Animals of Barbados

45 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Barbados on GBIF: 36 birds, 5 insects & other invertebrates, 2 mammals, 1 sharks & fish, 1 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 45 animals by group

Whales & dolphins 1

• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae

Monkeys 1

• Green monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus (introduced)

Birds of prey 1

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Parrots 1

• Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri (introduced)

Ducks, geese & swans 4

• Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
• Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
• Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
• Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 11

• American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
• White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Seabirds, divers & grebes 3

• Brown booby Sula leucogaster
• Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
• Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 12

• American coot Fulica americana
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Great blue heron Ardea herodias
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Green heron Butorides virescens
• Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Snowy egret Egretta thula
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis

Pigeons & doves 2

• Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto (introduced)
• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1

• Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon

Songbirds & perching birds 1

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica

Snakes 1

• Barbados threadsnake Tetracheilostoma carlae

Bony fish 1

• Red lionfish Pterois volitans (introduced)

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 3

• Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
• Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus
• Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 2

• Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata
• Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis

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.