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Learn the wildlife of the British Virgin Islands

North & Central America

1,363 species have research-grade observations in the British Virgin Islands on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis103
  2. Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus90
  3. Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens74
  4. Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla74
  5. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus57
  6. Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita54
  7. American Kestrel Falco sparverius54
  8. Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis53
  9. Brown Booby Sula leucogaster47
  10. Great Egret Ardea alba34

Plants

  1. Turk's Cap Cactus Melocactus intortus126
  2. Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera124
  3. Pilosocereus armatus64
  4. White leadtree Leucaena leucocephala49
  5. Noni Morinda citrifolia48
  6. Indian tulip tree Thespesia populnea46
  7. Giant milkweed Calotropis procera40
  8. Nosegaytree Plumeria alba39
  9. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera38
  10. Sea Almond Terminalia catappa34

Mammals

  1. Domestic Goat Capra hircus18
  2. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae15
  3. Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus11
  4. Domestic Cat Felis catus6
  5. Small Indian Mongoose Urva auropunctata5

Insects

  1. Tetrio Sphinx Pseudosphinx tetrio37
  2. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae29
  3. St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer Dysdercus andreae24
  4. Greater Antillean Carpenter Xylocopa mordax22
  5. Caribbean Paper Wasp Polistes crinitus22
  6. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera18
  7. Antillean Hammock Skipper Polygonus leo18
  8. V-Mark Skipper Choranthus vitellius15
  9. Hanno Blue Hemiargus hanno13
  10. Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus11

Spiders and kin

  1. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata34
  2. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes28
  3. Centruroides griseus11
  4. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis10
  5. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus10
  6. Leucauge regnyi5

Reptiles

  1. Common Puerto Rican Ameiva Pholidoscelis exsul168
  2. Crested Anole Anolis cristatellus100
  3. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas66
  4. Banded Anole Anolis stratulus45
  5. Puerto Rican Racer Borikenophis portoricensis25
  6. Green Iguana Iguana iguana25
  7. Anegada Ground Iguana Cyclura pinguis22
  8. Puerto Rican Bush Anole Anolis pulchellus19
  9. Red-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius16
  10. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata14

Fish

  1. Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus113
  2. Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma viride89
  3. Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum84
  4. Atlantic Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis77
  5. Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurus63
  6. Western Atlantic Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus59
  7. Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus58
  8. French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatum55
  9. Bar Jack Caranx ruber49
  10. Yellowtail Damselfish Microspathodon chrysurus46

Mollusks

  1. Flamingo Tongue Snail Cyphoma gibbosum63
  2. Queen Conch Aliger gigas34
  3. Caribbean Reef Squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea24
  4. Beaded Periwinkle Cenchritis muricatus22
  5. West Indian Top Shell Cittarium pica21
  6. Lettuce Sea Slug Elysia crispata20
  7. Brazilian Reef Octopus Octopus insularis17
  8. Checkered Nerite Nerita tessellata14
  9. Zebra Periwinkle Echinolittorina ziczac12
  10. West Indian Fuzzy Chiton Acanthopleura granulata10

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.