🇦🇱Animals recorded in Albania

Which animals have been recorded in Albania? 3,578 occurrence records cover 737 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 216 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Asian tiger mosquito, Eurasian Coot, Black-headed Gull.

• 3,578 records
• 737 species
• 18 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Asian tiger mosquito, Eurasian Coot, Black-headed Gull. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Albania

	Animal	Group	Records
	Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus	Insecta Culicidae	703
	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	137
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	96
	Pygmy cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	93
	Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Aves Podicipedidae	92
	Northern House Mosquito Culex pipiens	Insecta Culicidae	82
	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Aves Anatidae	70
	Common Pochard Aythya ferina	Aves Anatidae	58
	Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	Aves Podicipedidae	50
	Rainpool Spreadwing Lestes forficula	Insecta Lestidae	43
	Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	Aves Laridae	41
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	41
	Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	36
	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Aves Anatidae	25
	Great Egret Ardea alba	Aves Ardeidae	24
	Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba	Aves Apodidae	24
	Gray Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	21
	Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni	Testudines Testudinidae	19
	Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	Aves Anatidae	19
	Blue-striped Spreadwing Lestes tenuatus	Insecta Lestidae	19
	Little Egret Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	17
	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Aves Podicipedidae	16
	Cochlostoma mnelense	Gastropoda Cochlostomatidae	16
	Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Aves Scolopacidae	15
	Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	Aves Phoenicopteridae	15
	Virpazaria ripkeni	Gastropoda Spelaeodiscidae	15
	Ruff Calidris pugnax	Aves Scolopacidae	15
	Cherry fruit fly Rhagoletis cerasi	Insecta Tephritidae	13
	Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	Aves Accipitridae	12
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	12
	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Aves Anatidae	12
	Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	Aves Recurvirostridae	11
	Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea	Aves Procellariidae	11
	Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	Aves Pelecanidae	11
	Common Tern Sterna hirundo	Aves Laridae	11
	Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	Aves Scolopacidae	11
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	11
	Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius	Insecta Papilionidae	10
	European pond turtle Emys orbicularis	Testudines Emydidae	10
	Aedes caspius	Insecta Culicidae	9
	Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Insecta Nymphalidae	9
	Tamarack Looper Eupithecia misturata	Insecta Geometridae	9
	Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	Aves Scolopacidae	9
	Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	Aves Anatidae	9
	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Insecta Nymphalidae	9
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	9
	Common Merganser Mergus merganser	Aves Anatidae	9
	Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia	Insecta Nymphalidae	8
	Common wall lizard Podarcis muralis	Squamata Lacertidae	8
	Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	Aves Accipitridae	8
	Wall Lasiommata megera	Insecta Nymphalidae	8
	Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Aves Recurvirostridae	8
	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Insecta Nymphalidae	8
	Spring Azure Celastrina argiolus	Insecta Lycaenidae	7
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	7
	Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus	Aves Accipitridae	7
	Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon	Insecta Papilionidae	7
	Northern Dune Tiger Beetle Cicindela hybrida	Insecta Carabidae	7
	Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata	Insecta Scarabaeidae	6
	Loweia tityrus	Insecta Lycaenidae	6