sources consulted:
- Birds Australia. Christmas Island Check List. http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au Accessed: 12/12/2012.
- Island Explorer Holidays. Christmas Islands Birds Check List. http://www.islandexplorer.com.au Accessed: 12/12/2012.
Uncertain records not included.
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Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- 4 863 1 3 1 8 Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana) Vagrant
- 3 867 2 2 1 3 Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui) Vagrant
- 21 883 3 9 12 8 Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata) Vagrant
- 3 887 4 2 1 8 Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) Vagrant
- 29 899 5 3 8 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) Vagrant Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 15 916 6 8 7 8 White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina) Vagrant
- 3 929 7 1 2 7 Matsudaira's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) Vagrant Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 27 939 8 18 9 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 22 940 9 9 13 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
- 96 945 10 1 72 23 8 Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) Vagrant Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 1 951 11 1 3 Abbott's Booby (Sula abbotti)
- 79 955 12 3 20 56 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- 68 956 13 38 30 8 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- 52 957 14 1 28 23 8 Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) Vagrant
- 278 961 15 3 164 111 8 Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Vagrant Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 15 999 16 9 6 2 Christmas Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
- 49 1001 17 1 10 38 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- 30 1002 18 2 8 20 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 407 1015 19 6 247 154 8 Great White Egret (Egretta alba)
- 19 1017 20 15 4 8 Pied Heron (Egretta picata) Vagrant
- 81 1021 21 48 33 8 Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia) Vagrant
- 93 1022 22 53 40 8 White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
- 341 1025 23 5 203 133 8 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Vagrant
- 55 1027 24 1 24 30 8 Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra)
- 345 1034 25 4 234 107 8 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Vagrant
- 41 1030 26 18 23 8 Chinese Pond-heron (Ardeola bacchus) Vagrant
- 326 1035 27 5 186 135 8 Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus) Vagrant
- 55 1038 28 26 29 8 Rufous Night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
- 2 1042 29 1 1 3 Japanese Night-heron (Gorsachius goisagi) Vagrant
- 29 1043 30 1 13 15 8 Malayan Night-heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) Vagrant
- 43 1053 31 29 14 8 Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) Vagrant
- 8 1055 32 1 7 8 Schrenck's Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) Vagrant
- 8 1056 33 3 5 8 Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) Vagrant
- 22 1058 34 14 8 8 Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) Vagrant Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- 147 1106 35 2 91 54 8 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) Vagrant Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 71 1221 36 3 34 34 8 Garganey (Anas querquedula) Vagrant
- 41 1240 37 1 23 17 8 Hardhead (Aythya australis) Vagrant Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- 56 1291 38 35 21 8 Crested Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus) Vagrant
- 76 1312 39 2 39 35 8 White-bellied Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) Vagrant
- 28 1385 40 3 12 13 8 Australasian Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- 39 1545 41 1 23 15 8 Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
- 164 1575 42 7 83 74 8 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Vagrant Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 77 1810 43 7 35 35 8 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) Introduced Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 86 1974 44 5 46 35 8 White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
- 43 1979 45 1 20 22 8 Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla) Vagrant
- 15 1985 46 12 3 8 Ruddy-breasted Crake (Porzana fusca) Vagrant
- 8 2001 47 1 4 3 8 Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) Vagrant
- 7 2013 48 3 4 8 Black-tailed Native-hen (Gallinula ventralis) Vagrant
- 375 2016 49 8 190 177 8 Common Coot (Fulica atra) Vagrant Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
- 26 2078 50 10 16 8 Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) Vagrant Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
- 515 2080 51 21 271 223 8 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) Vagrant Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
- 11 2105 52 6 5 8 Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella) Vagrant
- 29 2107 53 3 10 16 8 Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) Vagrant Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 67 2131 54 7 40 20 8 Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) Vagrant
- 79 2138 55 1 29 49 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- 106 2141 56 1 46 59 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Vagrant
- 142 2146 57 3 61 78 8 Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) Vagrant
