Successful breeding adventures of seabirds on Curaçao

Every year, hundreds to thousands of birds come to the island of Curaçao to produce their offspring. During the period from mid-March to well into late August, and sometimes even mid-September, various species of terns, gulls, and other bird species come to our island, as well as to Bonaire and Aruba, to search the coast for suitable breeding sites to raise their young.

Video snippet: Nesting endeavours of the Bananaquit

Bananaquits on the island of Curaçao have been in full nesting building mode in the past weeks, as many locations on the island received some much needed rain.

Tiny critters: Orange longhorn beetle (Oxymerus aculeatus)

The Orange longhorn beetle is not officially called that; no popular name has been designated for these animals yet, but we do know that the scientific name is Oxymerus aculeatus, a species belonging to the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).

Fish: Sharptail Snake-Eel (Myrichthys breviceps)

Various species of moray eels can be found in the waters of the ABC islands. Moray eels belong to the group of fish and not snakes, as many people think.

Shells: Amber Pen Shell (Pinna carnea)

When walking along the shores of our islands we you can sometime find delicate pink wing-shaped bivalve shelves of varying sizes that look and feel like they are made of the most fragile of materials.

Moth species: Fig Sphinx (Pachylia ficus)

Various species of sphinx moths can be found on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. The Fig sphinx (Pachylia ficus) is usually not very numerous on the islands.

Special visitors: Black skimmers

Black skimmers are regular visitors to the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao and can be spotted as early as May.

Bird behavior: A work of art with 2 legs

When a bird is producing the next generation, several factors play a role in achieving a successful cycle, resulting in healthy adult chicks.

Tiny critters: Cactus lady beetle (Chilocorus cacti)

Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao are home to various species of lady bugs, or lady beetles although most people do not really recognize them.

Help wildlife with a bowl of water

More and more nature is being destroyed on the islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire for so-called development purposes. As a result, the habitat for many animals is shrinking, and birds, reptiles, and other animal species are increasingly coming to gardens to survive.

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