Henderson Island Birds

There are four endemic bird species on Henderson Island and John managed to see them all during his Adventure on Henderson Island in 1997:


Other bird sightings on this trip included the Red-tailed Tropic bird (Phaethon rubricauda) and Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)




Above: Nesting gannett (masked booby) with egg (left) and baby booby (right) on Henderson Island, East Beach, 1997.

Below: Red-tailed tropic bird nesting (left) ---- Feeding a Lesser Frigatebird (right)


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