{"id":67,"date":"2025-06-25T19:55:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T23:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/barbados-endemic-species\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T00:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T04:36:36","slug":"barbados-endemic-species","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/projects\/barbados-endemic-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbados Endemic Species"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n\t<p><\/p>\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group species-page\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading .wp-block-post-content{ padding-left:30px; } offset-0 pl-5\">Barbados Endemic Species<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<p class=\"pl-5\">Barbados is home to numerous unique species found nowhere else in the world. Learn more about the fascinating organisms featured below!<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Species Checklist<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\">\r\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Projects\/Ppulcher_FS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237 size-full\"><\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>The<strong>&nbsp;Barbados leaf-toed Gecko<\/strong>, a Critically Endangered species, is found nowhere else in the world but here in Barbados! These small, nocturnal geckos, about the size of a finger, are masters of camouflage, blending into rocky vegetation.&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Resources\/Endemics\/FactSheet_Phyllodactyluspulcher.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\">\r\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Projects\/Barbados-Bullfinch-image-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235 size-full\"><\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Barbados Bullfinch, often called &#8220;Sparrow&#8221; or &#8220;Sparky&#8221;<\/strong>, is the island&#8217;s only truly endemic bird \u2013 meaning you won&#8217;t find it anywhere else in the world. These small, dark olive-grey birds have stout, conical black beaks and are incredibly common and adaptable.&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Resources\/Endemics\/FactSheet_Loxigillabarbadensis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\">\r\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Phyllanthus-andersonii-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-761 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Phyllanthus-andersonii-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Phyllanthus-andersonii-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Phyllanthus-andersonii-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Phyllanthus-andersonii-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Phyllanthus anderssonii,<\/em>&nbsp;or Broom<\/strong>, is a shrub endemic to Barbados, commonly found in gullies, with green leaves, zigzag stems, and distinctive 3-lobed fruit. It thrives in rocky, low-soil environments and shows ecological plasticity, growing under both open and closed canopies.&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Resources\/Endemics\/Phyllanthus-anderssonii-Broom-v3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Species Spotlights<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\">\r\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Leaf-Toe-Gecko-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-759 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Leaf-Toe-Gecko-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Leaf-Toe-Gecko-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Leaf-Toe-Gecko-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Leaf-Toe-Gecko-1.jpg 1147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Barbados\u2019 Flora and Fauna Are Not Decorative \u2014 They Are Our Life Support System<\/strong>.<br>Many of us can name a beach, a district, a school, or a rum shop without hesitation. But how many of us can name the species that share this island with us? How many of us know which birds are truly ours, which trees belong to this landscape, or which habitats quietly protect us every day?&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Resources\/Endemics\/Barbados-Flora-and-Fauna-Are-Not-Decorative-May-2026.pdf\">Read full article<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\">\r\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Projects\/Loxigillabarbadensis.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234 size-full\"><\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Barbados Bullfinch (<em>Loxigilla barbadensis<\/em>)<\/strong>, sometimes called Sparky, is the only endemic bird species found on the Caribbean island of Barbados, making it a true local avian treasure. Characterised by its small, stocky build and distinctive brown-black plumage, complemented by a solid black, cone-shaped bill.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Resources\/Loxigillabarbadensis_BarbadosBullfinch.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbados Endemic Species Barbados is home to numerous unique species found nowhere else in the world. Learn more about the fascinating organisms featured below! Species Checklist The&nbsp;Barbados leaf-toed Gecko, a Critically Endangered species, is found nowhere else in the world but here in Barbados! 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