🇦🇿Animals recorded in Azerbaijan

Which animals have been recorded in Azerbaijan? 3,399 occurrence records cover 552 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, Pterostichus caspius, Turnip Moth.

• 3,399 records
• 552 species
• 11 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Armenian Gull, Pterostichus caspius, Turnip Moth. 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 Azerbaijan

	Animal	Group	Records
	Armenian Gull Larus armenicus	Aves Laridae	1,815
	Pterostichus caspius	Insecta Carabidae	57
	Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum	Insecta Noctuidae	30
	Giant Earwig Labidura riparia	Insecta Labiduridae	24
	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens	Insecta Calopterygidae	21
	Coenagrion australocaspicum	Insecta Coenagrionidae	20
	Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum	Insecta Libellulidae	20
	Delicate Mythimna vitellina	Insecta Noctuidae	19
	Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans	Insecta Coenagrionidae	17
	Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda	Insecta Erebidae	17
	Eastern Willow Spreadwing Chalcolestes parvidens	Insecta Lestidae	17
	Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus	Aves Muscicapidae	15
	Peacock Moth Macaria notata	Insecta Geometridae	15
	Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera	Insecta Noctuidae	15
	Salticus tricinctus	Arachnida Salticidae	14
	Caspian Bent-Toed Gecko Tenuidactylus caspius	Squamata Gekkonidae	14
	Tropidotilla litoralis	Insecta Mutillidae	14
	Great Peacock Moth Saturnia pyri	Insecta Saturniidae	13
	Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia	Insecta Nymphalidae	13
	Colletes albomaculatus	Insecta Colletidae	12
	Raveniola zaitzevi	Arachnida Nemesiidae	12
	Spotted Clover Protoschinia scutosa	Insecta Noctuidae	11
	Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua	Insecta Noctuidae	11
	Southern Darter Sympetrum meridionale	Insecta Libellulidae	11
	Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum	Insecta Noctuidae	11
	Diamond-backed Moth Plutella xylostella	Insecta Plutellidae	10
	Raveniola hyrcanica	Arachnida Nemesiidae	10
	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Aves Anatidae	10
	Epicallia villica	Insecta Erebidae	10
	Painted Lady Vanessa cardui	Insecta Nymphalidae	9
	small pincertail Onychogomphus forcipatus	Insecta Gomphidae	9
	Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens	Insecta Libellulidae	9
	Nemka viduata	Insecta Mutillidae	9
	Brown Emerald Damselfly Sympecma fusca	Insecta Lestidae	8
	Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa	Insecta Noctuidae	8
	Dasylabris scutila	Insecta Mutillidae	8
	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Insecta Nymphalidae	8
	Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi	Insecta Notodontidae	8
	Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	Aves Anatidae	8
	Dasylabris erronea	Insecta Mutillidae	7
	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Insecta Libellulidae	7
	Colletes hethiticus	Insecta Colletidae	7
	Shy Emerald Damselfly Lestes barbarus	Insecta Lestidae	7
	Colletes nasutus	Insecta Colletidae	7
	Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba	Insecta Noctuidae	7
	Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus	Amphibia Ranidae	7
	Common Blue Polyommatus icarus	Insecta Lycaenidae	7
	Dasylabris manderstiernii	Insecta Mutillidae	7
	Turkish Clubtail Gomphus schneiderii	Insecta Gomphidae	7
	Odalisque Epallage fatime	Insecta Euphaeidae	7
	Crioceris bicruciata	Insecta Chrysomelidae	7
	Lyristes plebejus	Insecta Cicadidae	7
	Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata	Insecta Scarabaeidae	6
	Scarlet Dragonfly Crocothemis erythraea	Insecta Libellulidae	6
	Middle Eastern Flower Scarab Oxythyrea cinctella	Insecta Scarabaeidae	6
	Geostiba nigrohortensia	Insecta Staphylinidae	6
	White-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum albistylum	Insecta Libellulidae	6
	Hydrotaea tuberculata	Insecta Muscidae	6
	Eastern Bath White Pontia edusa	Insecta Pieridae	6
	Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides	Insecta Drepanidae	6