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Diversity in the Dutch Caribbean

Michiel Oversteegen and Gerard van Buurt and Marion Haarsma

State of affairs

9.587 Species occurring in Dutch Caribbean, of which
5.324 marine
4.356 terrestrial/freshwater/brackish water
550 introduced species
  • Islands
    Species per island
    2.439 Aruba
    2.838 (Klein) Bonaire
    5.219 (Klein) Curaçao
    2.180 Saba
    840 Saba Bank
    2.937 St. Eustatius
    2.406 St. Maarten
  • Dutch names
    896 Dutch names
  • English names
    5.699 English names
  • Papiamento names
    2.909 Papiamento names
  • Literature references
    1.538 Literature references
  • Photographers
    69 Photographers
  • (Sub)species with photos
    1.289 (Sub)species with photos
  • Photos
    5.527 Photos
  • Identification specialists
    82 Identification specialists

Recently added picture

Cypseloides niger
Cypseloides niger Zwarte gierzwaluw
  • Photographer Michiel Oversteegen
  • Picture date 24 August 2021
  • Validator Sander Pieterse
  • Location Bubali, Aruba