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Learn the wildlife of Tuvalu

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585 species have research-grade observations in Tuvalu 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. Blue-billed White-Tern Gygis candida15
  2. Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva10
  3. Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra8
  4. Black Noddy Anous minutus6
  5. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres4
  6. Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis3
  7. Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana3
  8. Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus3
  9. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus2
  10. Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus2

Plants

  1. Beach naupaka Scaevola taccada11
  2. Thatch screwpine Pandanus tectorius7
  3. Alexandrian Laurel Calophyllum inophyllum7
  4. Beach Gardenia Guettarda speciosa7
  5. Tree heliotrope Heliotropium arboreum7
  6. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera6
  7. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae6
  8. Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis5
  9. Noni Morinda citrifolia5
  10. Ivy gourd Coccinia grandis5

Insects

  1. Meadow Argus Junonia villida2
  2. Tropical Fire Ant Solenopsis geminata1
  3. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina1
  4. American Cockroach Periplaneta americana1

Reptiles

  1. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas3
  2. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata3
  3. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus3
  4. Copper-tailed Skink Emoia cyanura3
  5. Bibron's Bevel-nosed Boa Candoia bibroni1
  6. Black Emo Skink Emoia nigra1
  7. Pacific Dtella Gehyra oceanica1
  8. Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris1

Fish

  1. Whitecheek Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans34
  2. Striped Surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus34
  3. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus31
  4. Slingjaw Wrasse Epibulus insidiator31
  5. Peacock Grouper Cephalopholis argus29
  6. Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish Chaetodon ulietensis27
  7. Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus spilurus26
  8. Raccoon Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula25
  9. Bluefin Trevally Caranx melampygus25
  10. Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga24

Mollusks

  1. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima16
  2. Fluted Giant Clam Tridacna squamosa11
  3. Strawberry Conch Conomurex luhuanus8
  4. Money Cowry Monetaria moneta7
  5. Episcopal Mitre Mitra mitra6
  6. Giant Nodulose Creeper Cerithium nodulosum6
  7. Black-and-white Cone Snail Conus ebraeus5
  8. Giant thorny oyster Spondylus varius5
  9. Rough Creeper Rhinoclavis aspera5
  10. Pacific Asaphis Asaphis violascens5

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.