Animals of Bahamas
114 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Bahamas on GBIF: 73 birds, 19 sharks & fish, 13 insects & other invertebrates, 5 mammals, 2 reptiles, 2 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 114 animals by group
Whales & dolphins 3
- Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
- Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra
- Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
Bats 1
- Buffy flower bat Erophylla sezekorni
Mice, rats & other rodents 1
- Bahamian hutia Geocapromys ingrahami
Birds of prey 5
- Hen harrier Circus cyaneus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
Owls 1
- Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia
Parrots 1
- Monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus (introduced)
Ducks, geese & swans 10
- American wigeon Mareca americana
- Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
- Eurasian teal
- Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator
- Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris
- Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 17
- American herring gull Larus smithsonianus
- Bonaparte's gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
- Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
- Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
Seabirds, divers & grebes 5
- Brown booby Sula leucogaster
- Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 15
- American coot Fulica americana
- American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- American white ibis Eudocimus albus
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Great blue heron Ardea herodias
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Green heron Butorides virescens
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
- Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Snowy egret Egretta thula
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis (introduced)
- Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 2
- Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus
- Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
Pigeons & doves 3
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto (introduced)
- Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
- Rock dove Columba livia
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 2
- Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Songbirds & perching birds 10
- Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Common starling Sturnus vulgaris (introduced)
- Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
- Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata
Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1
- Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2
- Brown anole Anolis sagrei
- Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
Frogs & toads 2
- Cuban tree frog Osteopilus septentrionalis
- Greenhouse frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Sharks 3
- Caribbean reef shark Carcharhinus perezi
- Lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris
- Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum
Rays, skates & chimaeras 3
- Southern stingray Dasyatis americana
- Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
- Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensis
Bony fish 13
- Albacore Thunnus alalunga
- American eel Anguilla rostrata
- Atlantic bonito Sarda sarda
- Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus
- Bonefish Albula vulpes
- Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
- Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
- Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus
- Queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris
- Red lionfish Pterois volitans (introduced)
- Royal gramma Gramma loreto
- Swordfish Xiphias gladius
- Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 2
- Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
- Trichonephila clavipes Trichonephila clavipes
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 5
- Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
- Bathynomus giganteus Bathynomus giganteus
- Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus
- Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
- Panulirus argus Panulirus argus
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 3
- Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata
- Pseudodiploria clivosa Pseudodiploria clivosa
- Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 3
- Diadema antillarum Diadema antillarum
- Eucidaris tribuloides Eucidaris tribuloides
- Oreaster reticulatus Oreaster reticulatus
Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.