A project developed by
Cook Islands Biodiversity
and Ethnobiology Database
CIBED is the national biodiversity database of the Cook Islands. It has information on more than 4,500 species, marine and terrestrial. It is a working database, and your corrections are most welcome.
Explore Cook Islands' biodiversity
Curated collections drawn from the database — click through to the full results, or build your own search with the filters on the rightbelow.
Cook Islands Seabirds
Seabirds of the Cook Islands.
Seabirds
Cook Islands Geckos and Skinks
Lizards of the Cook Islands.
"Gekkonid|Scincid"
Cook Islands Fruit Plants
Edible fruit-bearing plants.
PlantsFruits
Cook Islands Cowries
Beautiful cowrie shells from Cook Islands seas.
"Cypraea"
Atiu Birds
Birds of Atiu island.
Landbirds-WadersSeabirdsĀtiu
Cook Islands Butterflyfishes and Angelfishes
Tropical butterflyfishes and angelfishes.
"Chaetodon|Pomacanthidae"
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