Animals of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

7 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Cocos (Keeling) Islands on GBIF: 4 birds, 2 sharks & fish, 1 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 7 animals by group

Seabirds, divers & grebes 3

• Great frigatebird Fregata minor
• Red-footed booby Sula sula
• White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• Green junglefowl Gallus varius

Sharks 1

• Whale shark Rhincodon typus

Bony fish 1

• Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

• Holothuria atra Holothuria atra

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.