🇳🇺What animals live in Niue?

Name: Animal occurrence records for Niue
Creator: What Animal Lives Where

15,060 animal records from Niue cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

15,060 records
1,200+ species
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Most-recorded animals in Niue

Animal	Group	Records
humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	403
Lucicutia flavicornis	Copepoda Lucicutiidae	287
Twisted Wing Parasite Xenos pecki	Insecta Xenidae	226
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus	Aves Phaethontidae	111
White Tern Gygis alba	Aves Laridae	110
Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	103
Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua	— Balistidae	101
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa	Aves Campephagidae	98
Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	93
Flagtail Grouper, Darkfin hind Cephalopholis urodeta	— Serranidae	88
Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	86
Forsten's parrotfish Scarus forsteni	— Scaridae	86
Clausocalanus furcatus	Copepoda Clausocalanidae	84
Calocalanus minutus	Copepoda Paracalanidae	81
Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus	— Zanclidae	79
Redblotch Surgeonfish Acanthurus achilles	— Acanthuridae	77
Blue-spotted Grouper, Peacock hind Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	77
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	Aves Laridae	76
Ringtail surgeonfish Acanthurus blochii	— Acanthuridae	75
Smalltooth Jobfish, Small toothed jobfish Aphareus furca	— Lutjanidae	72
Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	71
Fourspot Butterflyfish Chaetodon quadrimaculatus	— Chaetodontidae	69
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis	Aves Sturnidae	67
White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius	Aves Apodidae	66
Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus	Aves Columbidae	66
Bigeye Emperor, Humpnose big-eye bream Monotaxis grandoculis	— Lethrinidae	63
Orobophana pacifica	Gastropoda Helicinidae	63
elongate clam Tridacna maxima	Bivalvia Cardiidae	62
Clown coris, Clown wrasse Coris aygula	— Labridae	62
Yellowsaddle Goatfish, Gold-saddle goatfish, Goldsaddle goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus	— Mullidae	60
Reticulated Butterflyfish Chaetodon reticulatus	— Chaetodontidae	59
Scythe Triggerfish, Boomerang triggerfish Sufflamen bursa	— Balistidae	59
Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra	Aves Ardeidae	59
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pacifica	Aves Columbidae	57
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva	Aves Charadriidae	55
blue-black urchin Echinothrix diadema	Echinoidea Diadematidae	54
blackish worm shell Thylacodes colubrinus	Gastropoda Vermetidae	54
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus	Aves Phasianidae	54
Triconia borealis	Copepoda Oncaeidae	54
Striped Surgeonfish, Lined surgeonfish, Spoted box crab Acanthurus lineatus	— Acanthuridae	52
Haloptilus longicornis	Copepoda Augaptilidae	51
Orangeband Surgeonfish, Orangespot surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus	— Acanthuridae	51
Red Snapper, Two-spot red snapper Lutjanus bohar	— Lutjanidae	50
Stareye Parrotfish, Carolines parrotfish Calotomus carolinus	— Scaridae	50
Striped Triggerfish, Orange-lined triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	50
Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	49
Ember parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus	— Scaridae	47
Longnose Butterflyfish Forcipiger longirostris	— Chaetodontidae	47
Tan-faced Parrotfish, Pacific slopehead parrotfish Chlorurus frontalis	— Scaridae	46
Brown Unicornfish, Bluespine unicornfish Naso unicornis	— Acanthuridae	45
Flat-tail Sea Snake Laticauda schistorhyncha	Squamata Elapidae	45
sailfin tang Zebrasoma veliferum	— Acanthuridae	44
Paracalanus parvus	Copepoda Paracalanidae	44
Common Salp Thalia democratica	Thaliacea Salpidae	44
Steephead Parrotfish Chlorurus microrhinos	— Scaridae	43
Okada cottony-cushion scale Icerya seychellarum	Insecta Margarodidae	43
Lowfin Chub, Brassy chub Kyphosus vaigiensis	— Kyphosidae	40
Barred thicklip Hemigymnus fasciatus	— Labridae	40
Chameleon Grouper, Moontail seabass, Yellow-edged lyretail Variola louti	— Serranidae	40
Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus	— Carangidae	40

How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.