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North & Central America

1,046 species have research-grade observations in Montserrat 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 Kestrel Falco sparverius34
  2. Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi22
  3. Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus21
  4. Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis20
  5. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus19
  6. Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus18
  7. Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita16
  8. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis16
  9. Green Heron Butorides virescens15
  10. Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa13

Plants

  1. Tridax Daisy Tridax procumbens60
  2. Bellyache Bush Jatropha gossypiifolia38
  3. Giant Elephant Ear Philodendron giganteum35
  4. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae32
  5. Bitter Melon Momordica charantia32
  6. White leadtree Leucaena leucocephala30
  7. Lobsterclaw Heliconia caribaea30
  8. Asthma Plant Euphorbia hirta30
  9. Philippine spinach Talinum fruticosum30
  10. Castor bean Ricinus communis28

Mammals

  1. Red-rumped Agouti Dasyprocta leporina22
  2. Donkey Equus asinus7
  3. Domestic Goat Capra hircus5
  4. Domestic Cat Felis catus4
  5. Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus jamaicensis3
  6. Mexican Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis2
  7. Wild Boar Sus scrofa2

Insects

  1. St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer Dysdercus andreae23
  2. Tetrio Sphinx Pseudosphinx tetrio21
  3. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera20
  4. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae20
  5. Ornate Bella Moth Utetheisa ornatrix20
  6. Polka-Dot Wasp Moth Syntomeida epilais20
  7. Hanno Blue Hemiargus hanno19
  8. Milkweed Assassin Bug Zelus longipes17
  9. Caribbean Paper Wasp Polistes crinitus17
  10. Black Witch Ascalapha odorata16

Spiders and kin

  1. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata26
  2. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis20
  3. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus12
  4. Montserrat Tarantula Cyrtopholis femoralis6
  5. Leucauge regnyi5
  6. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria3
  7. Phrynus goesii3
  8. Tropical Orbweaver Eriophora ravilla2
  9. Leucauge argyra2

Reptiles

  1. Plymouth Anole Anolis lividus83
  2. Green Iguana Iguana iguana63
  3. Montserrat Ameiva Pholidoscelis pluvianotatus38
  4. Montserrat Racer Alsophis manselli25
  5. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia18
  6. Fantastic Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus fantasticus10
  7. Underwood's Spectacled Tegu Gymnophthalmus underwoodi7
  8. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus5
  9. Northern Turniptail Gecko Thecadactylus rapicauda4
  10. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas3

Amphibians

  1. Cane Toad Rhinella marina59
  2. Montserrat Whistling Frog Eleutherodactylus montserratae11
  3. Mountain Chicken Leptodactylus fallax3

Fish

  1. Common Lionfish Pterois volitans4
  2. River Goby Awaous banana3
  3. Bigmouth Sleeper Gobiomorus dormitor3
  4. Orangespotted Filefish Cantherhines pullus2
  5. Spotted Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix2

Mollusks

  1. Giant South American Snail Megalobulimus oblongus12
  2. West Indian Bulimulus Bulimulus guadalupensis10
  3. Beaded Periwinkle Cenchritis muricatus6
  4. Ram's Horn Squid Spirula spirula3
  5. West Indian Top Shell Cittarium pica3
  6. Checkered Nerite Nerita tessellata3
  7. Widemouth Rocksnail Plicopurpura patula3
  8. Flamingo Tongue Snail Cyphoma gibbosum2
  9. West Indian Fuzzy Chiton Acanthopleura granulata2

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.