Animals of Cayman Islands

89 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Cayman Islands on GBIF: 55 birds, 14 insects & other invertebrates, 11 sharks & fish, 4 mammals, 3 reptiles, 2 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 89 animals by group

Bats 4

• Buffy flower bat Erophylla sezekorni
• Cuban fruit-eating bat Brachyphylla nana
• Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis
• Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus

Birds of prey 2

• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Parrots 1

• Monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus (introduced)

Ducks, geese & swans 4

• Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
• Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 12

• Black tern Chlidonias niger
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
• Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
• Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
• White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Seabirds, divers & grebes 7

• Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
• Brown booby Sula leucogaster
• Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
• Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
• Red-footed booby Sula sula
• White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 12

• American coot Fulica americana
• 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
• Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
• Snowy egret Egretta thula
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
• Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• Red junglefowl Gallus gallus (introduced)

Pigeons & doves 2

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

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 3

• Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
• Northern flicker Colaptes auratus
• Yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

• Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor

Songbirds & perching birds 9

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
• Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis
• House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
• Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
• Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
• Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

• Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3

• Brown anole Anolis sagrei
• Green iguana Iguana iguana (introduced)
• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia (introduced)

Frogs & toads 2

• Cuban tree frog Osteopilus septentrionalis
• Greenhouse frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris

Sharks 2

• Caribbean reef shark Carcharhinus perezi
• Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum

Rays, skates & chimaeras 3

• Southern stingray Dasyatis americana
• Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
• Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensis

Bony fish 6

• Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
• Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
• Queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris
• Red lionfish Pterois volitans (introduced)
• Royal gramma Gramma loreto
• Sergeant major Abudefduf saxatilis

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1

• Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 5

• Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
• Cardisoma guanhumi Cardisoma guanhumi
• Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus
• Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
• Panulirus argus Panulirus argus

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 2

• Caribbean reef octopus Octopus briareus
• Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea

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.