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The Caribbean Islands biodiversity hotspot boasts exceptionally high levels of both animal and plant biodiiversity. There are 6500 endemic plant species, 409 endemic reptiles, 170 endemic amphibians (100% of species occurring here), 163 endemic birds and 41 endemic mammals. Highlights include the Cuban crocodile, the Cuban bee hummingbird (the world's smallest bird), the St Lucia and St Vincent parrots, and 9 species of rock iguana. Only 10% of original vegetation remains intact, and the Caribbean Islands have been severely impacted by agricultural and tourist development, deforestation and the impact of introduced species.
Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis) chicks in nest box, part of a conservation project on the island. Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, 2007.
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Roland Seitre / Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis) chicks in nest box, part of a conservation project on the island. Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, 2007.
Young Yellow-shouldered Amazons (Amazona barbadensis) in nesting hole. Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, 2007.
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Roland Seitre / Young Yellow-shouldered Amazons (Amazona barbadensis) in nesting hole. Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, 2007.
Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura nubila) Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba, Caribbean
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Pete Oxford / Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura nubila) Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba, Caribbean
Copper rumped hummingbird (Amazilia / Saucerottia tobaci) feeding, Trinidad, April
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Robin Chittenden / Copper rumped hummingbird (Amazilia / Saucerottia tobaci) feeding, Trinidad, April
Lemur leaf frog (Agalychnis lemur) at night, Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica. IUCN Red List critically endangered species.
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Alex Hyde / Lemur leaf frog (Agalychnis lemur) at night, Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica. IUCN Red List critically endangered species.
Grand Cayman Island blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi) in captive breeding program at Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Grand Cayman Island blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi) in captive breeding program at Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands.
Little Cayman Green Anole (Anolis maynardi) challenging a rival male, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. Endemic species.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Little Cayman Green Anole (Anolis maynardi) challenging a rival male, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. Endemic species.
Redfooted booby (Sula sula) Little Cayman, Cayman Islands.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Redfooted booby (Sula sula) Little Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Sun rising over cliffs of Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Sun rising over cliffs of Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands.
Brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) on the cliffs at Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) on the cliffs at Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands.
Red-footed booby chick (Sula sula) Little Cayman, Cayman Islands.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Red-footed booby chick (Sula sula) Little Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Frangipani (Plumeria) growing from jagged limestone, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Frangipani (Plumeria) growing from jagged limestone, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands.
Cayman Island brown iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis) on the beach, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Critically endangered species.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Cayman Island brown iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis) on the beach, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Critically endangered species.
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands.
Silky / pygmy anteater (Cyclopes didactylus) in Caroni Swamp, Trinidad. Picture taken during filming for BBC ^Secrets of the Caribbean^ TV Series, January 2006
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Barrie Britton / Silky / pygmy anteater (Cyclopes didactylus) in Caroni Swamp, Trinidad. Picture taken during filming for BBC ^Secrets of the Caribbean^ TV Series, January 2006
Several male Magnificent frigate birds (Fregata magnificens) displaying with inflated throat pouches, in colony on mangrove. Frigate Bird Sanctuary, Barbuda.~Taken during filming for BBC tv Series ^Se...
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Barrie Britton / Several male Magnificent frigate birds (Fregata magnificens) displaying with inflated throat pouches, in colony on mangrove. Frigate Bird Sanctuary, Barbuda.~Taken during filming for BBC tv Series ^Se...
Aruba rattlesnake {Crotalus unicolor} Aruba Is, Caribbean Critically endangered. Captive
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Rod Williams / Aruba rattlesnake {Crotalus unicolor} Aruba Is, Caribbean Critically endangered. Captive
St Lucia amazon (Amazona versicolor) captive, vulnerable species, endemic to St. Lucia.
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Roland Seitre / St Lucia amazon (Amazona versicolor) captive, vulnerable species, endemic to St. Lucia.
Cuban crocodile basking on bank {Crocodylus rhombifer} Lanier swamp, Cuba
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Mike Potts / Cuban crocodile basking on bank {Crocodylus rhombifer} Lanier swamp, Cuba
Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
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Neil Lucas / Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura carinata) head portrait sitting in shade, Iguana reserve on Little Water Cay, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean. Endangered
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Michele Westmorland / Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura carinata) head portrait sitting in shade, Iguana reserve on Little Water Cay, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean. Endangered