Wildlife of Dominica / Tierwelt Dominica

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List of Wildlife of Dominica


Crabs / Krustentiere

List of Crabs


CRABS / KRABBEN (Portunidae, Psedethelphusidae, Gecarcinidae and Ocypodidae)

Callinectes bocourti - Blunt-tooth swimming crab / Stumpfzahn-Schwimmenkrabbe


Callinectes marginatus - Sharptooth Swimcrab or Marbled Swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus - Chesapeake or Atlantic Blue Crab / Blaukrabbe oder Blaue Schwimmkrabbe
Coenobita cylpeatus - Hermit or Soldier crab
Cyclograpus integer
Gardisoma guanhumi - Blue Land Crab


Gecarcinus lateralis - Bermuda or Blackback Land Crab / Bermuda Landkrabbe
Gecarcinus ruricola - Black Crab / Halloweenkrabbe
Geograpus lividus
Goniopsis cruentata Mangrove Root Crab / Wurzel-Mangrovenkrabbe
Grapsus grapsus - Red Rock Crab / Rote Klippenkrabbe


Guinotia dentata - Cyrique
Ocypode quadrata - Atlantic ghost crab / Westatlantische Reitkrabbe oder Gespensterkrabbe


Petrolisthes quadratus
Plagusia depressa - Tidal Spray Crab
Sesarma miersii
Sesarma robertii
Uca vocator - Atlantic Hairback Fiddler Crab
Ucides cordatus - Mangrove crab / Mangrovenkrabbe


SHRIMPS (Penaeidae and Palaemonidae)

Atya innocous
Atya scabra
Jonga serrei
Macrobrachium acanthurus
Macrobrachium crenulatum
Macrobrachium faustinum
Macrobrachium heterochirus
Micratya poeyi
Potimirim glabra
Xiphocaris elongata


Butterflies / Schmetterlinge

List of Butterflies


BLUES AND HAIRSTREAKS / BLÄULINGE (Lycaenidae)

Allosmaitia coelebs - St. Peters Hairstreak
Allosmaitia piplea - Godmans Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon maesites - Clenchs Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon simaethis - St Christophers Hairstreak
Electrostrymon angerona - Bronze Hairstreak
Electrostrymon dominicana - Dominican Hairstreak
Hemiargus hanno - Hanno Blue


Leptotes cassius - Cassius Blue
Strymon acis - Drurys Hairstreak
Strymon bubastus - Bubastus Haistreak
Strymon columella - Hewitsons Hairstreak

MILKWEEDS AND MONARCHS (Danainae)

Danaus plexippus - The Monarch / Monarchfalter


SNOUT BUTTERFLIES / SCHNAUZENFALTER (Libytheidae)

Libythea fulvescens - Dominican Snout

WHITES AND SULPHURS / WEISSLINGE (Pieridae)

Aphrissa statira - Migrant Sulphur
Appias drusilla - Florida White


Ascia monuste - Great Southern White
Eurema daira - Barred Sulphur
Eurema elathea - False Barred Sulphur
Eurema leuce - Halls Sulphur
Eurema lisa - Little Sulphur / Kleiner Gelbling


Eurema venusta - Little Yellow
Phoebis agarithe - Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis sennae - Cloudless Sulphur


Rhabdodryas (Phoebis) trite - Straight-line Sulphur

FRITILLARIES (Nymphalidae)

Anaea troglodyta - The Troglodyte
Anartia jatrophae - White Peacock


Biblis hyperia - Red Rim
Historis odius - Orion
Hypolimnas misippus - The Mimic
Junonia evarete - Caribbean Buckeye
Marpesia petreus - Southern Dagger Tail
Memphis dominicana - Godmans Leaf Memphis
Mestra cana - St Lucia Mestra
Vanessa cardui - Painted Lady / Distelfalter



HELICONIAS (Heliconidae)

Agraulis vanillae - Gulf Fritallary / Vanillefalter


Dione juno - Silver Spot
Dryas iulia - Flambeau
Heliconius charithonia - Zebra Longwing or Zebra Heliconian / Zebrafalter



SKIPPERS / DICKKOPFFALTER (Hesperidae)

Achlyodes mithridates (thraso) - Jung Dusky Wing
Astraptes anaphus - Roys Skipper
Calpodes ethlius - Canna Skipper


