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Learn the wildlife of the Pitcairn Islands

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155 species have research-grade observations in the Pitcairn Islands 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. Pitcairn Reed Warbler Acrocephalus vaughani13
  2. Masked Booby Sula dactylatra12
  3. Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda11
  4. Blue-billed White-Tern Gygis candida10
  5. Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima7
  6. Red-footed Booby Sula sula6
  7. Great Frigatebird Fregata minor6
  8. Brown Noddy Anous stolidus5
  9. Stephen's Lorikeet Vini stepheni5
  10. Henderson Fruit Dove Ptilinopus insularis4

Plants

  1. Thatch screwpine Pandanus tectorius6
  2. Ti Cordyline fruticosa6
  3. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera5
  4. Tree heliotrope Heliotropium arboreum5
  5. Polynesian Heliotrope Heliotropium anomalum4
  6. Common lantana Lantana camara3
  7. Sea hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus3
  8. Indian shot Canna indica3
  9. Yellow alder Turnera ulmifolia3
  10. Beach Gardenia Guettarda speciosa3

Mammals

  1. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae9
  2. Long-nosed Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri2
  3. Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina1

Insects

  1. Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth Spoladea recurvalis3
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2
  3. Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle Coccinella transversalis2
  4. Heliotrope Moth Utetheisa pulchelloides1
  5. Southern Green Stink Bug Nezara viridula1
  6. Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti1
  7. Anticarsia irrorata1
  8. Keyhole Wasp Pachodynerus nasidens1

Reptiles

  1. Copper-tailed Skink Emoia cyanura3
  2. Mottled Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus2
  3. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas2
  4. Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris1

Fish

  1. Whitebar Surgeonfish Acanthurus leucopareius3
  2. Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus3
  3. Blacktip Grouper Epinephelus fasciatus3
  4. Bluespine Unicornfish Naso unicornis3
  5. Achilles Tang Acanthurus achilles2
  6. Black Trevally Caranx lugubris2
  7. Smith's Butterflyfish Chaetodon smithi2
  8. Honeycomb Grouper Epinephelus merra2
  9. Whitespotted Surgeonfish Acanthurus guttatus2
  10. Bermuda Chub Kyphosus sectatrix2

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.