Fauna – Caribbean Footprint

Meet the wasp species responsible for the mud constructions on the walls that appear almost overnight.

Video snippet: Cackling exotics make a home on Curaçao

april 17, 2025

Most visitors to the island of Curaçao will not expect to see large free roaming parrots in the wild, but the lucky observer will see just that now in many urban locations on the island.

Ecology - Ecologie Fauna

Shrubs and trunks full of shells

april 16, 2025

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Anyone who walks in the mondi of Jan Thiel on Curaçao during the dry season, and other locations as well, can regularly come across a strange phenomenon; trees, grasses and shrubs that are completely covered with the white Kokolishi di kalakuna (Cerion uva).

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Butterfly species: White peacock

april 11, 2025

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Meet the White peacock, a gorgeous butterfly species that can even be found in the dry season.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Shells: Spiny oysters

april 3, 2025

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Of course, you can also find shells of bivalves such as oysters on the beaches in the ABC-islands. And one of the families you can encounter is the genus of the Spiny Oysters.

Behaviour - Gedrag Birds - Vogels Fauna

Getting rid of the pellet

maart 27, 2025

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Many birds regurgitate remains of their prey as there are usually some parts that are not digestible. We captures this Yellow-crowned Night Heron doing exactly that.

Behaviour - Gedrag Fauna

The shiny nest robber

maart 23, 2025

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Yellow Orioles (Icterus nigrogularis curasoensis) have been known to be regular victims of the invasive Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis).

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Shells: Atlantic dove snail

maart 19, 2025

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A common shell found on beaches on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Tiny critters: Elaphidion irroratum

maart 16, 2025

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The Elaphidion irroratum, is a well known beetle species from the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao that will often be attracted to artificial light.

Environment - Milieu Fauna

World Wildlife Day 2025

maart 3, 2025

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With a world investing more and more in egos and deep pockets of a few, it is essential that we as a people fight for the quality of the daily habitat we all live in, including wildlife. This is not only the job of just a few individuals or organisations, it is the job of us all as users of these habitats. So what will you do in the close future to help protect wildlife?

Caribbean Footprint

Categorie: Fauna

Tiny critters: Sceliphron asiaticum

Video snippet: Cackling exotics make a home on Curaçao

Shrubs and trunks full of shells

Butterfly species: White peacock

Shells: Spiny oysters

Getting rid of the pellet

The shiny nest robber

Shells: Atlantic dove snail

Tiny critters: Elaphidion irroratum

World Wildlife Day 2025

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