🇦🇫What animals live in Afghanistan?
30,904 animal records from Afghanistan cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 30,904 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Afghanistan
| Animal | Group | Records | |
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Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis |
Aves Columbidae |
931 |
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus |
Aves Passeridae |
880 |
| Libyan Jird
Meriones libycus |
Mammalia Muridae |
813 | |
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Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis |
Aves Sturnidae |
697 |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus |
Aves Passeridae |
617 |
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White Wagtail
Motacilla alba |
Aves Motacillidae |
611 |
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Crested Lark
Galerida cristata |
Aves Alaudidae |
603 |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica |
Aves Hirundinidae |
558 |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia |
Aves Columbidae |
505 |
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Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis |
Aves Passeridae |
430 |
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Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica |
Aves Corvidae |
405 |
| Gray Dwarf Hamster
Cricetulus migratorius |
Mammalia Cricetidae |
388 | |
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Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus |
Aves Accipitridae |
323 |
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Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach |
Aves Laniidae |
317 |
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Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata |
Aves Muscicapidae |
283 |
| house mouse
Mus musculus |
Mammalia Muridae |
240 | |
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Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola |
Aves Motacillidae |
237 |
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House Crow
Corvus splendens |
Aves Corvidae |
233 |
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Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus |
Aves Laniidae |
230 |
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Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus |
Aves Muscicapidae |
218 |
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Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica |
Aves Muscicapidae |
217 |
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Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus |
Aves Falconidae |
217 |
| Baluchi mouse-like hamster
Calomyscus baluchi |
Mammalia Calomyscidae |
210 | |
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Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops |
Aves Upupidae |
210 |
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Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca |
Aves Sylviidae |
199 |
| See-see Partridge
Ammoperdix griseogularis |
Aves Phasianidae |
199 | |
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Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus |
Mammalia Vespertilionidae |
196 |
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European Roller
Coracias garrulus |
Aves Coraciidae |
194 |
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Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita |
Aves Phylloscopidae |
185 |
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Black Kite
Milvus migrans |
Aves Accipitridae |
183 |
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Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus |
Aves Sturnidae |
182 |
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Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava |
Aves Motacillidae |
180 |
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Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis |
Aves Alaudidae |
172 |
| Variable Wheatear
Oenanthe picata |
Aves Muscicapidae |
160 | |
| Afghanodon mustersi | Amphibia Hynobiidae |
157 | |
| Green Toad
Bufotes viridis |
Amphibia Bufonidae |
157 | |
| Lesser White Toothed Shrew
Crocidura suaveolens |
Mammalia Soricidae |
155 | |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto |
Aves Columbidae |
144 |
| Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula |
Aves Alaudidae |
142 | |
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Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus |
Aves Scolopacidae |
140 |
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Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris |
Aves Motacillidae |
137 |
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Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos |
Aves Scolopacidae |
127 |
| Little Owl
Athene noctua |
Aves Strigidae |
125 | |
| Booted Warbler
Iduna caligata |
Aves Acrocephalidae |
124 | |
| Brilliant Ground Agama
Trapelus agilis |
Squamata Agamidae |
124 | |
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Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina |
Aves Muscicapidae |
123 |
| Afghan Mole-Vole
Ellobius fuscocapillus |
Mammalia Cricetidae |
123 | |
| Desert Finch
Rhodospiza obsoleta |
Aves Fringillidae |
118 | |
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Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus |
Aves Rallidae |
118 |
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Common Swift
Apus apus |
Aves Apodidae |
117 |
| Antelope Rat
Tatera indica |
Mammalia Muridae |
113 | |
| Small Five-toed Jerboa
Allactaga elater |
Mammalia Dipodidae |
106 | |
| Persian Long-Tailed Desert Lizard
Mesalina watsonana |
Squamata Lacertidae |
106 | |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca |
Aves Anatidae |
100 |
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris |
Aves Alaudidae |
100 |
| Blue-cheeked/Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops persicus |
Aves Meropidae |
99 | |
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Blyth's Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum |
Aves Acrocephalidae |
98 |
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Clamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus |
Aves Acrocephalidae |
96 |
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corn bunting
Emberiza calandra |
Aves Emberizidae |
96 |
| Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla |
Aves Alaudidae |
95 |
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a
common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see
whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.







































