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Diversity in the Dutch Caribbean

Michiel Oversteegen and Gerard van Buurt and Marion Haarsma

State of affairs

9.512 Species occurring in Dutch Caribbean, of which
5.294 marine
4.317 terrestrial/freshwater/brackish water
543 introduced species
  • Islands
    Species per island
    2.394 Aruba
    2.784 (Klein) Bonaire
    5.186 (Klein) Curaçao
    2.170 Saba
    840 Saba Bank
    2.878 St. Eustatius
    2.356 St. Maarten
  • Dutch names
    888 Dutch names
  • English names
    5.675 English names
  • Papiamento names
    2.909 Papiamento names
  • Literature references
    1.491 Literature references
  • Photographers
    69 Photographers
  • (Sub)species with photos
    1.280 (Sub)species with photos
  • Photos
    5.506 Photos
  • Identification specialists
    81 Identification specialists

Recently added picture

Vanellus chilensis
Vanellus chilensis Chileense kievit
  • Photographer Hans Smulders
  • Picture date 29 February 2024
  • Validator Guido Keijl
  • Location LVV, Bonaire