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Flora Wild flowers - Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers: Ceratosanthes palmata

september 16, 2025

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The plant known scientifically as Ceratosanthes palmata occurs on all three ABC-islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao .

Birds - Vogels Curaçao

Bird watching on Curaçao in September

september 15, 2025

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September is the hotspot month for bird migration in the fall. All kinds of warblers, swallows, waders, birds of prey and other waterfowl are on the move on their way south and many species will use the island as a place to rest and replenish their fat reserves after which they will continue their journey south or decide to stay longer and sometimes even overwinter.

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Moth species: Nepheloleuca politia

september 10, 2025

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The Nepheloleuca politia is a moth species belonging to the Geometridae family.

Birds - Vogels Fauna

Young and adult – Yellow-crowned night heron

september 8, 2025

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The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is one of 2 species of night herons living and breeding on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

The Stoplight Parrotfish

september 3, 2025

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While snorkelling in the clear sea of the ABC Islands, if you’re lucky, you might encounter several parrotfish species underwater. One of these is the so-called Stoplight Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride).

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Wild flowers: Cat’s claw

september 2, 2025

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The Papiamentu/o word uña means nail, and when this word is imbedded in the local name for a plant you can be sure there is some spiny element to the plant that can be nasty.

Behaviour - Gedrag Fauna

Video snippet: Atlantic Ghost Crab munching

augustus 29, 2025

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Food choices of wildlife can be very diverse. Some species are very specific, only eating a certain type of food, making them specialists in searching for and capturing their food.…

Bonaire Fauna

New species of bat recorded for Bonaire

augustus 27, 2025

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The island of Bonaire has recorded a new species of bat, the Visored bat (Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum).

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Tiny critters: Sourbush seed fly

augustus 25, 2025

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Besides butterflies and moths, numerous other insect species can be found on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, many of which have not yet been described and identified. Such as the Sourbush seed fly

Ecology - Ecologie

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (12) – Forests, natural areas in danger (A)

augustus 21, 2025

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Forests worldwide are under threat. This includes forests on our islands. Television and newspapers regularly report that forests are being cut down, burned, bulldozed, plundered, and so on. Terms like biodiversity, habitat destruction, impoverishment, and erosion are all used to illustrate the threats to forests. But what exactly does all this mean? What actually happens when a piece of forest is removed while many others remain? And what about this process on our islands?

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