Animals of Montserrat

19 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Montserrat on GBIF: 14 birds, 3 insects & other invertebrates, 1 reptiles, 1 mammals. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 19 animals by group

Mice, rats & other rodents 1

• Red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporina

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 3

• Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius

Seabirds, divers & grebes 3

• Brown booby Sula leucogaster
• Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 6

• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Green heron Butorides virescens
• Snowy egret Egretta thula
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
• Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• Red junglefowl Gallus gallus

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1

• Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1

• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1

• Argiope argentata Argiope argentata

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 2

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

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.