Yellow Birds on the ABC Islands – Save & share!

There are birds on our islands that still cause a lot of confusion when people ask for their identification. Despite the abundance of books, online information, and social media, some bird species are apparently so similar that they are consistently misnamed, practically creating online wars over who wants to be right.

Wild flowers: Bini-bini

The Bini-Bini was first discovered in the Caribbean by one Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin in the period between 1755 and 1759. In 1773 the plant was found in Florida by William Bartram.

Birds: the Green Heron

Wherever there is a body of water, there is a good chance that a Green Heron is somewhere nearby.

Wild flowers: Common prickly pear

The spiny Infrou (Opuntia caracassana). This native cactus does exceptionally well on the island as it favours degraded areas such as pieces of land.

Wild flowers: Brassavola nodosa

The best-known orchid that naturally occurs on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao is perhaps the Brassavola nodosa, also known as the ‘Lady of the Night’.

Butterfly species: Gulf fritillary 

Curaçao has about 58 butterfly species and in addition at least dozens of moth species, most of which have not yet been identified. Aruba and Bonaire have a similar diversity

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