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A journey to discover the rich biodiversity of the forest and the sea
At Luuk Nature Center, experience the wonders of nature right before your eyes, the fascination of biodiversity, and its importance through guided tours and other activities, as well as the exhibits inside.
Here, forests inhabited by birds unique to Palau and beautiful coral reefs teeming with colorful fish become places to encounter and learn about the profound depths of nature.
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523
Observations
Observations
297
Species
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Top Species
1.
Anous minutus F.Boie, 1844
12
2.
Aplonis opaca (Kittlitz, 1833)
10
3.
Myzomela rubratra (R.Lesson, 1827)
10
4.
Rhinella marina
10
5.
Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
10
6.
Aerodramus pelewensis (Mayr, 1935)
9
7.
Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802
9
8.
Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786)
7
9.
Todiramphus chloris (Boddaert, 1783)
6
10.
Ptilinopus pelewensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868
5
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Top Species
1.
Anous minutus F.Boie, 1844
12
2.
Aplonis opaca (Kittlitz, 1833)
10
3.
Myzomela rubratra (R.Lesson, 1827)
10
4.
Rhinella marina
10
5.
Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
10
6.
Aerodramus pelewensis (Mayr, 1935)
9
7.
Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802
9
8.
Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786)
7
9.
Todiramphus chloris (Boddaert, 1783)
6
10.
Ptilinopus pelewensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868
5
11.
Magnoliopsida
5
12.
Dendrobium
5
13.
Anous minutus
5
14.
Pluvialis fulva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
5
15.
Lamprolepis smaragdina
5
16.
Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
5
17.
Lonchura atricapilla (Vieillot, 1807)
5
18.
Rhipidura lepida Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868
4
19.
Zosterops finschii (Hartlaub, 1868)
4
20.
Horornis annae (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868)
4
21.
Cryptocentrus
4
22.
Pomacentrus simsiang
4
23.
Myiagra erythrops Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868
4
24.
Angiospermae
4
25.
Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis
4
26.
Gallirallus philippensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
4
27.
Sterna sumatrana Raffles, 1822
4
28.
Zebrasoma velifer
4
29.
Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)
4
30.
Aplonis opaca
4
31.
Alpinia purpurata
3
32.
Chlorurus spilurus (Valenciennes, 1840)
3
33.
Pandanus
3
34.
Cocos nucifera
3
35.
Todiramphus chloris
3
36.
Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758)
3
37.
Cananga odorata
3
38.
Epinephelus merra
3
39.
Halichoeres chloropterus
3
40.
Acanthurus lineatus
3
41.
Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
3
42.
Ctenochaetus striatus
3
43.
Chrysiptera cyanea
3
44.
Siganus lineatus
3
45.
Celeuthetini
2
46.
Todiramphus pelewensis (Wiglesworth, 1891)
2
47.
Dischistodus melanotus
2
48.
Myzomela rubratra
2
49.
Gallirallus philippensis pelewensis
2
50.
Myiagra erythrops
2
51.
Allophylus timoriensis
2
52.
Edolisoma monacha (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872)
2
53.
Nymphaea
2
54.
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852
2
55.
Hippeastrum
2
56.
Allamanda cathartica
2
57.
Codiaeum variegatum
2
58.
Casuarina equisetifolia
2
59.
Gallirallus philippensis
2
60.
Carica papaya
2
61.
Epibulus brevis Carlson, Randall & Dawson, 2008
2
62.
Pandanus tectorius
2
63.
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
2
64.
Chaetodon auriga
2
65.
Ravenala madagascariensis
2
66.
Heliconia psittacorum
2
67.
Alpinia zerumbet
2
68.
Porites
2
69.
Erythrina variegata
2
70.
Plectropomus leopardus
2
71.
Cheilinus undulatus
2
72.
Siganus doliatus
2
73.
Hymenocallis littoralis
2
74.
Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
75.
Morinda citrifolia
2
76.
Guettarda speciosa
2
77.
Scleractinia
2
78.
Dicranopteris linearis
2
79.
Alismatales
2
80.
Balistapus undulatus
2
81.
