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Diversity in the Dutch Caribbean

Michiel Oversteegen and Gerard van Buurt and Marion Haarsma

State of affairs

9.912 Species occurring in Dutch Caribbean, of which
5.326 marine
4.632 terrestrial/freshwater/brackish water
633 introduced species
  • Islands
    Species per island
    2.474 Aruba
    3.149 (Klein) Bonaire
    5.290 (Klein) Curaçao
    2.251 Saba
    839 Saba Bank
    2.974 St. Eustatius
    2.432 St. Maarten
  • Dutch names
    983 Dutch names
  • English names
    5.812 English names
  • Papiamento names
    2.923 Papiamento names
  • Literature references
    1.608 Literature references
  • Photographers
    69 Photographers
  • (Sub)species with photos
    1.288 (Sub)species with photos
  • Photos
    5.527 Photos
  • Identification specialists
    83 Identification specialists

Recently added picture

Chrysolampis mosquitus
Chrysolampis mosquitus Muskietkolibrie
  • Photographer Hans Smulders
  • Picture date 16 September 2022
  • Validator Sander Pieterse
  • Location Noord-Salina, Bonaire