Animals of Saint Kitts and Nevis
27 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Saint Kitts and Nevis on GBIF: 24 birds, 3 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 27 animals by group
Birds of prey 2
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Ducks, geese & swans 1
- Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 6
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
Seabirds, divers & grebes 3
- Brown booby Sula leucogaster
- Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 9
- American coot Fulica americana
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- 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
Pigeons & doves 2
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto (introduced)
- Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)
Songbirds & perching birds 1
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 2
- Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
- Panulirus argus Panulirus argus
Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1
- Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea
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.