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Bahamas
Belize
Guyana
Jamaica
US Virgin Islands
gaulin
Cattle egret. A small white heron which spends most of its time around cattle and livestock instead of water wading as most herons do. They feed on the insects and grubs disturbed by the grazing animals.
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Belize
gibnat
A paca, a small rodent.
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Haiti
glass eye
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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Trinidad & Tobago
god bird
The Southern House Wren, (Troglodytes aedon), is a very small songbird of the wren family, Troglodytidae. House Wren species occurs from Canada to southernmost South America, and is thus the most widely distributed bird in the Americas. All subspecies have blackish barring to the wings and tail, and some also to the flanks. All subspecies show a faint eye-ring and eyebrow and have a long, thin bill with a blackish upper mandible, and a black-tipped yellowish or pale grey lower mandible. The legs are pinkish or grey. The short tail is typically held cocked. This bird's rich bubbly song is commonly heard during the nesting season but rarely afterwards. There is marked geographical variation in its song, though somewhat more gradual than in the birds' outward appearance which can strikingly differ e.g. on neighboring islands in the Caribbean. Birds from far north and south of the species' range nonetheless have songs that differ markedly.
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Barbados
Jamaica
god horse
The praying mantis
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St. Vincent
gold eye
The Spectacled Thrush, Bare-eyed Thrush, or Yellow-eyed Thrush, is a resident breeding bird in the Lesser Antilles and in South America from Colombia and Venezuela south and east to northern Brazil. The Spectacled Thrush is 23–24 cm long and weighs 60 g. It is plain olive-brown above and paler brown below. The throat is brown-streaked off-white, and the lower belly is whitish. It has a prominent yellow eye ring which gives rise to its English and scientific names.
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US Virgin Islands
gongolo
The millipede
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gonzalito
The Yellow Oriole, it is a passerine bird in the family Icteridae. Yellow Oriole breeds in northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas and parts of northern Brazil. The Yellow Oriole is a bird of open woodland, scrub and gardens. Its nest is a 40 cm long hanging basket, suspended from the end of a branch. The normal clutch is three pale green or grey eggs. This is a 20–21 cm long, 38 g weight bird, with mainly yellow plumage, as its name suggests. The adult male has a black eye mask, thin black throat line, black tail and black wings with a white wing bar and some white feather edging.
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St. Vincent
gouti
Small rodents related to guinea pigs.
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Jamaica
groupy
Small freshwater fish native to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Often found living in small streams, gutters and roadside drains.
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Antigua & Barbuda
Jamaica
grudgeful
Stinkbug; A beetle, typically green or brown, that gives off a strong unpleasant odour when disturbed or threatened
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Jamaica
gruppy
Small freshwater fish native to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Often found living in small streams, gutters and roadside drains.
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Bahamas
Belize
Guyana
guana
The Iguana - A large herbivorous lizard native to the Caribbean and Central America.
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Trinidad & Tobago
guppy
Small freshwater fish native to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Often found living in small streams, gutters and roadside drains.
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US Virgin Islands
gutu
Parrotfish
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food
Grenada
hamadili
An armadillo
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food
Guyana
hassar
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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Belize
hooyu
Owl
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Trinidad & Tobago
house bird
The Southern House Wren, (Troglodytes aedon), is a very small songbird of the wren family, Troglodytidae. House Wren species occurs from Canada to southernmost South America, and is thus the most widely distributed bird in the Americas. All subspecies have blackish barring to the wings and tail, and some also to the flanks. All subspecies show a faint eye-ring and eyebrow and have a long, thin bill with a blackish upper mandible, and a black-tipped yellowish or pale grey lower mandible. The legs are pinkish or grey. The short tail is typically held cocked. This bird's rich bubbly song is commonly heard during the nesting season but rarely afterwards. There is marked geographical variation in its song, though somewhat more gradual than in the birds' outward appearance which can strikingly differ e.g. on neighboring islands in the Caribbean. Birds from far north and south of the species' range nonetheless have songs that differ markedly.
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Puerto Rico
huey
Fiddler crab
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Jamaica
jabbering crow
The Jamaican Crow, (Corvus jamaicensis) is a small crow species endemic to the woodlands of Jamaica.
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St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
British Virgin Isles.
US Virgin Islands
jack spania
Wasp
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Jamaica
jamaican becard
A small bird species endemic to Jamaica
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Jamaica
jamaican blackbird
The Jamaican Blackbird.
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Jamaica
jamaican mango
The Jamaican Mango (Anthracothorax mango) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is an endemic species of Jamaica, meaning, it is found only on the island of Jamaica and nowhere else in the world. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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Jamaica
jamaican oriole
The Jamaican Oriole. A species of bird in the Icteridae family. The bird has distinctive black, yellow and white markings. It is found in Jamaica and on the Colombian island of San Andres. It formerly occurred on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands but is now extinct there. 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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Jamaica
jamaican tody
Found only in Jamaica, the Jamaican Tody (Todus todus) is a small and colourful bird, predominantly green above, with a red throat and yellow underparts, with some pink on the sides. It has a large head and a long, flat bill. It perches on small branches, with its bills unturned and, like its Cuban relative (the Cuban Tody), takes insects, larvae, and fruit. The Jamaican Tody nests in burrows, which it excavates in muddy banks or rotten wood.
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Jamaica
jamaican vireo
The Jamaican Vireo (Vireo modestus) is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
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Jamaica
janga
Shrimp, particularly freshwater shrimp
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Trinidad & Tobago
janjii
The marbled swamp eel (Synbranchus marmoratus) is an eel like freshwater fish.
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