Epargyreus zestos - Zestos Skipper
Ephyriades arcas - Hairy Dusky Wing
Ephyriades brunnea - Jamaican Dusky Wing
Hylephila phyleus - Fiery Skipper
Nyctelius nyctelius - Nyctelius Skipper
Panoaquina sylvicola - Sugar Cane Skipper
Polites dictynna - Lesser Whirlabout
Polygonus leo - Hammock Skipper
Polygonus manueli - Manuels Skipper
Proteides mercurius - Mercury Skipper
Pyrgus oileus - Tropical Chequered Skipper


Urbanus obscurus - Stub-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus - Common Long-tail Skipper
Wallengrenia ophites - Broken Dash Skipper

SWALLOWTAILS / SCHWALBENSCHWÄNZE (Papilionidae)

Battus polydamas - Polydamas Swallowtail


Frogs / Frösche

List of Amphibies


Four species of frogs have been recorded in Dominica.

Vier Froscharten kommen auf Dominica vor, wobei nur zwei von diesen Arten gewöhnlich zu sehen beobachten sind.

LEPTODACTYLIDS (Leptodactylidae)

Eleutherodactylus amplinympha
Eleutherodactylus johnstoneii - Johnstones Whistling Frog
Eleutherodactylus martinicensis - Tink Frog
Leptodactylus fallax - Moutain chicken


Reptils / Reptilien

List of Reptils

TORTOISES AND TERRAPINS / LAND- UND SÜSSWASSER-SCHILDKRÖTEN (Testudinidae)

Geochelone carbonaria - Tortoise

SEA TURTLES / MEERESSCHILDKRÖTEN (Cheloniidae and Dermochelydae)

Caretta caretta - Loggerhead turtle
Chelonia mydas - Green turtle
Dermochekys coriacea - Leatherback turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata - Hawksbill turtle

GECKOS (Gekkonidae)

Hemidactylus coriacea - House gecko
Sphaerodactylus fantasticus
Sphaerodactylus microlepis
Sphaerodactylus vincenti
Thecadactylus rapicauda - Tree gecko

IGUANAS AND ANOLIDS / LEGUANE UND ANOLIS (Iguanidae)

Anolis cristatellus - Puerto Rican Crested Anole


Anolis oculatus - Tree lizard
Iguana delicatissima - Lesser Antillean igauana / Grüner Inselleguan

GROUNDS LIZARDS AND TEGUS / SCHIENENECHSEN (Teiidae)

Ameiva fuscata - Dominican Ground lizard / Dominikanische Ameive


Gymnopthalmus pleei

SKINKS (Scincidae)

Mabuya mabouya - Skink

WORM SNAKES (Typhlopidae)

Typhlops dominicana - Worm snake

BOAS (Boidae)

Boa constrictor nebulosus - Boa
Clelia clelia - False Boa / Unechte Boa
Liophis (Dromicus) juliae


Birds / Vögel

List of Birds

GREBES (Podicipedidae)

Podiceps dominicus - Least Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps - Pied-billed Grebe

SHEARWATER & PETRELS (Procellariidae)

Pterodroma hasitata - Black-capped Petrel / Teufelssturmvogel
Puffinus diomedea - Corys Shearwater / Gelbschnabel-Sturmtaucher
Puffinus gravis - Greater Shearwater / Großer Sturmtaucher
Puffinus lherminieri - Audubons Shearwater / Schuppensturmtaucher

STORM PETRELS (Hydrobatidae)

Oceanites oceanicus - Wilsons Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa - Leachs Storm-Petrel

TROPICBIRDS (Phaethonidae)

Phaethon aethereus - Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus - White-tailed Tropicbird

BOOBIES & GANNETS (Sulidae)

Sula dactylatra - Blue-faced or Masked Booby / Maskentölpel
Sula leucogaster - Brown Booby / Weißbauchtölpel


Sula sula - Red-footed Booby / Rotfußtölpel

PELICANS (Pelecanidae)

Pelecanus occidentalis - Brown Pelican / Braunpelikan



CORMORANTS (Phalacrocoracidae)

Phalacrocorax olicaceus - Olicaceous Cormorant / Olivenscharbe

FRIGATEBIRDS / FREGATTVÖGEL (Fregatidae)

Fregata magnificens - Magnificent Fregatebird / Prachtfregattvogel



HERON & BITTERNS (Ardeidae)

Ardea herodias - Great Blue Heron / Kanadareiher
Bubulcus ibis - Cattle Egret / Kuhreiher


