🇵🇫What animals live in French Polynesia?

407,307 animal records from French Polynesia cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 407,307 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in French Polynesia

	Animal	Group	Records
	White Tern Gygis alba	Aves Laridae	15,465
	elongate clam Tridacna maxima	Bivalvia Cardiidae	7,115
	Red-footed Booby Sula sula	Aves Sulidae	4,355
	Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	Aves Laridae	3,613
	Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	Aves Laridae	3,419
	Zebra Dove Geopelia striata	Aves Columbidae	3,410
	Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	3,056
	Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer	Aves Pycnonotidae	2,826
	Rochia nilotica	Gastropoda Tegulidae	2,746
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	2,726
	White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus	Aves Phaethontidae	2,359
	Chestnut-breasted Munia Lonchura castaneothorax	Aves Estrildidae	2,324
	Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra	Aves Ardeidae	2,215
	Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus	Aves Phasianidae	2,073
	Daisy parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus	— Scaridae	1,931
	Black Noddy Anous minutus	Aves Laridae	1,684
	Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissima	— Pomacanthidae	1,680
	Great Frigatebird Fregata minor	Aves Fregatidae	1,660
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	1,627
	Wandering Tattler Tringa incana	Aves Scolopacidae	1,627
	Brown Booby Sula leucogaster	Aves Sulidae	1,626
	Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel	Aves Fregatidae	1,558
	Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	1,545
	Palenose Parrotfish, Common parrotfish Scarus psittacus	— Scaridae	1,495
	Brushtail Surgeonfish, Twotone tang Zebrasoma scopas	— Acanthuridae	1,485
	Striped Triggerfish, Orange-lined triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	1,472
	Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis	Aves Zosteropidae	1,468
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	1,452
	Speckled Butterflyfish Chaetodon citrinellus	— Chaetodontidae	1,431
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	1,399
	Blue-spotted Grouper, Peacock hind Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	1,319
	Sixbar wrasse Thalassoma hardwicke	— Labridae	1,282
	Oval Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunulatus	— Chaetodontidae	1,275
	tiger fish Bohadschia argus	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	1,267
	Bird wrasse Gomphosus varius	— Labridae	1,238
	Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus	— Zanclidae	1,227
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	1,197
	Ornate Butterflyfish Chaetodon ornatissimus	— Chaetodontidae	1,158
	Threespot Wrasse Halichoeres trimaculatus	— Labridae	1,084
	Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua	— Balistidae	1,072
	Reticulated Butterflyfish Chaetodon reticulatus	— Chaetodontidae	1,053
	Blacktip Reef Shark, Blacktip Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus	Elasmobranchii Carcharhinidae	1,039
	lolly fish Holothuria atra	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	1,037
	Dusky Farmerfish Stegastes nigricans	— Pomacentridae	1,036
	rock-boring urchin Echinometra mathaei	Echinoidea Echinometridae	1,030
	Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	1,019
	Swamp Harrier Circus approximans	Aves Accipitridae	1,011
	Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus	— Labridae	1,005
	Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata	Aves Procellariidae	999
	Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild	Aves Estrildidae	999
	Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris	Mammalia Delphinidae	999
	Redblotch Wrasse, Red shoulder wrasse Stethojulis bandanensis	— Labridae	979
	Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga	— Chaetodontidae	979
	Bluestreak cleaner wrasse, Cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus	— Labridae	933
	common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus	Mammalia Delphinidae	931
	Maori Wrasse, Floral wrasse Cheilinus chlorourus	— Labridae	920
	Dot and Dash Butterflyfish Chaetodon pelewensis	— Chaetodontidae	917
	Scythe Triggerfish, Boomerang triggerfish Sufflamen bursa	— Balistidae	859
	Teardrop Butterflyfish Chaetodon unimaculatus	— Chaetodontidae	844
	Pacific Doublesaddle Butterflyfish Chaetodon ulietensis	— Chaetodontidae	837