West Indian Collection (#40)

Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola flaveola) adult, perched on branch, Linstead, Jamaica, april

COLUMBUS: WEST INDIES MAP. Map, 1892, illustrating presumed route of the first voyage of Columbus in the West Indies

French Grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum) shoal, swimming amongst soft and hard coral reef, Grenada, Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) adult, with mouth open, close-up of head (captive)

White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa) sapling, growing in tidal margin, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior) close-up of flowerspike, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Cashew-nut (Anacardium occidentale) close-up of fruit, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) seeds with Mace (outer aril) attached, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Donkey, five feral adults, walking, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Hawkmoth (Eumorpha analis) adult, resting on leaf, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Bullseye Moth (Automeris liberia) adult, resting on wood, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Donkey, two feral adults, grazing, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Verdant Hawkmoth (Xylophanes chiron) adult, resting on leaf, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Hawkmoth (Adhemarius gannascus) adult, resting on wall, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata) adult, resting on leaf, quivering wings to warm up prior to flying, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

French Grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum) three adults, entering hole in hard coral outcrop, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) adult pair, sitting at nest, Aripo Caves, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) adult, perched on bush, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) adult, drifting over reef, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Blue Land Crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) adult male, close-up of face and claws, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Sergeant Major (Abudefduf saxatilis) adult female, guarding eggs laid on wreck, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Troupial (Icterus icterus) adult, perched on branch, Curacao, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Bahama Mockingbird (Mimus gundlachii) adult, perched on seagrape stem, Turks and Caicos Islands

Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus) adult, perched on branch, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) adult, singing, perched on acacia twig, Curacao, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) adult, pecking at small stone on wet surface, Grenada

Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) Turks and Caicos race, adult, perched on twig, Providenciales, Caicos Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands

Caribbean Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepiodea) adult, swimming, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Hart's Rivulus (Rivulus hartii) adult, swimming in shallow mountain stream, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Spanish Hogfish (Bodianus rufus) adult, swimming over reef, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Cubera Snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus) adult, swimming over reef, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Caribbean Hermit Crab (Coenobita clypeatus) adult

Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) introduced invasive species, dead adults, speared by diver in eradication attempt, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Common Tegu (Tupinambis teguixin) adult, resting, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad Mountain Crab (Pseudothelphusa garmani) adult, sheltering in rock crevice, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) adult, resting on rock, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Candle Cactus (Ritterocereus griseus) stems, used for livestock fencing, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Candle Cactus (Ritterocereus griseus) close-up of stems, used for livestock fencing, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Stingless Robber Bee (Lestrimelitta limao) adults, nesting colony protecting nest entrance, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Golden Silk Spider (Nephila clavipes) adult female, resting in web, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Northern Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis) adult, with feather in beak, perched on branch at night, Marshall's Pen, Jamaica, november

Grey Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) adult, perched on stem, Providenciales, Caicos Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands

Green-backed Trogon (Trogon viridis) adult male, perched on branch, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) dark morph, adult, standing on rock in water, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Yellow-crowned Night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea) adult, standing on rocks at edge of water, Grenada

Common Ground-dove (Columbina passerina) adult, walking across stony ground, Curacao, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Ruddy Ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti rufipennis) adult, perched on barbed wire fence, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita) adult, standing on rocks near sea, Grenada

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