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Learn the wildlife of Aldabra Atoll

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185 species have research-grade observations in Aldabra Atoll on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, from fish and seabirds to the life along the shore.

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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-footed Booby Sula sula41
  2. White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri24
  3. Brown Noddy Anous stolidus21
  4. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea21
  5. Great Frigatebird Fregata minor20
  6. Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel16
  7. Pied Crow Corvus albus14
  8. Malagasy Turtle-Dove Nesoenas picturatus11
  9. Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni10
  10. Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola9

Plants

  1. Beach Sheoak Casuarina equisetifolia9
  2. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera8
  3. Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus8
  4. Baycedar Suriana maritima4
  5. Solanum aldabrense3
  6. Sea Almond Terminalia catappa2
  7. Kerosene Tree Cordia subcordata2
  8. Bantigue Pemphis acidula2
  9. Aldabra aloe Aloe aldabrensis2
  10. Latherleaf Colubrina asiatica1

Mammals

  1. Orca Orcinus orca2
  2. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae2
  3. Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris1
  4. Black Rat Rattus rattus1
  5. Seychelles Free-tailed Bat Mops pusillus1

Insects

  1. Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha4
  2. Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens2
  3. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus1
  4. Polyspilota seychelliana1
  5. Triangles Trigonodes hyppasia1
  6. Colotis evanthe1
  7. Utetheisa lactea1
  8. African Common Fruit-piercing Moth Eudocima afrikana1

Spiders and kin

  1. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata5
  2. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus2
  3. Nephila comorana2
  4. Gasteracantha rhomboidea2

Reptiles

  1. Abbott's Day Gecko Phelsuma abbotti5
  2. Aldabra Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus aldabrae1
  3. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus1

Fish

  1. Emperor Angelfish Pomacanthus imperator5
  2. Powder Blue Tang Acanthurus leucosternon4
  3. Goldtail Angelfish Pomacanthus chrysurus3
  4. Scissortail Sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus2
  5. Brown Tang Zebrasoma scopas2
  6. Elegant Unicornfish Naso elegans2
  7. Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus2
  8. Napoleon Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus2
  9. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus2
  10. Paletail Unicornfish Naso brevirostris2

Mollusks

  1. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima5
  2. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea1
  3. Domino Nudibranch Phyllidiella zeylanica1
  4. Penguin's Wing Oyster Pteria penguin1
  5. Hamilton's Chromodoris Chromodoris hamiltoni1
  6. African Chromodorid Chromodoris africana1
  7. Mitred cone Conus mitratus1
  8. Tendineus cone Conus violaceus1
  9. Siphopteron ladrones1
  10. Hallaxa elongata1

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. KnowKi is not affiliated with NOAA or any area's managers. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.