🇨🇦Animals recorded in Canada

Which animals have been recorded in Canada? 5,357,448 occurrence records cover 1,200+ 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 Atlantic herring, Cunner, Atlantic mackerel.

• 5,357,448 records
• 1,200+ species
• 81 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Atlantic herring, Cunner, Atlantic mackerel. 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 Canada

	Animal	Group	Records
	Atlantic herring Clupea harengus	— Clupeidae	301,455
	Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus	— Labridae	129,181
	Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus	— Scombridae	113,963
	Atlantic cod Gadus morhua	— Gadidae	79,579
	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus	— Gadidae	77,767
	Northern sand lance Ammodytes dubius	— Ammodytidae	74,276
	Atlantic Hake Merluccius bilinearis	— Merlucciidae	56,854
	Saithe Pollachius virens	— Gadidae	47,383
	Winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus	— Pleuronectidae	40,339
	Shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius	— Cottidae	37,825
	American Sand Lance Ammodytes americanus	— Ammodytidae	36,634
	Moustached Sculpin Triglops murrayi	— Cottidae	35,598
	Fourline snakeblenny Eumesogrammus praecisus	— Stichaeidae	29,723
	giant wrymouth Cryptacanthodes giganteus	— Cryptacanthodidae	27,524
	Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus	Aves Paridae	27,082
	Rock gunnel Pholis gunnellus	— Pholidae	25,806
	Atlantic saury Scomberesox saurus	— Scomberesocidae	23,031
	Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus	Aves Accipitridae	21,880
	18-spined Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus	— Cottidae	19,560
	American Angler Lophius americanus	— Lophiidae	19,319
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	18,724
	Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis	Aves Passerellidae	18,480
	Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis	Aves Accipitridae	16,114
	Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens	Aves Picidae	15,955
	ribbed sculpin Triglops pingelii	— Cottidae	15,603
	fourhorn sculpin Myoxocephalus quadricornis	— Cottidae	15,517
	Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata	Aves Corvidae	15,344
	American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos	Aves Corvidae	14,542
	Snake Blenny Lumpenus lampretaeformis	— Stichaeidae	14,448
	common sand dollar Echinarachnius parma	Echinoidea Echinarachniidae	14,399
	Crinkly Dick Ulvaria subbifurcata	— Stichaeidae	14,268
	wrymouth Cryptacanthodes maculatus	— Cryptacanthodidae	14,161
	Red hake Urophycis chuss	— Phycidae	14,047
	Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	Aves Accipitridae	13,953
	Northern Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis	Echinoidea Strongylocentrotidae	13,906
	Milkweed [butterfly] Danaus plexippus	Insecta Nymphalidae	13,795
	bread-crumb sponge Halichondria panicea	Demospongiae Halichondriidae	13,506
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	13,288
	Stalked tunicate Boltenia ovifera	Ascidiacea Pyuridae	13,117
	Clonal Plumose Anemone Metridium senile	Anthozoa Metridiidae	13,085
	American Lobster Homarus americanus	Malacostraca Nephropidae	13,079
	Common Sunstar Crossaster papposus	Asteroidea Solasteridae	13,013
	Atlantic sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa	Holothuroidea Cucumariidae	13,003
	Horse-mussel Modiolus modiolus	Bivalvia Mytilidae	12,973
	American Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus	Bivalvia Pectinidae	12,950
	Purple Sun Star Solaster endeca	Asteroidea Solasteridae	12,941
	sea strawberry Gersemia rubiformis	Anthozoa Alcyoniidae	12,937
	legion-nubbed horny sponge Halichondria sitiens	Demospongiae Halichondriidae	12,832
	Seedcorn Maggot Delia platura	Insecta Anthomyiidae	12,828
	Northern Cerianthid Pachycerianthus borealis	Anthozoa Cerianthidae	12,812
	Common Mussel Mytilus edulis	Bivalvia Mytilidae	12,650
	American Kestrel Falco sparverius	Aves Falconidae	12,593
	Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura	Aves Columbidae	12,428
	Arctic Lyre Crab Hyas coarctatus	Malacostraca Oregoniidae	12,309
	American Goldfinch Spinus tristis	Aves Fringillidae	11,399
	Sea peach Halocynthia pyriformis	Ascidiacea Pyuridae	11,376
	Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus	Aves Picidae	11,341
	deadman's finger Haliclona oculata	Demospongiae Chalinidae	11,208
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	11,137
	Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea	Aves Fringillidae	11,035