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Learn the wildlife of Micronesia

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1,065 species have research-grade observations in Micronesia 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. Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra53
  2. Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca51
  3. Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva42
  4. Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra30
  5. Pohnpei Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus24
  6. Blue-billed White-Tern Gygis candida24
  7. Caroline Reed Warbler Acrocephalus syrinx20
  8. White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus19
  9. Pohnpei Kingfisher Todiramphus reichenbachii19
  10. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres18

Plants

  1. Noni Morinda citrifolia86
  2. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera60
  3. Trailing Daisy Sphagneticola trilobata53
  4. Sea hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus36
  5. Beach naupaka Scaevola taccada35
  6. Monarch fern Microsorum scolopendria34
  7. Staghorn clubmoss Palhinhaea cernua31
  8. Giant hare's foot fern Davallia solida30
  9. Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis27
  10. Spanish Shawl Heterotis rotundifolia27

Mammals

  1. Kosrae Flying-fox Pteropus ualanus39
  2. Pohnpei Flying-fox Pteropus molossinus15
  3. Chuuk Flying-fox Pteropus pelagicus13
  4. Palau Flying-fox Pteropus pelewensis7
  5. Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris3
  6. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris3

Insects

  1. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina16
  2. Wandering Percher Diplacodes bipunctata10
  3. Common Oriental Trap-jaw Ant Odontomachus simillimus7
  4. Ghost Ant Tapinoma melanocephalum5
  5. Straight-edge Red Parasol Neurothemis terminata5
  6. American Cockroach Periplaneta americana4
  7. Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp Evania appendigaster4
  8. Cryptophyllium yapicum4
  9. Camponotus micronesicus4
  10. Lesser Grass Blue Zizina otis3

Spiders and kin

  1. Hawaiian Garden Spider Argiope appensa26
  2. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus4
  3. Argiope truk3

Reptiles

  1. Emerald Tree Skink Lamprolepis smaragdina62
  2. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata9
  3. Solomon Island Ground Skink Eugongylus albofasciolatus8
  4. Kopstein's Emo Skink Emoia jakati8
  5. Dumeril's Tropical Gecko Perochirus ateles7
  6. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus7
  7. Pacific Bluetail Skink Emoia caeruleocauda6
  8. Pacific Dtella Gehyra oceanica6
  9. Azure-tailed Skink Emoia impar5
  10. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas5

Fish

  1. Peacock Damsel Pomacentrus pavo31
  2. Tracey's Damselfish Chrysiptera traceyi31
  3. Pink Skunk Anemonefish Amphiprion perideraion24
  4. Redfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunulatus21
  5. Orangefin Anemonefish Amphiprion chrysopterus20
  6. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus19
  7. Three-spot Dascyllus Dascyllus trimaculatus18
  8. Regal Angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus18
  9. Staghorn Damsel Amblyglyphidodon curacao18
  10. Bluefin Trevally Caranx melampygus18

Mollusks

  1. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima27
  2. Pustulose Wart Slug Phyllidiella pustulosa13
  3. Blue Dragon Pteraeolidia semperi13
  4. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica12
  5. Tiger Cowrie Cypraea tigris11
  6. Phyllidia carlsonhoffi8
  7. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea7
  8. Notodoris serenae7
  9. Lined Nembrotha Nembrotha lineolata6
  10. Giant thorny oyster Spondylus varius6

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.