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Learn the wildlife of the Caribbean Netherlands

North & Central America

2,190 species have research-grade observations in the Caribbean Netherlands 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. American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber636
  2. Bananaquit Coereba flaveola308
  3. Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus268
  4. Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax260
  5. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus223
  6. Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus216
  7. Mangrove Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia196
  8. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres195
  9. Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis187
  10. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis177

Plants

  1. Stenocereus griseus129
  2. ABC Turk's Cap Cactus Melocactus macracanthos126
  3. Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrum97
  4. Giant milkweed Calotropis procera88
  5. Opuntia caracassana85
  6. Venezuelan apple cactus Cereus repandus81
  7. Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera73
  8. Coral Vine Antigonon leptopus71
  9. Calabash Tree Crescentia cujete64
  10. Giant Elephant Ear Philodendron giganteum58

Mammals

  1. Donkey Equus asinus152
  2. Domestic Goat Capra hircus48
  3. Domestic Cat Felis catus16

Insects

  1. Monarch Danaus plexippus115
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera68
  3. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae40
  4. Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia30
  5. Hanno Blue Hemiargus hanno29
  6. Polistes myersi25
  7. Caribbean Paper Wasp Polistes crinitus23
  8. Cramer’s Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon bubastus23
  9. Camponotus lindigi22
  10. Black Witch Ascalapha odorata21

Reptiles

  1. Green Iguana Iguana iguana544
  2. Bonaire Whiptail Cnemidophorus ruthveni519
  3. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas373
  4. Saban Anole Anolis sabanus254
  5. Bonaire Anole Anolis bonairensis136
  6. Red-bellied Racer Alsophis rufiventris104
  7. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata97
  8. St. Eustatius Anole Anolis bimaculatus93
  9. Schwartz' Anole Anolis schwartzi83
  10. Antilles Gecko Gonatodes antillensis59

Amphibians

  1. Cuban Tree Frog Osteopilus septentrionalis22
  2. Montserrat Whistling Frog Eleutherodactylus montserratae18
  3. Colombian Four-eyed Frog Pleurodema brachyops17

Fish

  1. Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma viride771
  2. Smooth Trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter580
  3. Western Atlantic Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus562
  4. Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum558
  5. Queen Parrotfish Scarus vetula556
  6. French Angelfish Pomacanthus paru555
  7. Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodus527
  8. Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus504
  9. Brown Chromis Azurina multilineata450
  10. Graysby Cephalopholis cruentata445

Mollusks

  1. Lettuce Sea Slug Elysia crispata304
  2. Flamingo Tongue Snail Cyphoma gibbosum201
  3. Caribbean Reef Squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea148
  4. Brazilian Reef Octopus Octopus insularis129
  5. Queen Conch Aliger gigas127
  6. Cerion uva61
  7. West Indian Fuzzy Chiton Acanthopleura granulata55
  8. West Indian Top Shell Cittarium pica53
  9. Four-toothed Nerite Nerita versicolor44
  10. Amber Pen Shell Pinna carnea43

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.