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North & Central America

1,401 species have research-grade observations in St. Lucia 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. Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis486
  2. Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris281
  3. Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita249
  4. Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus205
  5. Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis199
  6. Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis171
  7. Bananaquit Coereba flaveola170
  8. St. Lucia Warbler Setophaga delicata132
  9. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea114
  10. Gray Trembler Cinclocerthia gutturalis112

Plants

  1. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera92
  2. Pilosocereus curtisii86
  3. Red Ginger Alpinia purpurata84
  4. Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia Heliconia rostrata62
  5. Chenille-plant Acalypha hispida56
  6. Noni Morinda citrifolia54
  7. Indian mango Mangifera indica53
  8. Sea Almond Terminalia catappa52
  9. Flamboyant Delonix regia51
  10. Cacao tree Theobroma cacao50

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus21
  2. Southern Opossum Didelphis marsupialis15
  3. Small Indian Mongoose Urva auropunctata13
  4. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris10
  5. Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata9

Insects

  1. Tetrio Sphinx Pseudosphinx tetrio102
  2. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae47
  3. Great Southern White Ascia monuste41
  4. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae32
  5. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera26
  6. Camponotus chazaliei26
  7. Hanno Blue Hemiargus hanno22
  8. Julia Heliconian Dryas iulia21
  9. Black Witch Ascalapha odorata19
  10. Ruddy Daggerwing Marpesia petreus15

Spiders and kin

  1. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata45
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria15
  3. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus14
  4. Tapinauchenius polybotes10
  5. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis6

Reptiles

  1. Saint Lucian Anole Anolis luciae116
  2. Watts' Anole Anolis wattsii77
  3. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia23
  4. St Lucia Whiptail Cnemidophorus vanzoi22
  5. Santa Lucía Boa Constrictor Boa orophias21
  6. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus17
  7. Barbados Anole Anolis extremus16
  8. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata13
  9. Saint Lucia Lancehead Bothrops caribbaeus13
  10. Little-scaled Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus microlepis12

Amphibians

  1. Lesser Antillean whistling frog Eleutherodactylus johnstonei85
  2. Cane Toad Rhinella marina70
  3. Red Snouted Tree Frog Scinax ruber7

Fish

  1. Western Atlantic Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus82
  2. Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish Acanthurus tractus69
  3. Queen Parrotfish Scarus vetula65
  4. Yellowtail Damselfish Microspathodon chrysurus64
  5. Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum63
  6. Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus63
  7. Atlantic Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis60
  8. Banded Butterflyfish Chaetodon striatus55
  9. Brown Chromis Azurina multilineata52
  10. Spotted Moray Gymnothorax moringa45

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica60
  2. Pleurodonte orbiculata49
  3. Caribbean Reef Squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea38
  4. Lettuce Sea Slug Elysia crispata26
  5. Beaded Periwinkle Cenchritis muricatus15
  6. Flamingo Tongue Snail Cyphoma gibbosum14
  7. West Indian Fuzzy Chiton Acanthopleura granulata13
  8. Checkered Nerite Nerita tessellata12
  9. Queen Conch Aliger gigas12
  10. Brazilian Reef Octopus Octopus insularis9

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.