Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Sighting evidence at North Reef, Pigeon Island
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
Hawksbill turtles forage on the sponge and coral communities of Pigeon Island's reefs throughout the year, with individuals known to return to the same feeding territories across successive seasons. Their narrow beaks allow them to extract invertebrates from crevices inaccessible to other reef grazers, making them a keystone species for reef structural complexity. IUCN-listed as critically endangered, encounters here carry particular conservation significance.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Hawksbill Turtle is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.