Christmas Island (to Australia)

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	1	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	1	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Christmas Island (to Australia) at a glance

Land area

135 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	50
Globally threatened birds	9
Country endemics	4
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	1
Total IBA area	136 km²
IBA area as % of land area	101%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Christmas Island (to Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/christmas-island on 22/12/2024.