Bothus mancus
2
82.
Chaetodon rafflesii
2
83.
Ostorhinchus compressus
2
84.
Chrysiptera biocellata
2
85.
Chaetodon speculum
2
86.
Grapsus albolineatus Latreille, 1812
2
87.
Choerodon anchorago
2
88.
Stylissa massa
2
89.
Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790)
2
90.
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
2
91.
Siganus vulpinus
2
92.
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
2
93.
Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce
2
94.
Motacilla tschutschensis Gmelin, 1789
2
95.
Heniochus chrysostomus
2
96.
Euchromia creusa
2
97.
Serianthes kanehirae
1
98.
Neopomacentrus nemurus
1
99.
Scolopsis lineata
1
100.
Hyrtios erectus
1
101.
Corythoichthys haematopterus
1
102.
Pachycephala tenebrosa (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868)
1
103.
Tetragonula clypearis
1
104.
Valenciennea
1
105.
Halichoeres papilionaceus
1
106.
Niphates olemda
1
107.
TBD
1
108.
Hamza ciliaris
1
109.
Chaetodon octofasciatus
1
110.
Phyllanthus palauensis
1
111.
Symplocos racemosa
1
112.
Rhipidura lepida
1
113.
Otus podarginus (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872)
1
114.
Pancratium zeylanicum
1
115.
Cornufer pelewensis
1
116.
Halichoeres leucurus
1
117.
Lepidodactylus moestus
1
118.
Sedella
1
119.
Chaetodon semeion
1
120.
Plectroglyphidodon leucozona
1
121.
Zosterops semperi Hartlaub, 1868
1
122.
Caloenas nicobarica (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
123.
Phaleria nisidae
1
124.
Ducula oceanica (Desmarest, 1826)
1
125.
Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther, 1861)
1
126.
Rhus taitensis Guill.
1
127.
Thunbergia
1
128.
Sterna hirundo
1
129.
Lycosidae
1
130.
Bougainvillea
1
131.
Polyscias scutellaria
1
132.
Melanolepis multiglandulosa (Reinw. ex Blume) Rchb. & Zoll.
1
133.
Lonchura atricapilla
1
134.
Sonneratia alba Sm.
1
135.
Entelegynae
1
136.
Neopomacentrus nemurus (Bleeker, 1857)
1
137.
Duranta erecta
1
138.
Grapsoidea
1
139.
Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley & Allen, 1977
1
140.
Blechnum orientale
1
141.
Hymenochaetaceae
1
142.
Ostreida
1
143.
Monstera deliciosa
1
144.
Ficus
1
145.
Cordyline fruticosa
1
146.
Nycticorax caledonicus
1
147.
Phaneropterinae
1
148.
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
1
149.
Chlorophyllum hortense
1
150.
Hibiscus
1
151.
Amaranthus viridis
1
152.
Lethrinus obsoletus (Forsskål, 1775)
1
153.
Pterygota
1
154.
Animalia
1
155.
Arundina graminifolia (D.Don) Hochr.
1
156.
Trametes cubensis
1
157.
Pluvialis fulva
1
158.
Pomacentridae
1
159.
Epidendroideae
1
160.
Anthozoa
1
161.
Ixora
1
162.
Life
1
163.
Heliconia rostrata
1
164.
Syzygium samarangense
1
165.
Bauhinia
1
166.
Ixora coccinea
1
167.
Aeoliscus strigatus
1
168.
Plumeria rubra
1
169.
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758
1
170.
Bauhinia purpurea
1
171.
Terminalia catappa
1
172.
Actitis hypoleucos
1
173.
Plumeria
1
174.
Gekkonidae
1
175.
Cassia fistula
1
176.
Chaetodon lunulatus
1
177.
Hemigymnus melapterus
1
178.
Chaetodon vagabundus
1
179.
Acanthurus triostegus
1
180.
Commersonia bartramia
1
181.
Thalassoma hardwicke
1
182.
Amphiprion melanopus
1
183.
Pomacentrus
1
184.
Padina pavonica
1
185.
Scarus ghobban
1
186.
