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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.
Rarotonga Birds
Birds inhabiting Rarotonga.
Landbirds-WadersSeabirdsRarotonga
Cook Islands Starfish and Urchins
Starfish and sea urchins in Cook Islands.
"Asteroidea;Echinoidea"
Cook Islands Whales and Dolphins
Marine mammals visiting Cook Islands.
"Cetacea"
Cook Islands Nudibranchs
Colourful seaslugs of the Cook Islands.
"NUDIBRANCHIA"
Cook Islands Ferns
Diverse ferns across the Cook Islands.
Ferns and relatives
Cook Islands Cowries
Beautiful cowrie shells from Cook Islands seas.
"Cypraea"
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