In Final Fantasy XIV, Warriors of Light were given an island in hopes that players would have a relaxing getaway that they could leisurely improve as time goes on. While most players had other ideas about what the word 'leisurely' means, other players have been taking the time to upgrade and improve their islands, which includes catching animals like they were Pokémon.

Regular animals populate your island and are important resources to get certain materials as you take care of them at your base. But rare spawns depend on several conditions like the weather and time on your island. And each rare animal will only spawn in specific locations.

While running around the island at any given time spawns regular animals, it will take some time and patience to capture the rare ones that only spawn during certain times, during certain weather conditions, or both. Either way, whatever animal you're looking for, below is a helpful table to capture any animal on the island.

Island Sanctuary Rare for Animals (Weather, Time, and Location)

The following is a table of all the animals you can find in Island Sanctuary. This includes their names, the weather conditions you’ll find them in, the time of day (in-game Eorzean time) they can spawn, the approximate coordinates in which they can be located, and their size. Remember that catching animals is never a guarantee. Sometimes they can be elusive, dodging your restraint and even running away after a failed attempt.

Rare Animal	Weather Condition	Time of Day	General Location	Size
Ornery Karakul	Fair Skies	Any	X: 20, Y: 23	Small
Lemur	Any	6am – 9am	X: 20, Y: 26	Small
Apkallu	Any	Any	X: 19, Y: 11	Small
Apkallu of Paradise	Any	12pm – 3pm	X: 19, Y: 11	Small
Star Marmot	Any	9am – 12pm	X: 15, Y: 19	Small
Yellow Coblyn	Fog	Any	X: 27, Y: 19	Small
Beachcomb	Rain	12am – 3am	X: 17.8, Y: 12.6	Small
Twinklefleece	Fog	6pm – 9pm	X: 22.1, Y: 20.8	Small
Lost Lamb	Any	Any	X: 20, Y: 23	Small
Opo-Opo	Any	Any	X: 20, Y: 26	Small
Ground Squirrel	Any	Any	X: 15, Y: 19	Small
Coblyn	Any	Any	X: 20, Y: 13	Small
Quartz Spriggan	Any	Any	Mountain Hollow	Small
Amethyst Spriggan	Any	9pm - 12pm	Mountain Hollow	Small
Funguar	Rain	3pm - 6pm	X: 20, Y: 27	Small
Dodo of Paradise	Any	3:pm - 6:pm	X: 16, Y: 12	Medium
Tiger of Paradise	Fair	6pm - 9pm	X: 15, Y: 14	Medium
Wild Dodo	Any	Any	X: 16, Y: 12	Medium
Island Doe	Any	Any	X: 12, Y: 19	Medium
Island Stag	Any	6pm - 9pm	X: 20, Y: 19	Medium
Black Chocobo	Clear Skies	Any	X: 13, Y: 11	Medium
Chocobo	Any	Any	X: 20, Y: 21	Medium
Glyptodon Pup	Any	Any	X: 30, Y: 11	Medium
Glyptodon	Any	12am – 3am	X: 31, Y: 11	Medium
Aurochs	Any	Any	X: 12 Y:17	Medium
Paissa	Fair Skies	12pm – 3pm	X: 25, Y: 28	Medium
Alkonost	Clear	9pm - 12pm	X: 23, Y: 30	Medium
Grand Buffalo	Clouds	Any	X: 12, Y: 17	Large
Island Billy	Any	3am – 6am	X: 26, Y: 22	Large
Island Nanny	Any	Any	X: 26, Y: 24	Large
Blue Back	Any	Any	X: 28, Y: 28	Large
Gold Back	Rain	Any	X: 31, Y: 28	Large
Alligator	Showers	6am – 9am	X: 17, Y: 24	Large
Goobbue	Clouds	9am – 12pm	X: 33, Y: 16	Large
Wild Boar	Any	Any	X: 18, Y: 16	Large
Griffin	Clear	3pm - 6pm	X: 15, Y: 22	Large
Boar of Paradise	Rain	9am - 12pm	X: 17, Y: 16	Large
Weird Spriggan	Fog	12pm - 3pm	X: 24, Y: 18	Large
Grand Doblyn	Fair Skies	3-6am	X: 24 Y: 21.6	Large
Pteranodon	Clear Skies	9am-12pm	X: 25 Y: 16.2	Large
Adamantoise	Fog	12-3pm	X: 32.1 Y: 12.6	Large
Morbol	Showers	9pm-12am	X: 29 Y: 24	Large

Capturing the Island Sanctuary Rare Animals

With the way Island Sanctuary is structured, you can only capture certain animals once you’ve progressed and reached a high-enough Sanctuary Rank. For example, you cannot catch medium-sized animals until you can craft Makeshift Restraints, which is unlocked at Rank 6. Large animals can only be caught using Makeshift Soporific, which is unlocked at Rank 8. You can swoop up any small animals using the Makeshift Net that’s available to craft early on, though.

Another thing to note is that the Paissa cannot be caught until you’ve reached Rank 10, currently the max rank. That’s because the area it spawns in can only be accessed once you have unlocked flying on your island, which is your Rank 10 reward.

Island Sanctuary Animal Tracker

If you’re not fond of playing the guessing game with regards to weather, there is an Island Sanctuary weather and animal tracker available. Using that tracker, you can just select the animal you’re looking for and get the upcoming Eorzean and real-world times for the necessary weather condition. It also has a map that highlights the rare animal spawn areas.

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