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NATURAL WONDERS OF ANTIGUA
Antigua is a beautiful island with a varied natural history. As with many of the islands, animal & plant species are often not indigenous, either having found their way here by being blown on the tradewinds, or brought here by ship. We are building a list of the most common flora, fauna and sealife and thank Peter Duce for his fantastic photography helping us to bring this information to life. 59 clients selected.
ALOE Family:Aloe vera
ANTILLEAN CRESTED HUMMINGBIRD Family: Trochilidae
Orthorhyncus cristatus
BANANAQUIT Family: Coerebidae, Honeycreepers
Coereba flaveola
BARRACUDA Sphyraena barracuda
BLACK-FACED GRASSQUIT Family: Ploceidae Finches
Tiaris bicolour
BOUGAINVILLEA Family: Bougainvillea glabra
BROWN ANOLE Anolis wattsi
BROWN PELICAN Pelecanus occidentalis
CALABASH Crescentia cujete
CARIB GRACKLE Quisqualis lugubris
CASSIE BUSH Acacia farnesiana
CASTOR BEAN Ricinus communis
CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus ibis
CENTIPEDE Order of Chilopoda and Diplopoda
CHICKEN HAWK Family: Acciputridae Buteo platypterus.
CINNAMON TREE Canella winterana
CORALITA Antigonon leptopus
DAGGER 'TREE' Agave karatto
DATE PALM Family:Phoenix dactylifera
DILDO OR ORGANPIPE CACTUS Cephalocereus nobilis
FLAMBOYANT OR POINCIANA Delonix regia
FRANGIPANI Plumeria rubra
FRENCH ANGELFISH Pomacanthus paru
FRIGATE BIRD Fregatus magnificens
GIANT MILKWEED Calotropis Procea
GOAT Capra hireus
GRAY KINGBIRD Family: Tyrranidae Flycatchers
Tyrranus dominicensis
GREEN TREE LIZARD Anolis bimaculatus
HAWKSBILL TURTLE Eretmochelys imbricata
JACKKNIFE FISH Equetus lanceolatus
LAUGHING GULL Larus atricilla
LESSER ANTILLEAN BULLFINCH Loxigilla noctis
LITTLE BLUE HERON Ardea herodias.
LOBLOLLY TREE Pisonia subcordata
MANCHIONEEL Family: Euphorbiacea Hippomane mancinella
MONGOOSE Helogale parvula
MONKEY-NO-CLIMB Family:Euphorbia lactea
MORNING GLORY Ipomoea fistulosa
NEEM TREE Family: Azadiracta indica
NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS Family: Cactaceae
Cephalocereus peruvianus
OLEANDER Family: Apocynaceae.
Nerium oleander
OSPREY Family: Accipitridae Pandion haliaetus
PEACOCK FLOUNDER Bothus lunatus
PLUMBAGO Family: Plumbaginaceae
Plumbago auriculata
PRIDE OF BARBADOS Family: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
SEA URCHINS Echinoidea
SEASIDE GRAPE Family: Coccoloba uvifera
SPIDERS Araneide
SPINY LOBSTER Panulirus argus
TAMARIND Binominal name:Tamarindus indica L
TOAD Bufo marinus
TREE FROG Eleuthrodactylus martinicensis
TURK'S HEAD CACTUS Family: Melocactus intortus
WEST INDIAN WHISTLING DUCK Family Anatidae
Dendrocygna arborea
WHITE CROWNED PIGEON Family: Columbidae
Columba leucocephala
YELLOW ALLAMANDA Family: Allamanda cathartica
YELLOW BILLED TROPIC BIRD Family :Phaethontidae Phaeton lepturus
YELLOW WARBLER Family Sylviidae, Warblers.
Dendroica petechia
ZENAIDA DOVE Family: Columbidae, Pigeons
Zenaida aurita.
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