🇰🇲What animals live in the Comoros?
27,678 animal records from the Comoros cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 27,678 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in the Comoros
| Animal | Group | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Pied Crow
Corvus albus |
Aves Corvidae |
277 |
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Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis |
Aves Sturnidae |
263 |
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Madagascar Bulbul
Hypsipetes madagascariensis |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
239 |
| Humblot's Sunbird
Cinnyris humbloti |
Aves Nectariniidae |
231 | |
| Seychelles Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon pusillus |
Mammalia Molossidae |
222 | |
| Comoro Blue-Pigeon
Alectroenas sganzini |
Aves Columbidae |
216 | |
| Comoro Thrush
Turdus bewsheri |
Aves Turdidae |
188 | |
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greater vasa-parrot
Coracopsis vasa |
Aves Psittacidae |
187 |
| Madagascar Sunbird
Cinnyris notatus |
Aves Nectariniidae |
173 | |
| Red-headed agama
Agama picticauda |
Squamata Agamidae |
172 | |
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Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone mutata |
Aves Monarchidae |
165 |
| Acraea mathani | Insecta Nymphalidae |
164 | |
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Madagascar turtle-dove
Nesoenas picturatus |
Aves Columbidae |
162 |
| Solenopsis mameti | Insecta Formicidae |
162 | |
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Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis |
Aves Ardeidae |
159 |
| Acraea lia | Insecta Nymphalidae |
156 | |
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Malagasy Palm Swift
Cypsiurus gracilis |
Aves Apodidae |
153 |
| Red-headed Fody
Foudia eminentissima |
Aves Ploceidae |
147 | |
| Acraea ranavalona | Insecta Nymphalidae |
141 | |
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Red Fody
Foudia madagascariensis |
Aves Ploceidae |
141 |
| Griveaud's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus griveaudi |
Mammalia Miniopteridae |
138 | |
| Kirk's White-eye
Zosterops kirki |
Aves Zosteropidae |
136 | |
| Camponotus quadrimaculatus | Insecta Formicidae |
131 | |
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Cuckoo-Roller
Leptosomus discolor |
Aves Leptosomidae |
131 |
| Comoro Black Flying Fox
Pteropus livingstonii |
Mammalia Pteropodidae |
125 | |
| Plagiolepis madecassa | Insecta Formicidae |
125 | |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus |
Aves Passeridae |
124 |
| Crematogaster rasoherinae | Insecta Formicidae |
122 | |
| Comoro Pigeon
Columba pollenii |
Aves Columbidae |
119 | |
| Madagascar marsh-harrier
Circus macrosceles |
Aves Accipitridae |
118 | |
| Spotted Triggerfish, Ocean triggerfish, Rough triggerfish, Spotted oceanic triggerfish
Canthidermis maculata |
— Balistidae |
115 | |
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Madagascar Bee-eater
Merops superciliosus |
Aves Meropidae |
114 |
| Comoro Rousette
Rousettus obliviosus |
Mammalia Pteropodidae |
108 | |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba |
Aves Ardeidae |
106 |
| Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum |
Insecta Formicidae |
104 | |
| Anjouan Sunbird
Cinnyris comorensis |
Aves Nectariniidae |
102 | |
| Ant
Ponera swezeyi |
Insecta Formicidae |
102 | |
| Camponotus grandidieri | Insecta Formicidae |
101 | |
| Seychelles Flying Fox
Pteropus seychellensis |
Mammalia Pteropodidae |
100 | |
| Grand Comoro Bulbul
Hypsipetes parvirostris |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
99 | |
| Yellow-fin Tunny
Thunnus albacares |
— Scombridae |
98 | |
| Skipjack tuna, Oceanic Bonito
Katsuwonus pelamis |
— Scombridae |
92 | |
| Common dolphinfish, Dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus |
— Coryphaenidae |
91 | |
| Guinea Ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum |
Insecta Formicidae |
87 | |
| Grand Comoro Brush-Warbler
Nesillas brevicaudata |
Aves Acrocephalidae |
86 | |
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Bronze mannikin
Lonchura cucullata |
Aves Estrildidae |
86 |
| Paratrechina comorensis | Insecta Formicidae |
83 | |
| Pheidole jonas | Insecta Formicidae |
83 | |
| Anochetus madagascarensis | Insecta Formicidae |
82 | |
| Ant
Strumigenys rogeri |
Insecta Formicidae |
80 | |
| Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis alluaudi |
Insecta Formicidae |
79 | |
| Comoros Cuckooshrike
Coracina cucullata |
Aves Campephagidae |
79 | |
| Strumigenys dicomas | Insecta Formicidae |
79 | |
| Nylanderia madagascarensis | Insecta Formicidae |
78 | |
| Crazy ant, Long-horned ant, Slender crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis |
Insecta Formicidae |
78 | |
| Tetramorium scytalum | Insecta Formicidae |
77 | |
| Comoro Island Skink
Trachylepis comorensis |
Squamata Scincidae |
77 | |
| Madagascar Swift
Apus balstoni |
Aves Apodidae |
77 | |
| Ant
Technomyrmex vitiensis |
Insecta Formicidae |
76 | |
| Monomorium cryptobium | Insecta Formicidae |
75 |
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 rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see
whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.













