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Learn the wildlife of the Ningaloo Coast

Australia

1,815 species have research-grade observations in the Ningaloo Coast on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, from fish and seabirds to the life along the shore.

The Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Site, with Ningaloo Marine Park.

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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. Osprey Pandion haliaetus197
  2. Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra135
  3. Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea77
  4. Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis73
  5. Western Bowerbird Chlamydera guttata64
  6. Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis55
  7. Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides54
  8. Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii50
  9. Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens48
  10. Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris44

Plants

  1. Flannel bush Solanum lasiophyllum79
  2. Sturt's Desert Pea Swainsona formosa61
  3. Hibbertia capensis42
  4. Cape Range Grevillea Grevillea variifolia38
  5. Camel bush Trichodesma zeylanicum34
  6. Rock morning glory Ipomoea costata32
  7. Brachychiton obtusilobus31
  8. Ipomoea yardiensis28
  9. Grey Mangrove Avicennia marina26
  10. Wilcox bush Eremophila forrestii25

Mammals

  1. Black-flanked Rock Wallaby Petrogale lateralis440
  2. Black Flying-fox Pteropus alecto107
  3. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae97
  4. Common Wallaroo Osphranter robustus91
  5. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris53
  6. Dugong Dugong dugon33
  7. Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus26
  8. Australian Humpback Dolphin Sousa sahulensis12
  9. Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus11
  10. Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris8

Insects

  1. Caper White Belenois java21
  2. Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus11
  3. Meadow Argus Junonia villida8
  4. Lesser Wanderer Danaus petilia8
  5. Poecilometis nigriventris8

Reptiles

  1. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas374
  2. Long-nosed Dragon Gowidon longirostris46
  3. Olive Sea Snake Aipysurus laevis38
  4. Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko Strophurus ciliaris33
  5. Pilbara Death Adder Acanthophis wellsi30
  6. Sand Monitor Varanus gouldii27
  7. Perentie Varanus giganteus27
  8. Mulga Snake Pseudechis australis26
  9. Children's Python Antaresia childreni26
  10. Dwarf Bearded Dragon Pogona minor25

Fish

  1. Semicircle Angelfish Pomacanthus semicirculatus218
  2. Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus200
  3. Bridled Monocle Bream Scolopsis bilineata187
  4. Bluespot Butterflyfish Chaetodon plebeius159
  5. Clown Coris Coris aygula157
  6. Blue-spotted Cornetfish Fistularia commersonii154
  7. Lagoon Triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus151
  8. Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga141
  9. Greencheek Parrotfish Scarus prasiognathos137
  10. Sixband Parrotfish Scarus frenatus131

Mollusks

  1. Hypselodoris brycei134
  2. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea121
  3. Western Chromodoris Chromodoris westraliensis115
  4. Fluted Giant Clam Tridacna squamosa95
  5. Noah's Giant Clam Tridacna noae69
  6. Varicose Wart Slug Phyllidia varicosa68
  7. Dusky Nembrotha Nembrotha kubaryana62
  8. Painted Phyllidia Phyllidia picta62
  9. Thuridilla moebii51
  10. Striped Phyllidiopsis Phyllidiopsis xishaensis50

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.