🇧🇱What animals live in Saint Barthélemy?
16,064 animal records from Saint Barthélemy cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 16,064 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Saint Barthélemy
| Animal | Group | Records | |
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Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens |
Aves Fregatidae |
2,316 |
| Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster |
Aves Sulidae |
531 | |
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Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola |
Aves Thraupidae |
374 |
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Zenaida Dove
Zenaida aurita |
Aves Columbidae |
362 |
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Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis |
Aves Tyrannidae |
273 |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius |
Aves Falconidae |
153 |
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Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Margarops fuscatus |
Aves Mimidae |
144 |
| Red-billed
Phaethon aethereus |
Aves Phaethontidae |
138 | |
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Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla |
Aves Laridae |
135 |
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White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica |
Aves Columbidae |
127 |
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Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Aves Pelecanidae |
116 |
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Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
Loxigilla noctis |
Aves Thraupidae |
112 |
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Green
Butorides virescens |
Aves Ardeidae |
110 |
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Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus |
Aves Rallidae |
102 |
| Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus |
Aves Laridae |
102 | |
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Scaly-naped Pigeon
Patagioenas squamosa |
Aves Columbidae |
100 |
| Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Orthorhyncus cristatus |
Aves Trochilidae |
97 | |
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White-crowned Pigeon
Patagioenas leucocephala |
Aves Columbidae |
94 |
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White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis |
Aves Anatidae |
91 |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius |
Aves Scolopacidae |
89 |
| Anguilla Anole
Anolis gingivinus |
Squamata Dactyloidae |
81 | |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia |
Aves Parulidae |
78 |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba |
Aves Ardeidae |
77 |
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Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus |
Aves Recurvirostridae |
73 |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto |
Aves Columbidae |
68 |
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea |
Aves Ardeidae |
67 |
| Red-footed tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius |
Testudines Testudinidae |
65 | |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus |
Aves Charadriidae |
61 |
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hump coral
Porites porites |
Anthozoa Poritidae |
61 |
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Black-faced Grassquit
Melanospiza bicolor |
Aves Thraupidae |
61 |
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White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus |
Aves Phaethontidae |
58 |
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Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus |
Aves Laridae |
58 |
| Anguilla Bank Ameiva
Pholidoscelis plei |
Squamata Teiidae |
55 | |
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mustard hill coral
Porites astreoides |
Anthozoa Poritidae |
53 |
| West Indian iguana
Iguana delicatissima |
Squamata Iguanidae |
50 | |
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humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae |
Mammalia Balaenopteridae |
50 |
| Sergeant Major
Abudefduf saxatilis |
— Pomacentridae |
49 | |
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Green-throated Carib
Eulampis holosericeus |
Aves Trochilidae |
49 |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus |
Aves Pandionidae |
42 |
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Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina |
Aves Columbidae |
41 |
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Least Tern
Sternula antillarum |
Aves Laridae |
37 |
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American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus |
Aves Haematopodidae |
37 |
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green turtle
Chelonia mydas |
Testudines Cheloniidae |
36 |
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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres |
Aves Scolopacidae |
36 |
| Blue tang surgeonfish
Acanthurus coeruleus |
— Acanthuridae |
36 | |
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Great Blue
Ardea herodias |
Aves Ardeidae |
35 |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica |
Aves Hirundinidae |
35 |
| Bluehead
Thalassoma bifasciatum |
— Labridae |
32 | |
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula |
Aves Ardeidae |
31 |
| Queen parrotfish
Scarus vetula |
— Scaridae |
29 | |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes |
Aves Scolopacidae |
29 |
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Long-Spined Sea Urchin
Diadema antillarum |
Echinoidea Diadematidae |
29 |
| Ocean surgeon
Acanthurus bahianus |
— Acanthuridae |
28 | |
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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus |
Aves Charadriidae |
27 |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon |
Aves Alcedinidae |
27 |
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Caribbean Elaenia
Elaenia martinica |
Aves Tyrannidae |
25 |
| Yellowtail damselfish
Microspathodon chrysurus |
— Pomacentridae |
24 | |
| Stoplight parrotfish
Sparisoma viride |
— Scaridae |
23 | |
| Sora
Porzana carolina |
Aves Rallidae |
22 | |
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Carib Grackle
Quiscalus lugubris |
Aves Icteridae |
22 |
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 rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see
whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.











































