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🇬🇩Animals recorded in Grenada

Which animals have been recorded in Grenada? 2,520 occurrence records cover 696 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 216 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Cocoloba Lizard, Bronze Anole, Blue-striped Spreadwing.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

2,520 coordinate-bearing animal records; 696 species facets.

GD is the stable ISO place code.

Source coverage

GBIF Animalia occurrence facets for this country, restricted to CC0 records.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect GBIF.

What this means

The listed species have reusable occurrence evidence in the stated source universe.

Rows are ordered by record count.

What this does not mean

The list is not a census, abundance ranking, native-range claim or guarantee of current presence.

Missing or low counts can reflect uneven survey effort.

216 · 65311592253 · 221212 · 512225 · 212359 · 164206 · 201131 · 77229 · 75199 · 39137 · 34205 · 30367 · 28

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Cocoloba Lizard, Bronze Anole, Blue-striped Spreadwing. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Grenada

AnimalGroupRecords
Cocoloba Lizard Cocoloba Lizard
Anolis richardii
Squamata
Dactyloidae
97
Bronze Anole Bronze Anole
Anolis aeneus
Squamata
Dactyloidae
82
Blue-striped Spreadwing
Lestes tenuatus
Insecta
Lestidae
50
Mona Monkey
Cercopithecus mona
Mammalia
Cercopithecidae
43
Kingston White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus validus
Amphibia
Leptodactylidae
42
Bananaquit Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Aves
Thraupidae
37
Rambur's Forktail
Ischnura ramburii
Insecta
Coenagrionidae
35
Tropical Mockingbird Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Aves
Mimidae
30
Gray Kingbird Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Aves
Tyrannidae
26
Common Ground-Dove Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Aves
Columbidae
26
Spot-tailed Dasher
Micrathyria aequalis
Insecta
Libellulidae
25
Carib Grackle Carib Grackle
Quiscalus lugubris
Aves
Icteridae
24
Argia concinna Insecta
Coenagrionidae
24
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
Loxigilla noctis
Aves
Thraupidae
22
Magnificent Frigatebird Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
Aves
Fregatidae
19
Dythemis sterilis Insecta
Libellulidae
19
Band-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax umbrata
Insecta
Libellulidae
18
Grenada Flycatcher Grenada Flycatcher
Myiarchus nugator
Aves
Tyrannidae
18
Eared Dove Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Aves
Columbidae
18
Lesser Antillean Tanager Lesser Antillean Tanager
Stilpnia cucullata
Aves
Thraupidae
17
Spectacled Thrush Spectacled Thrush
Turdus nudigenis
Aves
Turdidae
17
Black-faced Grassquit Black-faced Grassquit
Melanospiza bicolor
Aves
Thraupidae
16
Three-striped Dasher
Micrathyria didyma
Insecta
Libellulidae
15
yellow fever mosquito
Aedes aegypti
Insecta
Culicidae
14
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Orthorhyncus cristatus
Aves
Trochilidae
14
Spasalus crenatus Insecta
Passalidae
13
Grenada Frog
Pristimantis euphronides
Amphibia
Craugastoridae
12
Lesser Dog-Like Bat
Peropteryx macrotis
Mammalia
Emballonuridae
12
Lesser Antillean whistling frog, Johnstone's Whistling Frog, Johnstone's Robber Frog, Montserrat whistling frog Lesser Antillean whistling frog
Eleutherodactylus johnstonei
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
11
Royal Tern Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Aves
Laridae
11
Blackpoll Warbler Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
Aves
Parulidae
11
Scaly-naped Pigeon Scaly-naped Pigeon
Patagioenas squamosa
Aves
Columbidae
10
Zenaida Dove Zenaida Dove
Zenaida aurita
Aves
Columbidae
10
Little Blue Heron Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Aves
Ardeidae
9
Mangrove Cuckoo Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor
Aves
Cuculidae
9
Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas
Insecta
Papilionidae
9
Green-throated Carib Green-throated Carib
Eulampis holosericeus
Aves
Trochilidae
8
Black-whiskered Vireo Black-whiskered Vireo
Vireo altiloquus
Aves
Vireonidae
8
Perichaeta elongata Clitellata
Megascolecidae
8
Common Music Volute
Voluta musica
Gastropoda
Volutidae
8
Steirastoma breve Insecta
Cerambycidae
7
Great Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa
Insecta
Libellulidae
7
Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa
Insecta
Sphingidae
7
Brown Booby Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Aves
Sulidae
7
Great Land Crab
Cardisoma guanhumi
Malacostraca
Gecarcinidae
7
Crypthelia insolita Hydrozoa
Stylasteridae
7
Nicella guadalupensis Anthozoa
Ellisellidae
7
Pectoral Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Aves
Scolopacidae
7
Basiprionota sinuata Insecta
Chrysomelidae
7
Pentastome
Raillietiella indica
Maxillopoda
Cephalobaenidae
7
Systena s-littera Insecta
Chrysomelidae
7
Rhabdopectella tintinnus Hexactinellida
Euplectellidae
6
Half-blind Sphinx
Perigonia lusca
Insecta
Sphingidae
6
Bigeye tuna Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
—
Scombridae
6
Swordfish Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
—
Xiphiidae
6
Red-footed Booby Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
Aves
Sulidae
6
Barbour's Tropical Racer
Mastigodryas bruesi
Squamata
Colubridae
6
Semipalmated Plover Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Aves
Charadriidae
6
Giant ameiva
Ameiva ameiva
Squamata
Teiidae
6
Osprey Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Aves
Pandionidae
6
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a common animal or simply a well-watched one, and limited records appear alongside repeated records. Open an animal to inspect whether the evidence is one-off, repeated, recent or historical.