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The eco-regions of the Eastern Caribbean islands range from semi-arid to rainforest, and correspondingly from low sandstone formations to high volcanic mountains.  With the exception of a few endemic birds (such as the St. Lucia Parrot and Martinique Oriole) that are found on only one island, the flora and fauna in similar eco-regions differ little from island to island.  Many of the plants (especially the ornamentals and food crops) were imported  centuries ago.  Same with some of the animals.  If we know the origins, we'll mention them.  Without an underwater camera we've had to rely on what we can, in good conscience, bring up from the bottom. So check out our underwater page, and see some of the dead animals and shells of the West Indies.

The eastern Caribbean is on the migratory flight paths of many North American birds, and as such there are many here that we recognize even from the West Coast.  Others come from South America.  The few island-specific birds are rare, and we've not seen any of them yet!  For more on the birds, see Sue's West Indian Birds  pages.

On the linked pages are a few of the plant and animal species that we've seen and identified.  On board we have a copy of Collins Guide to Tropical Plants by Lotschert and Beese which covers tropical plants around the world.  We also use A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies by Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley and others.

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