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Animals in Norfolk Island
8 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Norfolk Island, 3 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.
- Species recorded
- 8
- Threatened
- 3
- Groups represented
- 5
- Sighting records
- 702
- None on record
- 1–7
- 8–12
- 13–17
- 18+
Which well-known animals are recorded in Norfolk Island?
The most looked-up species with records here.

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos

Honey bee
Apis mellifera

Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias

Green turtle
Chelonia mydas

Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus

Ocean sunfish
Mola mola

Wandering albatross
Diomedea exulans

Giant squid
Architeuthis dux
What kinds of animals are recorded in Norfolk Island?
Birds
2 speciesReptiles
1 speciesFish
great white shark, ocean sunfish
2 speciesInsects
2 speciesMolluscs
1 species
Which threatened animals are recorded in Norfolk Island?
Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Norfolk Island.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Records here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great white shark | Carcharodon carcharias | Lamnidae | Vulnerable | 129 |
| Ocean sunfish | Mola mola | Molidae | Vulnerable | 1 |
| Wandering albatross | Diomedea exulans | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable | 30 |
All animals recorded in Norfolk Island
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Records here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | Least Concern | 352 |
| Honey bee | Apis mellifera | Apidae | Data Deficient | 5 |
| Great white shark | Carcharodon carcharias | Lamnidae | Vulnerable | 129 |
| Green turtle | Chelonia mydas | Cheloniidae | Least Concern | 167 |
| Monarch butterfly | Danaus plexippus | Nymphalidae | Least Concern | 17 |
| Ocean sunfish | Mola mola | Molidae | Vulnerable | 1 |
| Wandering albatross | Diomedea exulans | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable | 30 |
| Giant squid | Architeuthis dux | Architeuthidae | Least Concern | 1 |
Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Norfolk Island. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.