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Learn the wildlife of Fiji

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3,143 species have research-grade observations in Fiji on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer630
  2. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis464
  3. Vanikoro Flycatcher Myiagra vanikorensis387
  4. Fiji Parrotfinch Erythrura pealii381
  5. Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra378
  6. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae340
  7. Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer337
  8. Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus336
  9. Fiji Woodswallow Artamus mentalis309
  10. Sulphur-breasted Myzomela Myzomela jugularis252

Plants

  1. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera290
  2. Noni Morinda citrifolia197
  3. Papaya Carica papaya184
  4. Fish Poison Tree Barringtonia asiatica184
  5. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae182
  6. Red Ginger Alpinia purpurata160
  7. Beach naupaka Scaevola taccada134
  8. Ground Orchid Spathoglottis pacifica123
  9. Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis111
  10. Sea hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus107

Mammals

  1. Pacific Flying-fox Pteropus tonganus116
  2. Small Indian Mongoose Urva auropunctata83
  3. Domestic Cat Felis catus54

Insects

  1. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina270
  2. Euploea lewinii131
  3. Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp Polistes olivaceus102
  4. Common Fijian Ringlet Ypthima sesara99
  5. Green Skimmer Orthetrum serapia83
  6. Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes rhinoceros80
  7. Lurcher Yoma sabina72
  8. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera69
  9. Yam Hawkmoth Theretra nessus65
  10. Lesser Grass Blue Zizina otis65

Reptiles

  1. Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris216
  2. Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Laticauda colubrina146
  3. Fijian Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus eximius130
  4. Pacific Dtella Gehyra oceanica118
  5. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus110
  6. Copper-tailed Skink Emoia cyanura72
  7. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata69
  8. Fiji Green Emo Skink Emoia concolor64
  9. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas56
  10. Azure-tailed Skink Emoia impar41

Fish

  1. Fiji Tomato Anemonefish Amphiprion barberi649
  2. Orangefin Anemonefish Amphiprion chrysopterus453
  3. South Seas Demoiselle Chrysiptera taupou424
  4. Scissortail Sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus384
  5. Pacific Lyretail Anthias Pseudanthias cheirospilos380
  6. Redfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunulatus363
  7. Coral Damselfish Pomacentrus maafu322
  8. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus319
  9. Sixbar Wrasse Thalassoma hardwicke311
  10. Blue-green Chromis Chromis viridis303

Mollusks

  1. Loch's Chromodoris Chromodoris lochi299
  2. Fluted Giant Clam Tridacna squamosa239
  3. Ocellate Phyllidia Phyllidia ocellata113
  4. Blue Dragon Pteraeolidia semperi111
  5. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea90
  6. Tiger Cowrie Cypraea tigris90
  7. Noah's Giant Clam Tridacna noae81
  8. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima75
  9. Blinking Snail Quantula striata68
  10. Gold Ring Cowrie Monetaria annulus64

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.