Oceania
127
Documented species
1
Parks and reserves
2
Dive sites
127 species found
Based on what we already know about Cook Islands.
Explore on the map
Interactive map
It saved the Rarotonga monarch, a bird down to just 29 individuals in 1989, from total extinction
A lagoon reckoned one of the most beautiful in the South Pacific, with the chance to swim with humpback whales in season.
The archipelago's main island, with a barrier reef ringing the whole coast, accessible at every level.
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus
Banded Humbug
Dascyllus aruanus
Spinner Dolphin
Stenella longirostris
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
Stenella attenuata
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Spangled Emperor
Lethrinus nebulosus
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Moorish Idol
Zanclus cornutus
Pinkfish
Holothuria edulis