🐾 What Animal Lives Where

🇳🇫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.

Most-recorded animals in Norfolk Island

AnimalGroupRecords
White Tern White Tern
Gygis alba
Aves
Laridae
3,850
Masked
Sula dactylatra
Aves
Sulidae
3,235
Norfolk Island Gerygone
Gerygone modesta
Aves
Acanthizidae
2,547
Eurasian Blackbird Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Aves
Turdidae
2,487
Crimson Rosella Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans
Aves
Psittacidae
2,455
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Aves
Laridae
2,429
Silver-eye Silver-eye
Zosterops lateralis
Aves
Zosteropidae
2,346
European Starling European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Aves
Sturnidae
2,288
Sacred Kingfisher Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Aves
Alcedinidae
2,136
Black Noddy Black Noddy
Anous minutus
Aves
Laridae
2,100
Welcome Swallow Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Aves
Hirundinidae
2,099
House Sparrow House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Aves
Passeridae
2,011
Gray Fantail Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Aves
Rhipiduridae
1,967
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
Aves
Phaethontidae
1,858
Golden Whistler 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
Red Junglefowl Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
Aves
Phasianidae
1,291
White-faced Heron White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
Aves
Ardeidae
1,213
Rock Pigeon Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Aves
Columbidae
1,097
California Quail California Quail
Callipepla californica
Aves
Odontophoridae
1,090
Pacific Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps longirostris
Aves
Columbidae
1,010
wedge-tailed shearwater wedge-tailed shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Aves
Procellariidae
979
Song Thrush Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Aves
Turdidae
969
Gray Noddy
Anous albivitta
Aves
Laridae
959
Norfolk Island Parakeet
Cyanoramphus cookii
Aves
Psittacidae
863
Pacific Golden-Plover Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Aves
Charadriidae
842
Pacific Robin
Petroica multicolor
Aves
Petroicidae
842
Australasian Swamphen Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
Aves
Rallidae
771
Brown Noddy Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Aves
Laridae
744
Great Frigatebird Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
Aves
Fregatidae
727
Australian Kestrel
Falco cenchroides
Aves
Falconidae
653
Ruddy Turnstone Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Aves
Scolopacidae
648
White-necked Petrel
Pterodroma cervicalis
Aves
Procellariidae
607
European Greenfinch European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Aves
Fringillidae
585
Duritropis albocarinata Gastropoda
Assimineidae
526
Kermadec Petrel
Pterodroma neglecta
Aves
Procellariidae
479
Mallard Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Aves
Anatidae
430
bulb tentacle sea anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor
Anthozoa
Actiniidae
414
European Goldfinch European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Aves
Fringillidae
413
Wandering Tattler Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Aves
Scolopacidae
396
Banded Parma
Parma polylepis
Pomacentridae
390
green turtle green turtle
Chelonia mydas
Testudines
Cheloniidae
343
Greenwoodoconcha nux Gastropoda
Microcystidae
340
Yellow Wrasse
Thalassoma lutescens
Labridae
311
Bar-tailed Godwit Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Aves
Scolopacidae
309
orange parrotfish
Pseudolabrus luculentus
Labridae
308
Surge wrasse
Thalassoma purpureum
Labridae
296
Whimbrel Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Aves
Scolopacidae
293
Little Shearwater
Puffinus assimilis
Aves
Procellariidae
266
Graylag Goose 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
Swordfish 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.