- 117 2157 58 1 74 42 8 Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Vagrant
- 36 2165 59 19 17 8 Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius mongolus) Vagrant
- 51 2166 60 33 18 8 Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii) Vagrant
- 7 2168 61 4 3 8 Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus) Vagrant Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 7 2192 62 5 2 8 Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) Vagrant
- 4 2193 63 1 3 8 Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala) Vagrant
- 91 2209 64 1 32 58 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) Vagrant
- 7 2212 65 3 4 8 Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) Vagrant
- 160 2213 66 4 98 58 8 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Vagrant
- 136 2221 67 6 65 65 8 Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) Vagrant
- 68 2222 68 44 24 8 Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Vagrant
- 108 2223 69 7 61 40 8 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) Vagrant
- 162 2229 70 3 92 67 8 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- 32 2230 71 18 14 8 Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) Vagrant
- 167 2231 72 5 86 76 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- 37 2233 73 22 15 8 Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) Vagrant
- 230 2237 74 1 131 98 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 23 2240 75 13 10 8 Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) Vagrant
- 173 2242 76 95 78 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba) Vagrant
- 52 2245 77 17 35 8 Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) Vagrant
- 24 2248 78 4 20 8 Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- 53 2253 79 17 36 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Vagrant
- 90 2254 80 2 33 55 8 Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) Vagrant
- 112 2264 81 6 41 65 8 Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) Vagrant Skuas (Stercorariidae)
- 146 2275 82 5 57 84 8 Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica) Vagrant
- 37 2278 83 1 21 15 8 Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) Vagrant Gulls (Laridae)
- 96 2289 84 6 43 47 8 Mew Gull (Larus canus) Vagrant Terns (Sternidae)
- 52 2331 85 34 18 8 Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) Vagrant
- 17 2334 86 12 5 8 Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) Vagrant
- 91 2338 87 3 49 39 8 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) Vagrant
- 127 2344 88 3 62 62 8 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Vagrant
- 61 2350 89 2 39 20 8 Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) Vagrant
- 23 2362 90 14 9 8 Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus) Vagrant
- 37 2363 91 2 10 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) Vagrant
- 74 2364 92 3 42 29 8 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus) Vagrant
- 44 2365 93 22 22 8 White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) Vagrant
- 43 2370 94 1 20 22 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 26 2368 95 2 5 19 8 Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris) Vagrant
- 31 2373 96 1 10 20 8 White Tern (Gygis alba) Vagrant Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 49 2480 97 1 23 25 8 Red Turtle-dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) Vagrant
- 83 2505 98 20 28 35 8 Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
- 1 2702 99 1 6 Christmas Imperial-pigeon (Ducula whartoni) Endemic
- 38 2715 100 3 22 13 8 Pied Imperial-pigeon (Ducula bicolor) Vagrant Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- 12 3102 101 1 7 4 8 Large Hawk-Cuckoo (Cuculus sparverioides) Vagrant
- 12 3112 102 1 8 3 8 Himalayan Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
- 24 3116 103 1 9 14 8 Pallid Cuckoo (Cuculus pallidus) Vagrant
- 25 3127 104 4 13 8 8 Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis) Vagrant
- 126 3143 105 18 74 34 8 Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) Vagrant Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- 0 3419 106 4 Christmas Hawk-owl (Ninox natalis) Endemic Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- 27 3535 107 5 13 9 8 Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) Vagrant Swifts (Apodidae)
- 11 3567 108 1 4 6 8 Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta)
- 4 3605 109 3 1 8 White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) Vagrant
- 7 3638 110 4 3 8 Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) Vagrant
- 5 3641 111 1 1 3 8 House Swift (Apus nipalensis) Vagrant Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- 147 4074 112 11 65 71 8 Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) Vagrant
- 95 4079 113 7 43 45 8 Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) Vagrant
- 233 4022 114 1 158 74 8 Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Vagrant Rollers (Coraciidae)
- 55 4161 115 5 28 22 8 Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) Vagrant Pittas (Pittidae)
- 17 5841 116 1 9 7 8 Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis) Vagrant Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- 252 5988 117 5 148 99 8 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- 9 6017 118 2 2 5 8 Asian House Martin (Delichon dasypus) Vagrant
- 66 6006 119 1 34 31 8 Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) Vagrant
