🇨🇰Animals recorded in the Cook Islands

Which animals have been recorded in the Cook Islands? 3,630 occurrence records cover 779 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 225 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include White-Bellied Skink, Sad Gecko, Dusky-Bellied Skink.

• 3,630 records
• 779 species
• 29 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include White-Bellied Skink, Sad Gecko, Dusky-Bellied Skink. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in the Cook Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	White-Bellied Skink Emoia cyanura	Squamata Scincidae	162
	Sad Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris	Squamata Gekkonidae	109
	Dusky-Bellied Skink Emoia impar	Squamata Scincidae	105
	Bactrocera melanotus	Insecta Tephritidae	60
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	57
	White Tern Gygis alba	Aves Laridae	47
	Cook Islands Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako	Aves Acrocephalidae	46
	Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	42
	Nerita plicata	Gastropoda Neritidae	42
	Acropora lutkeni	Anthozoa Acroporidae	41
	Pacific Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pacifica	Aves Columbidae	40
	Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	39
	Ocean Gecko Gehyra oceanica	Squamata Gekkonidae	36
	Snake-Eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus	Squamata Scincidae	34
	Rarotonga Treeskink Emoia tuitarere	Squamata Scincidae	33
	blotched nerite Nerita albicilla	Gastropoda Neritidae	31
	Orangeband Surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus	— Acanthuridae	29
	money cowrie Monetaria moneta	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	29
	Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	Aves Laridae	29
	elongate clam Tridacna maxima	Bivalvia Cardiidae	28
	Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra	Aves Ardeidae	27
	Wandering Tattler Tringa incana	Aves Scolopacidae	27
	Simulium teruamanga	Insecta Simuliidae	25
	Chattering Kingfisher Todiramphus tutus	Aves Alcedinidae	25
	Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissima	— Pomacanthidae	24
	Moth Skink Ornithuroscincus noctua	Squamata Scincidae	22
	Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis	Aves Scolopacidae	22
	Strandesia sanoamuangae	Ostracoda Cyprididae	21
	Serpent's-head Cowrie Monetaria caputserpentis	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	21
	Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva	Aves Charadriidae	20
	ring cowrie Monetaria annulus	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	17
	Branching staghorn coral Acropora nasuta	Anthozoa Acroporidae	16
	Brush Coral Acropora hyacinthus	Anthozoa Acroporidae	16
	Black Noddy Anous minutus	Aves Laridae	14
	Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens	Aves Sturnidae	14
	Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda	Aves Phaethontidae	13
	Red-footed Booby Sula sula	Aves Sulidae	12
	rough horn Rhinoclavis aspera	Gastropoda Cerithiidae	12
	Redblotch Surgeonfish Acanthurus achilles	— Acanthuridae	12
	Three-spot Dascyllus Dascyllus trimaculatus	— Pomacentridae	11
	Cook Islands Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis	Aves Columbidae	11
	Acropora globiceps	Anthozoa Acroporidae	11
	Canarium mutabile	Gastropoda Strombidae	11
	Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli	Aves Apodidae	10
	Mauritia maculifera	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	10
	Acropora monticulosa	Anthozoa Acroporidae	9
	Proterhinus tauai	Insecta Belidae	9
	Humphead Blenny Blenniella gibbifrons	— Blenniidae	9
	Peristernia nassatula	Gastropoda Fasciolariidae	9
	Pacific strawberry cockle Fragum fragum	Bivalvia Cardiidae	9
	Red Hermit Crab Coenobita perlatus	Malacostraca Coenobitidae	9
	Littoraria coccinea	Gastropoda Littorinidae	9
	Hebrew cone Conus ebraeus	Gastropoda Conidae	9
	Nadelschnecke giant knobbed cerith Cerithium nodulosum	Gastropoda Cerithiidae	9
	Paper wasp Polistes olivaceus	Insecta Eumenidae	8
	Starry Cup Coral Acanthastrea echinata	Anthozoa Lobophylliidae	8
	lolly fish Holothuria atra	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	8
	Lipspot Moray Gymnothorax chilospilus	— Muraenidae	8
	spotless crake Porzana tabuensis	Aves Rallidae	8
	White Thread Fish Holothuria leucospilota	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	8