Life recorded in French Polynesia

Every species with an occurrence record in French Polynesia, most-recorded first: 759,700 records from museums, herbaria, surveys and naturalists, aggregated by GBIF. Keep paging and you reach the rarest, recorded once.

1. 1White TernGygis alba · Laridae · 15,530 records
2. 2Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima · Cardiidae · 7,187 records
3. 3Red-footed BoobySula sula · Sulidae · 4,362 records
4. 4Brown NoddyAnous stolidus · Laridae · 3,581 records
5. 5Zebra DoveGeopelia striata · Columbidae · 3,433 records
6. 6Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii · Laridae · 3,422 records
7. 7Common MynaAcridotheres tristis · Sturnidae · 3,063 records
8. 8Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer · Pycnonotidae · 2,833 records
9. 9Striated surgeonfishCtenochaetus striatus · Acanthuridae · 2,769 records
10. 10Rochia niloticaTegulidae · 2,725 records
11. 11Copper-tailed SkinkEmoia cyanura · Scincidae · 2,417 records
12. 12White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus · Phaethontidae · 2,367 records
13. 13Chestnut-breasted MuniaLonchura castaneothorax · Estrildidae · 2,341 records
14. 14Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra · Ardeidae · 2,201 records
15. 15Red JunglefowlGallus gallus · Phasianidae · 2,092 records
16. 16Mourning GeckoLepidodactylus lugubris · Gekkonidae · 2,015 records
17. 17Daisy parrotfishChlorurus sordidus · Scaridae · 1,906 records
18. 18Wolbachia spec.Anaplasmataceae · 1,893 records
19. 19Azure-tailed SkinkEmoia impar · Scincidae · 1,840 records
20. 20Lemonpeel angelfishCentropyge flavissima · Pomacanthidae · 1,758 records
21. 21Manybar goatfishParupeneus multifasciatus · Mullidae · 1,627 records
22. 22Black NoddyAnous minutus · Laridae · 1,626 records
23. 23Great FrigatebirdFregata minor · Fregatidae · 1,609 records
24. 24Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus · Acanthuridae · 1,603 records
25. 25Wandering TattlerTringa incana · Scolopacidae · 1,594 records
26. 26Brown BoobySula leucogaster · Sulidae · 1,557 records
27. 27Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel · Fregatidae · 1,524 records
28. 28Twotone TangZebrasoma scopas · Acanthuridae · 1,515 records
29. 29Palenose parrotfishScarus psittacus · Scaridae · 1,479 records
30. 30Orange-lined TriggerfishBalistapus undulatus · Balistidae · 1,479 records
31. 31Speckled ButterflyfishChaetodon citrinellus · Chaetodontidae · 1,467 records
32. 32Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae · Balaenopteridae · 1,461 records
33. 33SilvereyeZosterops lateralis · Zosteropidae · 1,443 records
34. 34Moth SkinkOrnithuroscincus noctua · Scincidae · 1,426 records
35. 35Rock PigeonColumba livia · Columbidae · 1,412 records
36. 36Peacock HindCephalopholis argus · Serranidae · 1,333 records
37. 37Sixbar wrasseThalassoma hardwicke · Labridae · 1,312 records
38. 38Holothurie léopardBohadschia argus · Holothuriidae · 1,312 records
39. 39Oval ButterflyfishChaetodon lunulatus · Chaetodontidae · 1,300 records
40. 40vungaMetrosideros collina · Myrtaceae · 1,239 records
41. 41Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus · Zanclidae · 1,233 records
42. 42Bird wrasseGomphosus varius · Labridae · 1,232 records
43. 43Big Tree GeckoGehyra oceanica · Gekkonidae · 1,186 records
44. 44Ornate ButterflyfishChaetodon ornatissimus · Chaetodontidae · 1,155 records
45. 45Brown SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscus · Acanthuridae · 1,142 records
46. 46Three-spot WrasseHalichoeres trimaculatus · Labridae · 1,116 records
47. 47Blacktip reef sharkCarcharhinus melanopterus · Carcharhinidae · 1,082 records
48. 48Black Sea CucumberHolothuria atra · Holothuriidae · 1,060 records
49. 49Dusky FarmerfishStegastes nigricans · Pomacentridae · 1,060 records
50. 50Pinktail triggerfishMelichthys vidua · Balistidae · 1,057 records
51. 51Pandanus tectoriusPandanaceae · 1,051 records
52. 52rock-boring urchinEchinometra mathaei · Echinometridae · 1,046 records
53. 53Reticulated ButterflyfishChaetodon reticulatus · Chaetodontidae · 1,042 records
54. 54Checkerboard wrasseHalichoeres hortulanus · Labridae · 1,027 records
55. 55Barcheek UnicornfishNaso lituratus · Acanthuridae · 993 records
56. 56Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris · Delphinidae · 989 records
57. 57Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild · Estrildidae · 985 records
58. 58Threadfin ButterflyfishChaetodon auriga · Chaetodontidae · 978 records
59. 59Swamp HarrierCircus approximans · Accipitridae · 978 records
60. 60Orange-axil WrasseStethojulis bandanensis · Labridae · 975 records