Dominica Endangered Species

As of June 11th, 2015, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for DOMINICA, a Caribbean Sea island country in North America, lists 6 critically endangered species and 17 endangered species. Fortunately, Dominica does not have any extinct species on the IUCN Red List. The six critically endangered species are the Atlantic Goliath Grouper, Elkhorn Coral, Mountain Chicken (a frog, not a chicken!), Smalltooth Sawfish, Staghorn Coral, and Phycolepidozia exigua liverwort. The Mountain Chicken is also known as the Giant Ditch Frog. Some endangered species include the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Black-capped Petrel bird, Green Turtle, Imperial Amazon (Sisserou parrot), and Nassau Grouper.

Did you know? The Imperial Amazon is only found on Dominica and is the country's national bird. The bird is featured on Dominica's flag and coat of arms.

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