Animals of Virgin Islands (British)
29 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Virgin Islands (British) on GBIF: 19 birds, 7 insects & other invertebrates, 2 sharks & fish, 1 mammals. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 29 animals by group
Whales & dolphins 1
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Birds of prey 2
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 4
- 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 6
- American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Green heron Butorides virescens
- Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1
- Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1
- Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Songbirds & perching birds 2
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Rays, skates & chimaeras 1
- Southern stingray Dasyatis americana
Bony fish 1
- Royal gramma Gramma loreto
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1
- Argiope argentata Argiope argentata
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 3
- Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus
- Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
- Panulirus argus Panulirus argus
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 2
- Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata
- 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.