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Belize
Jamaica
jankro
Turkey vulture or black vulture. A large carrion feeding bird of prey with a turkey-like bald red or black head.
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bird
14 comments
Belize
janny fiddla
Fiddler crab
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Trinidad & Tobago
jep
Wasp
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Jamaica
john crow
Turkey vulture or black vulture. A large carrion feeding bird of prey with a turkey-like bald red or black head.
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bird
22 comments
Jamaica
john tuit
The black whiskered vireo. A small bird found in the West Indies and found as far south as Venezuela. The bird has dull olive-green upperparts and white underparts, with yellowish on the flanks and under the tail. It has red eyes and a grey-brown crown with faint dusky edges. There is a dark line through the eyes and a white eyebrow stripe. There is a distinctive black line (the “whisker”) on the neck sides. Juvenile birds are similar, but have brown-red eyes.
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bird
8 comments
Belize
jranko
Turkey vulture or black vulture. A large carrion feeding bird of prey with a turkey-like bald red or black head.
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bird
Puerto Rico
juey
Fiddler crab
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Trinidad & Tobago
jumbee bud
Owl
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bird
3 comments
Jamaica
jumpin jack
Grasshopper.
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
keskidee
Pitangus sulphuratus - The large tyrant flycatcher - a bird with a distinctive yellow, black and white markings. The head is black with a strong white eyestripe and a concealed yellow crown stripe. The upper parts are brown, and the wings and tail are brown with usually strong rufous fringes.
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bird
25 comments
Jamaica
kha kha lizard
A gecko often found in and around the ceilings of houses. The gecko makes a croaking sound.
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1 comments
Jamaica
killy killy
The American Kestrel. A small falcon, and the only kestrel found in the Americas.
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bird
2 comments
Jamaica
kitibu
A firefly; A beetle that produces a blinking yellow, orange, or red light via bioluminescence.
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1 comments
Belize
konkas
A housefly.
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Suriname
kwi kwi
An edible species of armour plated catfish that grows up to 24.0 centimetres in length. Males grow to a larger average and maximum size than females and, during the reproductive season, develop fat deposits in the pectoral fin and an elongated recurved pectoral spine that often assumes a reddish colour.
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food
2 comments
Guyana
laba
A paca, a small rodent.
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food
1 comments
Guyana
labaria
Bothrops atrox; A South American venomous pit viper species. This species is very dangerous and is the cause of more human fatalities than any reptile in the Americas.
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2 comments
Trinidad & Tobago
lappe
A paca, a small rodent.
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food
17 comments
Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
lisinbèin
Centipede; Any of a wide set of many legged arthropods. They are venomous, and their bites may have effects ranging from mild discomfort to life threatening. Their colouration varies with some being black or dark brown and others being orange and blue.
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Jamaica
little tom fool
The Sad Flycatcher (Myiarchus barbirostris) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
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3 comments
Jamaica
loggerhead
The loggerhead kingbird is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and, very rarely, in the United States
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1 comments
Jamaica
long day bird
The White-eyed Thrush (Turdus jamaicensis) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Cayman Islands and Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
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bird
Jamaica
long jaw
Small or young swordfish.
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St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
mabouya
A gecko often found in and around the ceilings of houses. The gecko makes a croaking sound.
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7 comments
Belize
Puerto Rico
macala
A gecko often found in and around the ceilings of houses. The gecko makes a croaking sound.
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5 comments
Jamaica
mad ants
Nylanderia pubens - a medium small ant that moves in a quick erratic manner.
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Jamaica
man o war
The frigate birds are part of a family related to pelicans. They are known for their distinctive shape while flying, and their bright red throat pouches
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bird
2 comments
Belize
mananti
Manatee; A herbivorous aquatic mammal
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2 comments
Barbados
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
manicou
Opossum
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food
81 comments
Trinidad & Tobago
manicou bird
The Masked Yellowthroat, it is 13.2 cm long and weighs 13 g. It has yellow-green upperparts, bright yellow underparts, and a mainly black bill. The adult male has a black facemask, bordered above with a grey band. The female is similar, but lacks the black mask.
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3 comments