- 21 6012 120 1 5 15 8 Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans) Vagrant Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- 285 6031 121 7 133 145 8 White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) Vagrant
- 289 6038 122 11 143 135 8 Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
- 68 6037 123 3 37 28 8 Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) Vagrant
- 120 6039 124 3 59 58 8 Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- 20 6108 125 8 12 8 White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina papuensis) Vagrant Thrushes (Turdidae)
- 19 6571 126 4 6 9 8 Island Thrush (Turdus poliocephalus) Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
- 21 7126 127 2 10 9 8 Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) Vagrant Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- 19 6826 128 2 6 11 8 Oriental Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) Vagrant White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- 1 8332 129 1 6 Christmas White-eye (Zosterops natalis) Endemic Shrikes (Laniidae)
- 13 8604 130 5 8 8 Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) Vagrant
- 81 8608 131 2 46 33 8 Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) Vagrant Starlings (Sturnidae)
- 122 8998 132 3 67 52 8 Rose-coloured Starling (Pastor roseus) Vagrant
- 9 8991 133 1 3 5 8 Purple-backed Starling (Agropsar sturninus) Vagrant Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- 176 9069 134 5 81 90 8 Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Introduced Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- 26 9335 135 2 11 13 4 Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) Introduced
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IBC Want list for Christmas Island
IBC Want list for Christmas Island
List of the species occurring in Christmas Island that lack materials on the IBC51 species without sounds
- Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana) Vagrant
- Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui) Vagrant
- Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata) Vagrant
- Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) Vagrant
- White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina) Vagrant
- Matsudaira's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) Vagrant
- Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Abbott's Booby (Sula abbotti)
- Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
- Christmas Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
- Pied Heron (Egretta picata) Vagrant
- Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia) Vagrant
- White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
- Chinese Pond-heron (Ardeola bacchus) Vagrant
- Rufous Night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
- Japanese Night-heron (Gorsachius goisagi) Vagrant
- Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) Vagrant
- Schrenck's Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) Vagrant
- Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) Vagrant
- Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) Vagrant
- Crested Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus) Vagrant
- Ruddy-breasted Crake (Porzana fusca) Vagrant
- Black-tailed Native-hen (Gallinula ventralis) Vagrant
- Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) Vagrant
- Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella) Vagrant
- Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius mongolus) Vagrant
- Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii) Vagrant
- Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus) Vagrant
- Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) Vagrant
- Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala) Vagrant
- Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) Vagrant
- Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Vagrant
- Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) Vagrant
- Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) Vagrant
- Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) Vagrant
- Sanderling (Calidris alba) Vagrant
- Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) Vagrant
- Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Vagrant
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Vagrant
- Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) Vagrant
- Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) Vagrant
- Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus) Vagrant
- White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) Vagrant
- Christmas Imperial-pigeon (Ducula whartoni) Endemic
- Christmas Hawk-owl (Ninox natalis) Endemic
- White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) Vagrant
- Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) Vagrant
- White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina papuensis) Vagrant
- Christmas White-eye (Zosterops natalis) Endemic
- Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) Vagrant
Christmas Island statistics
135 species, 134 with material (99.26%)
3 endemics, 2 with material (66.67%)
102 vagrants, 102 with material (100%)
3 endemics, 2 with material (66.67%)
102 vagrants, 102 with material (100%)
132 species with videos (97.78%)
133 species with photographs (98.52%)
84 species with sounds (62.22%)
4592 videos, 5413 photographs and 313 sounds of species present in Christmas Island
133 species with photographs (98.52%)
84 species with sounds (62.22%)
4592 videos, 5413 photographs and 313 sounds of species present in Christmas Island