Butorides striata - Green-backed Heron / Mangrovenreiher


Casmerodius (Egretta) alba - Great Egret / Silberreiher


Egretta caerulea - Little Blue Heron / Blaureiher
Egretta rufescens - Reddish Egret / Rötelreiher
Egretta thula - Snowy Egret / Schmuckreiher
Egretta tricolor - Tricolored Heron / Dreifarbenreiher
Ixobrychus exilis - Leadt Bittern / Amerikanische Zwergdommel
Nycticorax nycticorax - Black-crowned Night Heron / Nachtreiher
Nycticorax violaceus - Yellow-crowned Night Heron / Krabbenreiher

STORKS / STÖRCHE (Ciconiidae)

Mycteria americana - American Wood Ibis

IBISES & SPOONBILLS / IBISSE & LÖFFELREIHER (Threskiornithidae)

Eudocimus albus - White Ibis
Eudocimus ruber - Scarlet Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus - Glossy Ibis

SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS (Anatidae)

Anas americana - American Wigeon
Anas clypeata - Northern Shoveler
Anas crecca - Green-winged Teal
Anas discors - Blue-winged Teal
Athya affinis - Lesser Scaup
Dendrocygna arborea - West Indian Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis - Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor - Fulvous Whistling Duck
Nomonyx (Oxyura) dominica - Masked Duck

OSPREYS / FISCHADLER (Pandionidae)

Pandion haliaetus - Osprey / Fischadler



HAWKS & EAGLES / HABICHTARTIGE (Accipitridae)

Buteo platypterus - Broad-winged Hawk / Breitschwingenbussard
Circus cyaneus - Northern Harrier or Marsh Hawk / Kornweihe

FALCONS & CARACARAS / FALKEN (Falconidae)

Falco columbarius - Merlin / Merlin
Falco peregrinus - Peregrine Falcon / Wanderfalke
Falco sparverius - American Kestrel / Buntfalke

HAWKS & EAGLES / HABICHTARTIGE (Accipitridae)

Buteo platypterus - Broad-winged Hawk / Breitschwingenbussard
Circus cyaneus - Northern Harrier or Marsh Hawk / Kornweihe

AVOCETS & STILTS (Recurvirostridae)

Himantopus mexicanus - Black-necked Stilt / Amerikanischer Stelzenläufer

WOODCOCK, SNIPE & SANDPIPERS (Scolopacidae)

Actitis macularia - Spotted Sandpiper / Drosseluferläufer


Arenaria interpres - Ruddy Turnstone / Steinwälzer


Bartramia longicauda - Upland Sandpiper / Prärieläufer
Calidris alba - Sanderling
Calidris alpina - Dunlin / Alpenstrandläufer
Calidris bairdii - Bairds Sandpiper / Bairdstrandläufer
Calidris canutus - Red Knot / Knuttstrandläufer
Calidris ferruginea - Curlew Sandpiper / Sichelstrandläufer
Calidris fusciollis - White-rumped Sandpiper / Weißbürzelstrandläufer
Calidris himantopus - Stilt Sandpiper / Bindenstrandläufer
Calidris mauri - Western Sandpiper / Bergstrandläufer
Calidris melanotos - Pectoral Sandpiper / Graubruststrandläufer
Calidris minutilla - Least Sandpiper / Wiesenstrandläufer
Calidris pusilla - Semipalmated Sandpiper / Sandstrandläufer
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus - Willet / Schlammtreter
Gallinago gallinago - Common Snipe / Bekassine oder Sumpfschnepfe
Limnodromus griseus - Short-billed Dowitcher / Kleiner Schlammläufer
Limosa haemastica - Hudsonian Godwit / Hudsonschnepfe
Numenius phaeopus - Whimbrel / Regenbrachvogel


Tringa flavipes - Lesser Yellowlegs / Kleiner Gelbschenkel
Tringa melanoleuca - Greater Yellowlegs / Großer Gelbschenkel
Tringa solitaria - Solitary Sandpiper / Einsamer Wasserläufer

PLOVERS & TURNSTONES (Charadriidae)

Charadrius semipalmatus - Semipalmated Plover / Amerika-Sandregenpfeifer
Charadrius vociferus - Killdeer / Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer
Pluvialis dominica - Lesser Golden-Plover / Wanderregenpfeifer
Pluvialis squatarola - Black-bellied Plover / Kiebitzregenpfeifer

RAILS, GALLINULES & COOTS (Rallidae)

