Endemic Animals of Jamaica

The red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus ), also known as the doctor bird, scissor-tail or scissors tail hummingbird, is indigenous to Jamaica, where it is the most abundant and widespread member of the hummingbird family. While most authorities now consider it a separate species, some (including the American Ornithologists' Union) continue to consider it conspecific with the black-billed streamertail. The red-billed streamertail is the ...
national bird of Jamaica. Less

The Jamaican boa (Chilabothrus subflavus) is a non-venomous boa species. It is found only in Jamaica where locally it is known as Nanka from the Asante dialect for snake: Onanka. Less

The Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collei), also known commonly as Colley's iguana, is a large species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica. It is critically endangered, even considered extinct between 1948 and 1990. Once found throughout Jamaica and on the offshore islets Great Goat Island and Little Goat Island, it is now confined to the forests of the Hellshire Hills. Less

The Jamaican red macaw (Ara gossei ) is a hypothetical species of parrot in the family Psittacidae that lived on Jamaica. Less

The Jamaican crow (Corvus jamaicensis ) is a comparatively small corvid (35–38 cm in length). It shares several key morphological features with two other West Indian species, the Cuban crow (Corvus nasicus ) and the white-necked crow (Corvus leucognaphalus ) of Hispaniola, which are very closely related to it. Less

The yellow-billed amazon (Amazona collaria ), also called the yellow-billed parrot or Jamaican amazon, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is a predominantly green parrot with a short tail and pink throat and neck. It is endemic to Jamaica, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and rural ...
gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss and illegal trapping of wild birds for the pet trade.The yellow-billed amazon was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Less

The Jamaican tody (Todus todus ) is a member of the genus, Todus, which is composed of five species restricted to Greater Antilles. All five species are very similar morphologically. Local names for the Jamaican tody include rasta bird, robin and robin redbreast. The Jamaican tody is a small, chunky bird that averages about 9 cm (or 4.25”) in size. The average weight of the Jamaican tody is around 6.4 grams. They have a bright green head, red t ...
hroat and a long, broad and flat red bill. They look very similar to the Puerto Rican tody (Todus mexicanus ) but have a whitish breast that is blended with green, becoming even slightly yellow on the abdomen and under tail-coverts. The Jamaican tody also has blue-gray subauricular feathers. Their legs and feet are reddish brown. The Jamaican tody is endemic to Jamaica. They are found all around the island and can be seen near the semi-arid coast or in the humid mountains. Their eggs are laid in unlined chambers near the end of their burrows, which are holes created in the soil on top of the hard, limestone habitats. They lay between 1 and 4 white eggs during their breeding season which lasts from December to July. They nearly entirely feed on insects and the larvae of insects but will occasionally eat fruit as well. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Jamaican tody is classified as least concern. Less

The Jamaican mango (Anthracothorax mango ) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Less

The black-billed streamertail (Trochilus scitulus ) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to eastern Jamaica. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Trochilus polytmus. Less

The crested quail-dove (Geotrygon versicolor ) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Less

The Jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.It is endemic to Jamaica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Less

The orangequit (Euneornis campestris ) is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae and is the only member of the genus Euneornis. It is endemic to Jamaica where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Less

The Jamaican euphonia (Euphonia jamaica ) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae.It is endemic to Jamaica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. Less

The Jamaican becard (Pachyramphus niger ) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae. Its genus, Pachyramphus, has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae. Less

The yellow-shouldered grassquit (Loxipasser anoxanthus ) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae that is endemic to Jamaica. It is the only member of the genus Loxipasser. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. Less

The black-billed amazon (Amazona agilis ) is a parrot endemic to Jamaica. Sometimes called the black-billed parrot, this amazon parrot is mostly green with small patches of red on the wing and sometimes flecked on the head. Its bill makes it easy to separate from most other amazons, including the yellow-billed amazon, which also lives in Jamaica. It is the smallest Amazona parrot at 25 cm (10 in). Less

The Jamaican owl (Asio grammicus ) is a medium-sized owl that is endemic to the island of Jamaica. Less

The Jamaican blackbird (Nesopsar nigerrimus ) is a species of bird in the New World blackbird and oriole family Icteridae. It is the only species (monotypic) in the genus Nesopsar. The species has sometimes been included in the genus Agelaius, but molecular systematics have shown it not be closely related to any living New World blackbird or grackle. The species is endemic to Jamaica, where it is restricted to Cockpit Country, some central areas ...
and the Blue and John Crow Mountains. Less

The red-headed macaw or Jamaican green-and-yellow macaw (Ara erythrocephala ) may have been a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae that lived in Jamaica, but its existence is hypothetical. Less

The Jamaican woodpecker (Melanerpes radiolatus ) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is known locally simply as "woodpecker." Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Less

The arrowhead warbler (Setophaga pharetra ) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae.It is endemic to Jamaica.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Less

The sad flycatcher (Myiarchus barbirostris ) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.It is endemic to Jamaica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. Less

The chestnut-bellied cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. The monotypic genus Hyetornis was dissolved by the American Ornithologists' Union, but this is not universally accepted. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. Less

The white-chinned thrush (Turdus aurantius ) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. Less

The Jamaican wood rail, also called the Jamaican uniform rail was the nominate subspecies of the uniform rail found on Jamaica. It became extinct circa 1881. Less

The Jamaican spindalis (Spindalis nigricephala ) is a species of bird formerly in the family Thraupidae.It is endemic to Jamaica. Less

The Blue Mountain vireo (Vireo osburni ) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The Jamaican vireo (Vireo modestus ) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. Less

The rufous-tailed flycatcher (Myiarchus validus ) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.It is found in Jamaica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. Less

The Jamaican elaenia (Myiopagis cotta ) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. Less

The Jamaican pewee (Contopus pallidus ) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.It is endemic to Jamaica. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Greater Antillean pewee (C. caribaeus ). Less

The white-eyed thrush (Turdus jamaicensis ) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. Less

The Jamaican laughing frog (Osteopilus ocellatus ) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Other common names include Savanna-la-Mar treefrog.This is a common species in most parts of Jamaica, where it occurs in a variety of habitat types, including developed but rural areas.It is associated with bromeliads as It sometimes lays its eggs inside these plants and the tadpoles develop there. It does this in regions of ...
Jamaica where the porous limestone substrate prevents reliable above-ground water storage. On other parts of the island the frog will brood in streams or pools of water.Taxonomic studies determined that the binomial names Rana ocellata and Osteopilus brunneus belong to this species as synonyms, and distinguished this taxon from the mainly South American species Leptodactylus latrans. Less

The Jamaican snoring frog (Osteopilus crucialis ), or Harlan's Antilles frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to central Jamaica.Its natural habitats are mesic broadleaf woods and forests with large dead trees. It can be found on tree trunks and in bromeliads; males call from hollows in branches and bromeliads. Eggs are laid in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Jamaica. It is only known from its type locality, in Cockpit Country. Its natural habitat is low-elevation wet forest on limestone. It lives in heavy leaf-litter. It requires undisturbed forested habitat, and is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The green bromeliad frog (Osteopilus wilderi ), or Wilder's treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are closed-canopy forests where it occurs in terrestrial and arboreal bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The yellow bromeliad frog (Osteopilus marianae ), or Spaldings tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to central Jamaica. Its natural habitats are old-growth pine and deciduous forests where it is found in bromeliads. Eggs are also laid in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation). Less

Eleutherodactylus alticola is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

Eleutherodactylus cavernicola is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and caves.It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

Eleutherodactylus fuscus is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and rocky areas.It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

Eleutherodactylus pantoni is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

Eleutherodactylus pentasyringos is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Jamaica. Less