Birds in Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands types of birds

18 orders
45 families
107 genera
177 species

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Cocos Islands or Keeling Islands, two separate atolls comprising 27 coral islets 5.5 sq mi (14.2 sq km), in the Indian Ocean, c.1,400 mi (2,250 km) SE of Sri Lanka. They are under Australian administration. Only three of the islands are inhabited: West Island, which has an airport and the largest community of Europeans; Home Island, the former headquarters of the Clunies-Ross Estate and inhabited mainly by Cocos Malays; and Direction Island, which has an aviation-marine base.