Holothuria atra
1
187.
Zephyranthes
1
188.
Aidia racemosa
1
189.
Oryctes rhinoceros
1
190.
Calophyllum inophyllum
1
191.
Cassytha filiformis
1
192.
Ardea Linnaeus, 1758
1
193.
Heliconia caribaea
1
194.
Gelasimus vomeris
1
195.
Acalypha hispida
1
196.
Tapinoma melanocephalum
1
197.
Hibiscus schizopetalus
1
198.
Platypleurini
1
199.
Nepenthes mirabilis
1
200.
Ptychosperma
1
201.
Neurothemis terminata
1
202.
Spathoglottis plicata
1
203.
Enhalus acoroides
1
204.
Etlingera elatior
1
205.
Ophiocoma scolopendrina
1
206.
Sterna sumatrana
1
207.
Goniopora
1
208.
Turbinaria
1
209.
Pocillopora
1
210.
Tridacna crocea
1
211.
Pocillopora damicornis
1
212.
Ostorhinchus
1
213.
Aeridinae
1
214.
Syzygium aqueum
1
215.
Botaurus Stephens, 1819
1
216.
Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758
1
217.
Chrysiptera
1
218.
Labridae
1
219.
Planchonella obovata
1
220.
Heliconia latispatha
1
221.
Cerbera
1
222.
Turbinaria ornata
1
223.
Pritchardia pacifica
1
224.
Sclerophytum
1
225.
Pomacentrus moluccensis
1
226.
Chaetodon lineolatus
1
227.
Halichoeres melanurus
1
228.
Scolopsis margaritifera
1
229.
Dischistodus
1
230.
Psammocora haimiana
1
231.
Chlidonias hybrida (Pallas, 1811)
1
232.
Cheilinus fasciatus
1
233.
Valenciennea muralis
1
234.
Cerbera floribunda
1
235.
Acanthurus xanthopterus
1
236.
Ornithuroscincus noctua
1
237.
Thalasseus bergii (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)
1
238.
Eriphia sebana (Shaw & Nodder, 1803)
1
239.
Coenobita brevimanus
1
240.
Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz
1
241.
Gymnothorax pictus
1
242.
Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775)
1
243.
Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
244.
Chlorurus sordidus
1
245.
Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.
1
246.
Spathoglottis plicata Blume
1
247.
Cheilinus chlorourus
1
248.
Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb.
1
249.
Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)
1
250.
Scarus prasiognathos
1
251.
Ctenactis echinata
1
252.
Cheilio inermis
1
253.
Millepora tenera
1
254.
Lethrinus atkinsoni
1
255.
Siganus puellus
1
256.
Neopetrosia chaliniformis
1
257.
Passiflora pallida L.
1
258.
Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider, 1801
1
259.
Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)
1
260.
Fromia monilis
1
261.
Chaetodon ephippium
1
262.
Lutjanus bohar
1
263.
Plectorhinchus lineatus
1
264.
Parupeneus barberinus
1
265.
Hipposcarus longiceps
1
266.
Myripristis violacea
1
267.
Chaetodon bennetti
1
268.
Balistoides viridescens
1
269.
Halichoeres
1
270.
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
1
271.
Stichopus vastus
1
272.
Mulloidichthys
1
273.
Sphaeramia nematoptera
1
274.
Conus marmoreus
1
275.
Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
276.
Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
277.
Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758
1
278.
Zebrasoma velifer (Bloch, 1795)
1
279.
Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
1
280.
Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker, 1856
1
281.
Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840
1
282.
Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
283.
Chaetodon rafflesii Anonymous
1
284.
Scolopsis lineata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
1
285.
Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831
1
286.
Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
287.
Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
1
288.
Cryptocentrus cinctus
1
289.
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
290.
Bohadschia argus Jaeger, 1833
1
291.
Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787)
1
292.
Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
293.
Fungiidae
1
294.
Lethrinus erythropterus
1
295.
Acanthaster solaris (Schreber, 1793)
1
296.
Mecistocephalidae
1
297.
Austropuccinia psidii
1
298.
Stegastes lacrymatus
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Sabine Templeton
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