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Animals in Antigua & Barbuda

7 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Antigua & Barbuda, 1 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
7
Threatened
1
Groups represented
4
Sighting records
176
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Antigua & Barbuda?

The most looked-up species with records here.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

CR, Critically Endangered
Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis)

Staghorn coral

Acropora cervicornis

Acroporidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Antigua & Barbuda?

  1. Birds

    mallard, peregrine falcon, scarlet macaw

    3 species

  2. Reptiles

    green turtle

    1 species

  3. Insects

    honey bee, monarch butterfly

    2 species

  4. Other invertebrates

    staghorn coral

    1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Antigua & Barbuda?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Antigua & Barbuda.

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Staghorn coralAcropora cervicornisAcroporidaeCritically Endangered7

All animals recorded in Antigua & Barbuda

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern6
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern125
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient23
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast Concern7
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusNymphalidaeLeast Concern7
Scarlet macawAra macaoPsittacidaeLeast Concern1
Staghorn coralAcropora cervicornisAcroporidaeCritically Endangered7

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Antigua & Barbuda. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.