🇧🇪Animals recorded in Belgium

Which animals have been recorded in Belgium? 23,884,681 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 229 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, muskrat.

• 23,884,681 records
• 1,200+ species
• 42 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, muskrat. 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 Belgium

	Animal	Group	Records
	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Aves Laridae	1,564,719
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	1,048,950
	muskrat Ondatra zibethicus	Mammalia Cricetidae	513,311
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	462,171
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	403,300
	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	379,901
	European Eel Anguilla anguilla	— Anguillidae	372,349
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	370,086
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	324,282
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	296,665
	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	289,647
	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Aves Troglodytidae	287,193
	Gray Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	282,511
	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	271,057
	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Aves Muscicapidae	264,601
	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Aves Corvidae	261,086
	Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	250,857
	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Aves Charadriidae	223,848
	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Aves Paridae	218,006
	Small White Pieris rapae	Insecta Pieridae	214,597
	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	207,902
	Gadwall Mareca strepera	Aves Anatidae	203,765
	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Aves Anatidae	201,473
	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Aves Sylviidae	197,819
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	197,601
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	195,747
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	193,132
	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Aves Corvidae	190,829
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	188,822
	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Insecta Nymphalidae	183,328
	Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Aves Podicipedidae	180,554
	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Insecta Nymphalidae	177,594
	Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Aves Picidae	174,071
	Peacock Aglais io	Insecta Nymphalidae	172,513
	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Aves Prunellidae	171,206
	Graylag Goose Anser anser	Aves Anatidae	167,888
	Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	Aves Anatidae	165,489
	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Aves Anatidae	164,659
	Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis	Aves Picidae	163,965
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	163,636
	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	161,367
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	151,663
	Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	Aves Accipitridae	142,912
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	139,413
	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Aves Podicipedidae	136,258
	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Aves Turdidae	136,184
	Great Egret Ardea alba	Aves Ardeidae	135,422
	Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius	Aves Corvidae	132,687
	Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	Aves Anatidae	129,075
	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Aves Alaudidae	128,884
	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Insecta Nymphalidae	125,485
	Roach Rutilus rutilus	— Cyprinidae	123,375
	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Insecta Pieridae	119,235
	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Aves Fringillidae	117,828
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Haematopodidae	116,527
	Common Pochard Aythya ferina	Aves Anatidae	115,957
	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Aves Scolopacidae	115,454
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	114,356
	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Aves Anatidae	109,588
	Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis	Aves Sylviidae	107,553