Animals of Saint Lucia
27 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Saint Lucia on GBIF: 22 birds, 5 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 1
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 4
- Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
Seabirds, divers & grebes 4
- Brown booby Sula leucogaster
- Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Red-footed booby Sula sula
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 9
- American coot Fulica americana
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Green heron Butorides virescens
- Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
- Snowy egret Egretta thula
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis (introduced)
- Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea
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
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 3
- Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
- Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus
- Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1
- Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea
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.