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Learn the wildlife of Palau

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2,024 species have research-grade observations in Palau 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. Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva81
  2. Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra76
  3. Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca75
  4. Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla73
  5. Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus70
  6. White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus65
  7. Palau Flycatcher Myiagra erythrops64
  8. Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris60
  9. Black Noddy Anous minutus57
  10. Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis41

Plants

  1. Common Swamp Pitcher-Plant Nepenthes mirabilis142
  2. Alexandrian Laurel Calophyllum inophyllum47
  3. Fish Poison Tree Barringtonia asiatica34
  4. Star of Bethlehem Hippobroma longiflora33
  5. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera31
  6. Bamboo Orchid Arundina graminifolia31
  7. Noni Morinda citrifolia28
  8. Fan fern Schizaea dichotoma27
  9. Lantern Tree Hernandia nymphaeifolia27
  10. Rur Bikkia palauensis25

Insects

  1. Straight-edge Red Parasol Neurothemis terminata59
  2. Javanese Grasshopper Valanga nigricornis29
  3. Yellow Crazy Ant Anoplolepis gracilipes27
  4. Brown Pansy Junonia hedonia21
  5. Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes rhinoceros18
  6. Green Skimmer Orthetrum serapia16
  7. Long-branded Blue Crow Butterfly Euploea algea14
  8. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera13
  9. Euchromia creusa13
  10. Swamp Tiger Butterfly Danaus affinis12

Spiders and kin

  1. Hawaiian Garden Spider Argiope appensa77
  2. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes31
  3. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria17

Reptiles

  1. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata117
  2. Emerald Tree Skink Lamprolepis smaragdina95
  3. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas84
  4. Palau Tree Snake Dendrelaphis striolatus43
  5. Pacific Bluetail Skink Emoia caeruleocauda42
  6. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus31
  7. Belau Bevel-nosed Boa Candoia superciliosa28
  8. Bennett's Long-tailed Monitor Varanus bennetti28
  9. Green Anole Anolis carolinensis23
  10. Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Laticauda colubrina20

Fish

  1. Napoleon Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus139
  2. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus103
  3. Harlequin Sweetlips Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides101
  4. Orangefin Anemonefish Amphiprion chrysopterus81
  5. Pink Skunk Anemonefish Amphiprion perideraion79
  6. Regal Angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus77
  7. Redbreast Maori Wrasse Concholabrus fasciatus77
  8. Bignose Unicornfish Naso vlamingii75
  9. Shadowfin Soldierfish Myripristis adusta75
  10. Giant Moray Gymnothorax javanicus73

Mollusks

  1. Boring Giant Clam Tridacna crocea98
  2. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima77
  3. Gigas Giant Clam Tridacna gigas63
  4. Fluted Giant Clam Tridacna squamosa48
  5. Blue Dragon Pteraeolidia semperi38
  6. Smooth Giant Clam Tridacna derasa26
  7. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea24
  8. Pustulose Wart Slug Phyllidiella pustulosa24
  9. Notodoris serenae22
  10. Indian Caloria Caloria indica21

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.