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Learn the wildlife of Martinique

North & Central America

2,820 species have research-grade observations in Martinique 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. Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris793
  2. Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis561
  3. Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita477
  4. Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis432
  5. Bananaquit Coereba flaveola430
  6. Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor427
  7. Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus366
  8. Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis333
  9. Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus331
  10. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis285

Plants

  1. Indian tulip tree Thespesia populnea139
  2. Bay-leaved caper Cynophalla flexuosa108
  3. Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle107
  4. Fence Post Tree Gliricidia sepium104
  5. Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera91
  6. Sea Almond Terminalia catappa90
  7. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera89
  8. Pink Trumpet-tree Tabebuia heterophylla88
  9. Gumbo Limbo Bursera simaruba86
  10. Manchineel Hippomane mancinella77

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus203
  2. Southern Opossum Didelphis marsupialis54
  3. Small Indian Mongoose Urva auropunctata52
  4. Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata37
  5. Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus jamaicensis36
  6. Tree Bat Ardops nichollsi21

Insects

  1. Tetrio Sphinx Pseudosphinx tetrio231
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera213
  3. Oxycopis vittata102
  4. Black Witch Ascalapha odorata90
  5. Dysdercus fulvoniger83
  6. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae80
  7. Great Southern White Ascia monuste78
  8. Band-winged Dragonlet Erythrodiplax umbrata73
  9. Julia Heliconian Dryas iulia62
  10. Hanno Blue Hemiargus hanno61

Spiders and kin

  1. Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula Caribena versicolor286
  2. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata176
  3. Antilles Pink Patch Acanthoscurria maga68
  4. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria52
  5. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus48
  6. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis37
  7. Didymocentrus martinicae23

Reptiles

  1. Martinique's anole Anolis roquet1,655
  2. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas188
  3. Lesser Antillean Iguana Iguana delicatissima161
  4. Green Iguana Iguana iguana137
  5. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia104
  6. Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko97
  7. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata54
  8. Martinique Geckolet Sphaerodactylus festus43
  9. Windward Sphaero Sphaerodactylus vincenti41
  10. Northern Turniptail Gecko Thecadactylus rapicauda30

Amphibians

  1. Lesser Antillean whistling frog Eleutherodactylus johnstonei202
  2. Cane Toad Rhinella marina138
  3. Martinique Robber Frog Eleutherodactylus martinicensis58

Fish

  1. Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum201
  2. Western Atlantic Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus196
  3. Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus186
  4. Atlantic Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis179
  5. Common Lionfish Pterois volitans163
  6. French Angelfish Pomacanthus paru155
  7. Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatus146
  8. Smallmouth Grunt Brachygenys chrysargyrea146
  9. Gray Snapper Lutjanus griseus145
  10. Smooth Trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter141

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica193
  2. Caribbean Reef Squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea92
  3. Flamingo Tongue Snail Cyphoma gibbosum64
  4. Lettuce Sea Slug Elysia crispata59
  5. Brazilian Reef Octopus Octopus insularis54
  6. Queen Conch Aliger gigas53
  7. Giant West African Snail Archachatina marginata24
  8. West Indian Fuzzy Chiton Acanthopleura granulata19
  9. Eared ark Anadara notabilis19
  10. Beaded Periwinkle Cenchritis muricatus18

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.