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 Australian Islands

Birding Information

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Bird Checklist


Birdlife International Bird Links to the World
Their site provides a map, covers number of bird species and endemics plus a checklist, general country information, general web pages, bird pictures, and birding and individual trip reports.


Christmas Island: There are two Christmas Islands. One Christmas Island is south-east of Hawaii in the Line Islands and the other is off the coast of Australia. Both are known for their seabird colonies.

Check List and Visitor Information


Birdlife International Bird Links to the World

Their site provides a map, covers number of bird species and endemics plus a checklist, general country information, general web pages, bird pictures, and birding and individual trip reports.


Tourism Association
All the information you would expect from a Tourism Association with a bird list thrown in.


Norfolk

Birdlife International Bird Links to the World
Their site provides a map, covers number of bird species and endemics plus a checklist, general country information, general web pages, bird pictures, and birding and individual trip reports.


Outlying Islands (Heard, McDonald, Lord Howe, Macquarie, Norfolk)

Birdlife International Bird Links to the World
Their site provides a map, covers number of bird species and endemics plus a checklist, general country information, general web pages, bird pictures, and birding and individual trip reports.


Lodging

Lord Howe Island Somerset Apartments
Ideal location for exploring Lord Howe Island, a birdwatchers paradise from September to May when the 14 species of seabirds are nesting.


Tours and Guides

Christmas Island
Birding Worldwide
An Australian company that specializes in Australasia, the Pacific, and Asia. Runs tours to Christmas Island.


Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT)
Founded in 1974, it is now the largest company in the world specializing in birding tours.
Sometimes their cruises stop at these outlying islands.


Wings
All WINGS leaders have varied interests in natural history and other more or less closely related fields, but the timing and itinerary of our trips are dictated almost entirely by ornithological considerations. Wings Subantarctica cruise stops at Macquarie Island.


Lord Howe Island
Emu Tours
An Australian company specializing in 7-14 day birding tours throughout the country plus short tours around Sydney runs a trip to Lord Howe Island.


General Information

Australian External Territories

Many of these islands fall under the jurisdiction of Australian External Territories. This site provides a map, general travel information and other useful links to these islands plus others for which no bird-specific information is available.



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