Fulca caribaea - Caribbean Coot
Gallinula chloropus - Common Gallinule/Moorhen
Porhyrula martinica - Purple Gallinule
Porzana carolina - Sora

SKUAS & JAEGERS (Stercoraridae)

Stercoraius parasiticus - Arctic Skus or Parasitic Jaeger / Schmarotzerraubmöwe
Stercocarius pomarinus - Pomarine Skua or Jaeger / Spatelraubmöwe

GULLS & TERNS (Laridae)

Anous stolidus - Brown Noddy / Noddiseeschwalbe
Anous tenuirostris - Black Noddy / Kleine Noddiseeschwalbe
Chlidonias niger - Black Tern / Trauerseeschwalbe
Larus argentatus - Herring Gull / Silbermöwe


Larus atricilla - Laughing Gull / Aztekenmöwe


Larus delawarensis - Ring-billed Gull / Ringschnabelmöwe


Sterna (Gelochelidon) nilotica - Gull-billed Tern / Lachseeschwalbe
Sterna (Hydropogne) caspia - Caspian Tern / Raubseeschwalbe
Sterna anaethetus - Bridled Tern / Zügelseeschwalbe
Sterna antillarum - Least Tern / Amerikanische Zwergseeschwalbe
Sterna dougallii - Roseate Tern / Rosenseeschwalbe
Sterna fuscata - Sooty Tern / Rußseeschwalbe
Sterna hirundo - Common Tern / Fluss-Seeschwalbe
Sterna maxima - Royal Tern / Königsseeschwalbe


Sterna sandvicensis - Sandwich Tern / Brandseeschwalbe
Xena sabini - Sabines Gull / Schwalbenmöwe

PIGEONS & DOVES (Columbidae)

Columba leucocephala - White-crowned Pigeon / Weißkopftaube
Columba livia - Feral Pigeon or Rock Dove / Felsentaube


Columba squamosa - Red-necked or Scaly-naped Pigeon / Antillentaube
Columbina passerina - Common Ground-Dove / Sperlingstäubchen
Geotrygon montana - Ruddy Quail Dove / Rote Erdtaube
Geotrygon mystacea - Bridled Quail Dove / Schnurrbart-Erdtaube
Streptopelia decaocto - Collared Dove / Türkentaube


Zenaida aurita - Zenaida Dove / Küstentaube



PARROTS, PARAKEETS & MACAWS (Psittacidae)

Amazona arausiaca - Red-necked Parrot / Blaukopfamazone
Amazona imperialis - Imperial Parrot / Kaiseramazone
Aratinga pertinax - Brown-throated or Caribbean Parakeet / St.-Thomas-Sittich



CUCKOOS & ANIS (Cuculidae)

Coccyzus americanus - Yellow-billed Cuckoo / Gelbschnabelkuckuck
Coccyzus erythropthalmus - Black-billed Cuckoo / Schwarzschnabelkuckuck
Coccyzus minor - Mangrove Cuckoo / Mangroven-Kuckuck
Crotophaga ani - Smooth-billed Ani / Glattschnabelani



BARN OWLS (Tytonidae)

Tyto alba - Barn Owl

NIGHTJARS (Caprimulgidae)

Caprimulgus sp. - Nightjar
Chordeiles minor - Common Nighthawk / Falkennachtschwalbe

WHIFTS (Apodidae)

Chaetura martinica - Lesser Antillean Swift
Cypseloides niger - Black Swift

HUMMINGBIRDS / KOLIBRIS (Trochilidae)

Cyanophaia bicolor - Blue-headed Hummingbird
Eulampis holosericeus - Green-throated Carib / Blaustern-Antillenkolibri oder Doktorvogel


Eulampis jugularis - Purple-throated Carib / Purpurkehlkolibri oder Granatkolibri
Orthorhyncus cristatus - Antillean Crested Hummingbird / Antillenhaubenkolibri



KINGFISHERS (Alcedinidae)

Ceryle alcyon - Belted Kingfisher / Gürtelfischer
Ceryle torquata - Ringed Kingfisher / Rotbrustfischer

WOODPECKERS, PICULETS & WRYNECKS (Picidae)

Sphyrapicus varius - Yellow-billed Sapsucker / Gelbbauch-Saftlecker

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (Tyrannidae)

Contopus latirostris - Lesser Antillean Pewee
Elaenia martinica - Caribbean Elaenia
Myiarchus oberi - Lesser Antillean or Obers Flycatcher / Kleinantillen-Schopftyrann
Tyrannus dominicensis - Grey Kingbird / Grauer Königstyrann


