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Learn the wildlife of the U.S. Virgin Islands

North & Central America

2,218 species have research-grade observations in the U.S. 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. Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus602
  2. Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita400
  3. Bananaquit Coereba flaveola305
  4. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus303
  5. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis303
  6. Great Egret Ardea alba201
  7. Brown Booby Sula leucogaster176
  8. Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis164
  9. Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens158
  10. White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis156

Plants

  1. Indian tulip tree Thespesia populnea530
  2. Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera483
  3. Noni Morinda citrifolia445
  4. Turk's Cap Cactus Melocactus intortus391
  5. Coral Vine Antigonon leptopus304
  6. Piñuela Bromelia pinguin290
  7. Pilosocereus armatus279
  8. Yellow trumpet flower Tecoma stans227
  9. Flamboyant Delonix regia218
  10. White leadtree Leucaena leucocephala203

Mammals

  1. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus228
  2. Small Indian Mongoose Urva auropunctata127
  3. Donkey Equus asinus100
  4. Domestic Cat Felis catus51
  5. Domestic Goat Capra hircus37

Insects

  1. Tetrio Sphinx Pseudosphinx tetrio209
  2. St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer Dysdercus andreae201
  3. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera132
  4. Caribbean Paper Wasp Polistes crinitus122
  5. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae121
  6. Great Southern White Ascia monuste65
  7. Greater Antillean Carpenter Xylocopa mordax65
  8. Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia38
  9. V-Mark Skipper Choranthus vitellius38
  10. Genista Giant Scale Insect Crypticerya genistae36

Spiders and kin

  1. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata223
  2. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes83
  3. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis49
  4. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus45
  5. Nolavia antiguensis39
  6. Leucauge regnyi35
  7. Caribothele shoemakeri26
  8. Cyrtopholis bartholomaei25

Reptiles

  1. Green Iguana Iguana iguana1,198
  2. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas655
  3. Crested Anole Anolis cristatellus540
  4. Common Puerto Rican Ameiva Pholidoscelis exsul269
  5. Saint Croix Anole Anolis acutus176
  6. Banded Anole Anolis stratulus131
  7. Red-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius107
  8. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata75
  9. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia60
  10. Big-scaled Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus macrolepis55

Amphibians

  1. Cuban Tree Frog Osteopilus septentrionalis233
  2. Cane Toad Rhinella marina53
  3. Common Coqui Eleutherodactylus coqui24
  4. Mute Coqui Eleutherodactylus lentus20
  5. Antillean Coqui Eleutherodactylus antillensis18

Fish

  1. Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus415
  2. French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatum285
  3. Atlantic Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis282
  4. Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum275
  5. Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma viride243
  6. Smooth Trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter227
  7. Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodus202
  8. Four-eyed Butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratus178
  9. Bar Jack Caranx ruber175
  10. Great Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda171

Mollusks

  1. Flamingo Tongue Snail Cyphoma gibbosum180
  2. Caribbean Reef Squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea149
  3. Queen Conch Aliger gigas148
  4. West Indian Top Shell Cittarium pica126
  5. West Indian Fuzzy Chiton Acanthopleura granulata117
  6. Brazilian Reef Octopus Octopus insularis113
  7. Lettuce Sea Slug Elysia crispata104
  8. Beaded Periwinkle Cenchritis muricatus80
  9. Checkered Nerite Nerita tessellata51
  10. Cuban Brown Snail Zachrysia provisoria41

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.