Animals of Jamaica

73 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Jamaica on GBIF: 48 birds, 11 insects & other invertebrates, 9 mammals, 3 reptiles, 2 sharks & fish. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 73 animals by group

Bats 9

• Antillean ghost-faced bat Mormoops blainvillei
• Buffy flower bat Erophylla sezekorni
• Cuban funnel-eared bat Chilonatalus micropus
• Jamaican fig-eating bat Ariteus flavescens
• Jamaican flower bat Phyllonycteris aphylla
• Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis
• Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina
• Parnell's mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii
• Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus

Birds of prey 4

• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
• Turkey vulture Cathartes aura

Parrots 1

• Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri

Ducks, geese & swans 6

• American wigeon Mareca americana
• Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
• Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris
• Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 8

• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
• Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius

Seabirds, divers & grebes 4

• Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
• Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
• White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 14

• American coot Fulica americana
• American purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica
• 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
• Snowy egret Egretta thula
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
• Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea

Pigeons & doves 3

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

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 2

• Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
• Yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

Songbirds & perching birds 6

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Common starling Sturnus vulgaris (introduced)
• Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
• Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
• Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata (introduced)
• Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata

Crocodiles & alligators 1

• American crocodile Crocodylus acutus

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

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

Rays, skates & chimaeras 1

• Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensis

Bony fish 1

• Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 3

• Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
• Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
• Trichonephila clavipes Trichonephila clavipes

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 4

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

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 3

• Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata
• Pseudodiploria clivosa Pseudodiploria clivosa
• Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

• Diadema antillarum Diadema antillarum

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.