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The Grand Cayman parrot is the national bird of the Cayman Islands. This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Cayman Islands. The avifauna of the Cayman Islands included a total of 270 species, according to Bird Checklists of the World as of May 2023. [1] Of them, 163 are rare or accidental and eight are introduced.
The Cayman Islands (/ ˈ k eɪ m ən /) is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population.The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
The island is composed of mostly sand dunes with sea oats and pine trees. The west end of the island is known as the St George Plantation. It spans over 1,200 acres (4.9 km 2) with 24/7 security and accessible only to owners and their rental designees.
Franklin County: Due to the projected track and intensity of Potential Tropical Cyclone 9, Franklin County will be issuing a mandatory evacuation for all barrier islands (St. George Island, Dog ...
Blue iguana. The Fauna of the Cayman Islands include species unique to the islands, including the blue iguana, also known as the Grand Cayman iguana (Cyclura lewisi ...
On the Cayman Islands the parrot lives in dry forest and on agricultural land. The population living on Grand Cayman numbers about 3,400 individuals (2006 survey), and the population on Cayman Brac consists of 400–500 individuals. [3] The population on Little Cayman was extirpated in the 1940s. [24]
George Town is the capital and largest city in the Cayman Islands, located on Grand Cayman. It was named after King George III . As of 2022 [update] , the city had a population of 40,957, [ 1 ] making it the largest city (by population) of all the British Overseas Territories .
This is a list of species of reptiles and amphibian found on the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands, located in the Greater Antilles chain in the Caribbean. The territory consists largely of three islands: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac. [1]