Animals of Cook Islands
16 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Cook Islands on GBIF: 6 sharks & fish, 5 birds, 4 insects & other invertebrates, 1 mammals. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 16 animals by group
Bats 1
- Insular flying fox Pteropus tonganus
Seabirds, divers & grebes 3
- Great frigatebird Fregata minor
- Red-footed booby Sula sula
- White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1
- Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
Songbirds & perching birds 1
- Common myna Acridotheres tristis (introduced)
Bony fish 6
- Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
- Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
- Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
- Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
- Reef triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
- Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus
Bees, wasps & ants 1
- Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes (introduced)
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 3
- Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
- Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata
- Synapta maculata Synapta maculata
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.