🇲🇵What animals live in the Northern Mariana Islands?

241,872 animal records from the Northern Mariana Islands cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 241,872 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in the Northern Mariana Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	5,463
	White Tern Gygis alba	Aves Laridae	5,334
	Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca	Aves Sturnidae	4,962
	Mariana Kingfisher Todiramphus albicilla	Aves Alcedinidae	4,775
	Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	4,356
	Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra	Aves Meliphagidae	4,239
	Fivestripe wrasse Thalassoma quinquevittatum	— Labridae	3,980
	Ocellate Damselfish Pomacentrus vaiuli	— Pomacentridae	3,728
	Arceye Hawkfish Paracirrhites arcatus	— Cirrhitidae	3,702
	Flagtail Grouper Cephalopholis urodeta	— Serranidae	3,669
	Ornamental Wrasse Halichoeres ornatissimus	— Labridae	3,597
	Pacific Gregory Stegastes fasciolatus	— Pomacentridae	3,335
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	3,250
	Yellow Wrasse Thalassoma lutescens	— Labridae	3,249
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	2,890
	Mariana Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla	Aves Columbidae	2,795
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Aves Passeridae	2,735
	Island Collared-Dove Streptopelia bitorquata	Aves Columbidae	2,675
	Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissima	— Pomacanthidae	2,651
	Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua	— Balistidae	2,486
	Mango Angelfish Centropyge shepardi	— Pomacanthidae	2,439
	Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus	— Labridae	2,429
	Agile Chromis Chromis agilis	— Pomacentridae	2,365
	Midget Chromis Chromis acares	— Pomacentridae	2,217
	Red Snapper Lutjanus bohar	— Lutjanidae	2,156
	White-throated Ground Dove Pampusana xanthonura	Aves Columbidae	2,107
	Johnston Damselfish Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus	— Pomacentridae	2,043
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	2,016
	Bridled White-eye Zosterops conspicillatus	Aves Zosteropidae	1,996
	Ember parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus	— Scaridae	1,985
	Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus	— Labridae	1,848
	Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus	Aves Phasianidae	1,845
	Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva	Aves Charadriidae	1,761
	jewel damsel Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus	— Pomacentridae	1,662
	Forsten's parrotfish Scarus forsteni	— Scaridae	1,658
	Guam Damsel Pomachromis guamensis	— Pomacentridae	1,523
	Striped Triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	1,518
	Yellow tang Zebrasoma flavescens	— Acanthuridae	1,502
	Vanderbilt's Chromis Chromis vanderbilti	— Pomacentridae	1,478
	Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	Aves Laridae	1,474
	Scythe Triggerfish Sufflamen bursa	— Balistidae	1,423
	Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra	Aves Ardeidae	1,416
	Ringtail maori wrasse Oxycheilinus unifasciatus	— Labridae	1,379
	Blue-spotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	1,372
	Reticulate dascyllus Dascyllus reticulatus	— Pomacentridae	1,352
	Orangeband Surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus	— Acanthuridae	1,341
	Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus	Aves Dicruridae	1,316
	Forster's Hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri	— Cirrhitidae	1,242
	Flame hawkfish Neocirrhites armatus	— Cirrhitidae	1,239
	Insular Goatfish Parupeneus insularis	— Mullidae	1,237
	Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus	— Carangidae	1,236
	Leopard Wrasse Macropharyngodon meleagris	— Labridae	1,233
	Striped Surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus	— Acanthuridae	1,222
	Spotband butterflyfish Chaetodon punctatofasciatus	— Chaetodontidae	1,214
	Marianas Blue-Tailed Skink Emoia caeruleocauda	Squamata Scincidae	1,203
	Smalltooth Jobfish Aphareus furca	— Lutjanidae	1,155
	Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus spilurus	— Scaridae	1,151
	Bigeye Emperor Monotaxis grandoculis	— Lethrinidae	1,128
	Fire Dartfish Nemateleotris magnifica	— Microdesmidae	1,123
	Tahitian Squirrelfish Sargocentron tiere	— Holocentridae	1,092