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🇦🇲Animals recorded in Armenia

Which animals have been recorded in Armenia? 38,821 occurrence records cover 453 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Armenian Gull, Small Gorse Mining Bee, Sepedophilus transcaucasicus.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

38,821 coordinate-bearing animal records; 453 species facets.

AM is the stable ISO place code.

Source coverage

GBIF Animalia occurrence facets for this country, restricted to CC0 records.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect GBIF.

What this means

The listed species have reusable occurrence evidence in the stated source universe.

Rows are ordered by record count.

What this does not mean

The list is not a census, abundance ranking, native-range claim or guarantee of current presence.

Missing or low counts can reflect uneven survey effort.

212 · 37,745216 · 88711592253 · 71367 · 34359 · 32225 · 2611418114 · 8131 · 5229 · 4

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Armenian Gull, Small Gorse Mining Bee, Sepedophilus transcaucasicus. 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 Armenia

AnimalGroupRecords
Armenian Gull Armenian Gull
Larus armenicus
Aves
Laridae
37,111
Small Gorse Mining Bee
Andrena ovatula
Insecta
Andrenidae
50
Sepedophilus transcaucasicus Insecta
Staphylinidae
41
Hylaeus longimaculus Insecta
Colletidae
32
Pseudapis diversipes Insecta
Halictidae
31
Cheilosia nigripes Insecta
Syrphidae
21
Eurasian Blackbird Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Aves
Turdidae
18
Halictus resurgens Insecta
Halictidae
18
Greater Whitethroat Greater Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Aves
Sylviidae
18
corn bunting corn bunting
Emberiza calandra
Aves
Emberizidae
17
Eurasian Hoopoe Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Aves
Upupidae
16
Rophites canus Insecta
Halictidae
16
Red-backed Shrike Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Aves
Laniidae
16
Siberian Stonechat Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Aves
Muscicapidae
15
Bombus incertus Insecta
Apidae
15
Caucasian Agama Caucasian Agama
Paralaudakia caucasia
Squamata
Agamidae
15
Megachile rubripes Insecta
Megachilidae
14
Black-headed Bunting Black-headed Bunting
Emberiza melanocephala
Aves
Emberizidae
14
Paper wasp
Polistes gallicus
Insecta
Eumenidae
13
Common Redstart Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Aves
Muscicapidae
13
Rock Bunting Rock Bunting
Emberiza cia
Aves
Emberizidae
13
Yellow Legged Mining Bee
Andrena flavipes
Insecta
Andrenidae
12
Common Chaffinch Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Aves
Fringillidae
12
Wood Lark Wood Lark
Lullula arborea
Aves
Alaudidae
12
Northern Wheatear Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Aves
Muscicapidae
12
Othius punctulatus Insecta
Staphylinidae
12
Sepedophilus rufulus Insecta
Staphylinidae
11
White Wagtail White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Aves
Motacillidae
11
Megachile pilidens Insecta
Megachilidae
11
Masked Bee
Hylaeus variegatus
Insecta
Colletidae
11
Tree Pipit Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Aves
Motacillidae
10
European Goldfinch European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Aves
Fringillidae
10
Whinchat Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Aves
Muscicapidae
10
Eurasian Coot Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Aves
Rallidae
9
Oxypoda infissoides Insecta
Staphylinidae
9
Pleske's Racerunner
Eremias pleskei
Squamata
Lacertidae
9
Common Buzzard Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Aves
Accipitridae
9
Hooded Crow Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Aves
Corvidae
9
Black Redstart Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Aves
Muscicapidae
9
Great Tit Great Tit
Parus major
Aves
Paridae
9
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Aves
Emberizidae
9
Megachile burdigalensis Insecta
Megachilidae
8
western honey bee western honey bee
Apis mellifera
Insecta
Apidae
8
Strauch's Racerunner
Eremias strauchi
Squamata
Lacertidae
8
Common Rosefinch Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Aves
Fringillidae
8
Rock Petronia Rock Petronia
Petronia petronia
Aves
Passeridae
8
Echinocerus floralis Insecta
Cerambycidae
8
Ips acuminatus Insecta
Curculionidae
8
Eurasian Linnet Eurasian Linnet
Linaria cannabina
Aves
Fringillidae
8
Oxypoda grandicristata Insecta
Staphylinidae
7
Oxypoda subplicata Insecta
Staphylinidae
7
Great Crested Grebe Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
Aves
Podicipedidae
7
Ecdyonurus eurycephalus Insecta
Heptageniidae
7
Halictus brunnescens Insecta
Halictidae
7
European Greenfinch European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Aves
Fringillidae
7
Mountain Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus sindianus
Aves
Phylloscopidae
7
Turkish snail
Helix lucorum
Gastropoda
Helicidae
7
Bombus alagesianus Insecta
Apidae
6
Pityophthorus lichtensteini Insecta
Curculionidae
6
Othius stenocephalus Insecta
Staphylinidae
6
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 limited records appear alongside repeated records. Open an animal to inspect whether the evidence is one-off, repeated, recent or historical.