🇦🇹Animals recorded in Austria

Which animals have been recorded in Austria? 2,794,888 occurrence records cover 1,200+ 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 Gray, Mallard, Eurasian Blackbird.

• 2,794,888 records
• 1,200+ species
• 28 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Gray, Mallard, Eurasian Blackbird. 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 Austria

	Animal	Group	Records
	Gray Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	27,522
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	24,008
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	20,251
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	17,085
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	16,977
	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	14,952
	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Aves Anatidae	14,427
	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Aves Anatidae	14,131
	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Aves Sylviidae	13,582
	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	13,156
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	12,714
	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Aves Corvidae	12,603
	Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	11,388
	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Aves Muscicapidae	10,989
	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Aves Fringillidae	10,550
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	9,921
	Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros	Aves Muscicapidae	9,870
	Dendrocopus major	Aves	9,776
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	9,750
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	9,643
	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	9,527
	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Aves Turdidae	9,367
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	9,366
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	9,312
	Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Aves Podicipedidae	9,223
	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Aves Paridae	9,221
	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Aves Troglodytidae	9,184
	Silver Y Autographa gamma	Insecta Noctuidae	8,568
	Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea	Aves Sittidae	8,468
	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Aves Charadriidae	8,408
	Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella	Aves Emberizidae	8,361
	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Aves Anatidae	7,944
	Common Merganser Mergus merganser	Aves Anatidae	7,719
	Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum	Insecta Noctuidae	7,707
	Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta	Insecta Noctuidae	7,443
	Gadwall Mareca strepera	Aves Anatidae	7,367
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	7,366
	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Aves Podicipedidae	7,140
	Graylag Goose Anser anser	Aves Anatidae	6,929
	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Aves Phasianidae	6,024
	Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	Aves Laridae	5,905
	Common Pochard Aythya ferina	Aves Anatidae	5,866
	Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	Aves Anatidae	5,848
	Great Egret Ardea alba	Aves Ardeidae	5,848
	Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis	Insecta Noctuidae	5,819
	Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius	Aves Corvidae	5,754
	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	5,624
	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Aves Fringillidae	5,594
	Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba	Insecta Noctuidae	5,548
	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Aves Corvidae	5,495
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	5,480
	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	5,410
	Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis	Aves Picidae	5,363
	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Aves Paridae	5,306
	Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea	Aves Motacillidae	5,128
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Aves Passeridae	5,042
	Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	Aves Alcedinidae	5,011
	Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Scolopacidae	4,970
	Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Aves Phylloscopidae	4,830
	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Aves Alaudidae	4,823