🇳🇫What animals live in Norfolk Island?
94,908 animal records from Norfolk Island cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 94,908 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Norfolk Island
| Animal | Group | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
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White Tern
Gygis alba |
Aves Laridae |
3,850 |
| Masked
Sula dactylatra |
Aves Sulidae |
3,235 | |
| Norfolk Island Gerygone
Gerygone modesta |
Aves Acanthizidae |
2,547 | |
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Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula |
Aves Turdidae |
2,487 |
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Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans |
Aves Psittacidae |
2,455 |
| Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus |
Aves Laridae |
2,429 | |
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Silver-eye
Zosterops lateralis |
Aves Zosteropidae |
2,346 |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris |
Aves Sturnidae |
2,288 |
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Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus |
Aves Alcedinidae |
2,136 |
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Black Noddy
Anous minutus |
Aves Laridae |
2,100 |
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Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena |
Aves Hirundinidae |
2,099 |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus |
Aves Passeridae |
2,011 |
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Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa |
Aves Rhipiduridae |
1,967 |
| Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda |
Aves Phaethontidae |
1,858 | |
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Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis |
Aves Pachycephalidae |
1,796 |
| Black-winged Petrel
Pterodroma nigripennis |
Aves Procellariidae |
1,424 | |
| Slender-billed White-eye
Zosterops tenuirostris |
Aves Zosteropidae |
1,376 | |
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Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus |
Aves Phasianidae |
1,291 |
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White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae |
Aves Ardeidae |
1,213 |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia |
Aves Columbidae |
1,097 |
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California Quail
Callipepla californica |
Aves Odontophoridae |
1,090 |
| Pacific Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps longirostris |
Aves Columbidae |
1,010 | |
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wedge-tailed shearwater
Puffinus pacificus |
Aves Procellariidae |
979 |
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Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos |
Aves Turdidae |
969 |
| Gray Noddy
Anous albivitta |
Aves Laridae |
959 | |
| Norfolk Island Parakeet
Cyanoramphus cookii |
Aves Psittacidae |
863 | |
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Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva |
Aves Charadriidae |
842 |
| Pacific Robin
Petroica multicolor |
Aves Petroicidae |
842 | |
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Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus |
Aves Rallidae |
771 |
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Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus |
Aves Laridae |
744 |
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Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor |
Aves Fregatidae |
727 |
| Australian Kestrel
Falco cenchroides |
Aves Falconidae |
653 | |
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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres |
Aves Scolopacidae |
648 |
| White-necked Petrel
Pterodroma cervicalis |
Aves Procellariidae |
607 | |
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European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris |
Aves Fringillidae |
585 |
| Duritropis albocarinata | Gastropoda Assimineidae |
526 | |
| Kermadec Petrel
Pterodroma neglecta |
Aves Procellariidae |
479 | |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos |
Aves Anatidae |
430 |
| bulb tentacle sea anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor |
Anthozoa Actiniidae |
414 | |
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European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis |
Aves Fringillidae |
413 |
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Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana |
Aves Scolopacidae |
396 |
| Banded Parma
Parma polylepis |
— Pomacentridae |
390 | |
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green turtle
Chelonia mydas |
Testudines Cheloniidae |
343 |
| Greenwoodoconcha nux | Gastropoda Microcystidae |
340 | |
| Yellow Wrasse
Thalassoma lutescens |
— Labridae |
311 | |
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Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica |
Aves Scolopacidae |
309 |
| orange parrotfish
Pseudolabrus luculentus |
— Labridae |
308 | |
| Surge wrasse
Thalassoma purpureum |
— Labridae |
296 | |
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Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus |
Aves Scolopacidae |
293 |
| Little Shearwater
Puffinus assimilis |
Aves Procellariidae |
266 | |
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Graylag Goose
Anser anser |
Aves Anatidae |
261 |
| Green wrasse
Notolabrus inscriptus |
— Labridae |
238 | |
| Allenoconcha platysoma | Gastropoda Microcystidae |
235 | |
| Fanulena insculpta | Gastropoda Microcystidae |
235 | |
| Double-header Wrasse
Coris bulbifrons |
— Labridae |
235 | |
| Norfolk cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus norfolcensis |
— Apogonidae |
231 | |
| Succinea norfolkensis | Gastropoda Succineidae |
226 | |
| Pacific perch
Trachypoma macracanthus |
— Serranidae |
218 | |
| Allenoconcha basispiralis | Gastropoda Microcystidae |
209 | |
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Swordfish
Xiphias gladius |
— Xiphiidae |
205 |
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.






























