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Animals in Barbados

8 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Barbados, 1 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
8
Threatened
1
Groups represented
5
Sighting records
561
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Barbados?

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 Barbados?

  1. Mammals

    common bottlenose dolphin

    1 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, peregrine falcon

    2 species

  3. Reptiles

    green turtle

    1 species

  4. Insects

    honey bee, monarch butterfly

    2 species

  5. Other invertebrates

    common jellyfish, staghorn coral

    2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Barbados?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Staghorn coralAcropora cervicornisAcroporidaeCritically Endangered23

All animals recorded in Barbados

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern9
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern479
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient13
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast Concern20
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusNymphalidaeLeast Concern15
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern1
Common jellyfishAurelia auritaUlmaridaeNot recorded1
Staghorn coralAcropora cervicornisAcroporidaeCritically Endangered23

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