The Caribbean Dictionary

agouti
Small rodents related to guinea pigs.
ananci
A spider
bachac
The leafcutter ant; They get their name from the way they cut leaves from trees, which they then haul back to their nest. They do not...
big eye grieve
The Spectacled Thrush, Bare-eyed Thrush, or Yellow-eyed Thrush, is a resident breeding bird in the Lesser Antilles and in South...
blackbird
A grackle found throughout the greater antilles as well as smaller, nearby islands. Like all quiscalus grackles, it is a rather...
blue jean
The Blue-grey Tanager, it is a medium-sized South American songbird of the Tanager family, Thraupidae. Its range is from Mexico south...
boat tail
A grackle found throughout the greater antilles as well as smaller, nearby islands. Like all quiscalus grackles, it is a rather...
candle fly
A firefly; A beetle that produces a blinking yellow, orange, or red light via bioluminescence.
The king mackerel or kingfish
cascadoo
An edible species of armour plated catfish that grows up to 24.0 centimetres in length. Males grow to a larger average and maximum...
cascadura
An edible species of armour plated catfish that grows up to 24.0 centimetres in length. Males grow to a larger average and maximum...
chuck
The Striated Heron, adults have a blue-grey back and wings, white underparts, a black cap and short yellow legs. Juveniles are...
cobo
Turkey vulture or black vulture. A large carrion feeding bird of prey with a turkey-like bald red or black head.
cocrico
The Rufous-vented Chachalaca, is a member of an ancient group of birds of the Cracidae family, which are related to the Australasian...
congoree
The millipede
corbeau
Turkey vulture or black vulture. A large carrion feeding bird of prey with a turkey-like bald red or black head.
crapo
A cane toad. The cane toad is a large tropical toad originally used as a method of pest control for sugar cane fields because of its...
day clean
The Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico south to northern Brazil, and in the Lesser...
diablotin
A nocturnal, fruit eating bird that navigates by echolocation (like bats). They are mainly reddish-brown with white spots on the nape...
fer de lance
Bothrops atrox; A South American venomous pit viper species. This species is very dangerous and is the cause of more human fatalities...
Tiny reddish-orange ants with stings that cause intense burning sensations.
gaulin
The Little Blue Heron is a small heron. It breeds from the Gulf states of the USA through Central America and the Caribbean south to...
god bird
The Southern House Wren, (Troglodytes aedon), is a very small songbird of the wren family, Troglodytidae. House Wren species occurs...
guppy
Small freshwater fish native to the Caribbean, Central, and South America.
house bird
The Southern House Wren, (Troglodytes aedon), is a very small songbird of the wren family, Troglodytidae. House Wren species occurs...
janjii
The marbled swamp eel (Synbranchus marmoratus) is an eel like freshwater fish.