🇸🇨What animals live in the Seychelles?

242,568 animal records from the Seychelles cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 242,568 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in the Seychelles

	Animal	Group	Records
	Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis	Aves Ploceidae	3,652
	White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus	Aves Phaethontidae	3,388
	Zebra Dove Geopelia striata	Aves Columbidae	3,115
	Seychelles Sunbird Cinnyris dussumieri	Aves Nectariniidae	3,080
	Madagascar turtle-dove Nesoenas picturatus	Aves Columbidae	2,951
	Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	2,873
	White Tern Gygis alba	Aves Laridae	2,581
	Frigate Island Caecilian Hypogeophis rostratus	Amphibia Indotyphlidae	2,120
	Seychelles Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrimus	Aves Columbidae	2,055
	Seychelles Bulbul Hypsipetes crassirostris	Aves Pycnonotidae	1,986
	Yellow-fin Tunny Thunnus albacares	— Scombridae	1,865
	Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Aves Scolopacidae	1,590
	Spotted Triggerfish, Ocean triggerfish, Rough triggerfish, Spotted oceanic triggerfish Canthidermis maculata	— Balistidae	1,581
	loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta	Testudines Cheloniidae	1,548
	Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	Aves Scolopacidae	1,489
	Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris	Aves Laridae	1,423
	Striated Heron Butorides striata	Aves Ardeidae	1,381
	Skipjack tuna, Oceanic Bonito Katsuwonus pelamis	— Scombridae	1,328
	Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	Aves Laridae	1,312
	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	1,291
	Great Frigatebird Fregata minor	Aves Fregatidae	1,250
	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	1,236
	Common dolphinfish, Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus	— Coryphaenidae	1,150
	Silky Shark Carcharhinus falciformis	Elasmobranchii Carcharhinidae	1,031
	Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola	Aves Charadriidae	982
	Rainbow Runner Elagatis bipinnulata	— Carangidae	940
	Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus	Aves Laridae	937
	Seychelles Swiftlet Aerodramus elaphrus	Aves Apodidae	932
	wedge-tailed shearwater Puffinus pacificus	Aves Procellariidae	915
	Frigate tuna Auxis thazard	— Scombridae	869
	Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	Aves Laridae	851
	Topside lanternfish, Topside lampfish Notolychnus valdiviae	— Myctophidae	808
	La Digue Day Gecko Phelsuma sundbergi	Squamata Gekkonidae	796
	Seychelles Mabuya Trachylepis sechellensis	Squamata Scincidae	781
	Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel	Aves Fregatidae	744
	Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus	Aves Laridae	741
	Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum	Aves Ploceidae	738
	Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone corvina	Aves Monarchidae	728
	Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus	— Scombridae	709
	Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Aves Ardeidae	701
	Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Aves Scolopacidae	685
	Seychelles Kestrel Falco araeus	Aves Falconidae	676
	Gardiner's Seychelles Frog Sechellophryne gardineri	Amphibia Sooglossidae	654
	Seychelles Magpie-Robin Copsychus sechellarum	Aves Muscicapidae	632
	Grandisonia alternans	Amphibia Indotyphlidae	630
	Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	622
	Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni	Aves Procellariidae	622
	Seychelles Black Parrot Coracopsis barklyi	Aves Psittacidae	606
	Seychelles Warbler Acrocephalus sechellensis	Aves Acrocephalidae	602
	Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri	— Scombridae	587
	Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola	Aves Dromadidae	563
	Red-footed Booby Sula sula	Aves Sulidae	553
	Seychelles Island Frog Tachycnemis seychellensis	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	541
	Sanderling Calidris alba	Aves Scolopacidae	471
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	466
	Grandisonia larvata	Amphibia Indotyphlidae	462
	Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii	Aves Charadriidae	446
	Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	Aves Scolopacidae	439
	Bonefish, Roundjaw bonefish Albula glossodonta	— Albulidae	436
	Seychelles Flying Fox Pteropus seychellensis	Mammalia Pteropodidae	419