Tyrannus tyrannus - Eastern Kingbird / Königstyrann

SWALLOWS / SCHWALBEN (Hirundinae)

Hirundo pyrrhonota - Cliff Swallow
Hirundo rustica - Barn Swallow / Rauchschwalbe


Progne dominicensis - Caribbean Martin
Riparia riparia - Bank Swallow or Sand Martin

WRENS (Troglodytidae)

Troglodytes aedon - House Wren / Hauszaunkönig

MUSCICAPIDS (Muscicapidae)

Cichlerminia lherminieri - Forest Thrush / Antillendrossel
Myadestes genibarbis - Rufous-throated Solitaire
Turdus nudigenis - Bare-eyed Thrush
Turdus plumbeus - Red-legged Thrush

MOCKINGBIRDS & TRASHERS (Mimidae)

Cinclocerthia ruficauda - Brown Trembler / Braunzitterdrossel


Margarops fuscatus - Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Margarops fuscus - Scaly-breated Thrasher
Mimus gilvus - Tropical Mockingbird / Tropenspottdrossel

WAXWINGS (Bombycillidae)

Bombycilla cedrorum - Cedar Waxwing / Zedernseidenschwanz

VIREOS (Vireonidae)

Vireo altiloquus - Black-whiskered Vireo / Bartvireo
Vireo flavifrons - Yellow-throated Vireo / Gelbkehlvireo

EMERIDZIDS (Emberizidae)
Subfamily WOODWARBLERS (Parulinae)

Dendroica caerulescens - Black-throated Blue Warbler / Blaurücken-Waldsänger
Dendroica coronata - Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler / Kron-Waldsänger
Dendroica fusca - Blackburnian Warbler / Fichten-Waldsänger
Dendroica magnolia - Magnolia Warbler / Magnolien-Waldsänger
Dendroica palmarum - Palm Warbler / Palm-Waldsänger
Dendroica pensylvanica - Chestnut-sided Warbler / Gelbscheitel-Waldsänger
Dendroica petechia - Yellow Warbler / Gold-Waldsänger
Dendroica plumbea - Plumbeous Warbler / Grauwaldsänger
Dendroica striata - Blackpoll Warbler / Kappen-Waldsänger
Dendroica tigrina - Cape May Warbler / Tiger-Waldsänger
Dendroica virens - Black-throated Green Warbler / Grünwaldsänger
Geothlypsis trichas - Common Yellowthroat / Weiden-Gelbkehlchen
Mniotilta varia - Black-and-white Warbler / Baumläuferwaldsänger
Oporornis formosus - Kentucky Warbler / Kentuckywaldsänger
Parula americana - Northern Parula Warbler / Meisen-Waldsänger
Protonotario citrea - Prothonotary Warbler / Zitronenwaldsänger
Seiurus aurocapillus - Ovenbird / Pieperwaldsänger
Seiurus motacilla - Louisiana Watertrush / Stelzenwaldsänger
Seiurus noveboracensis - Northern Watertrush / Uferwaldsänger
Setophaga ruticilla - American Redstart / Schnäpperwaldsänger
Wilsonia citrina - Hodded Warbler / Kapuzenwaldsänger

Subfamily HONEYCREEPERS (Coerebinae)

Coereba flaveola - Bananaquit / Zuckervogel



Subfamily TANAGERS / TANGAREN (Thraupinae)

Euphonia musica - Antillean or Blue-hooded Euphonia / Antillenorganist
Piranga olivacea - Scarlet Tanager / Scharlachtangare

Subfamily CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS AND ALLIES (Cardinalinae)

Passerina cyanea - Indigo Bunting / Indigofink
Pheucticus ludovicianus - Rose-breasted Grosbeak / Rosenbrust-Kernknacker
Saltator albicollis - Streaked Saltator / Antillensaltator

Subfamily EMBERIZINES (Emberizinae)

Loxigilla noctis - Lesser Antillean Bullfinch / Bartgimpelfink


Tiaris bicolor - Black-faced Grassquit / Jamaicafink oder Schwarzgesichtchen



Subfamily BLACKBIRDS and ALLIES (Icterinae)

Dolichonyx oxyzivorus - Bobolink / Reisstärling
Icterus icterus - Venezuelan Troupial / Trupial


Quiscalus lugubris - Carib Grackle / Trauerbootschwanz







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