🇪🇪Animals recorded in Estonia

Which animals have been recorded in Estonia? 41,842 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 Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian lynx, Bay barnacle.

• 41,842 records
• 1,200+ species
• 27 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian lynx, Bay barnacle. 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 Estonia

	Animal	Group	Records
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Haematopodidae	344
	Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx	Mammalia Felidae	291
	Bay barnacle Amphibalanus improvisus	Maxillopoda Balanidae	179
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	168
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	139
	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	130
	Round goby Neogobius melanostomus	— Gobiidae	125
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	120
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	118
	Atlantic rangia Rangia cuneata	Bivalvia Mactridae	112
	Fieldfare Turdus pilaris	Aves Turdidae	100
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	99
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	94
	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Aves Anatidae	91
	fishhook waterflea Cercopagis pengoi	Branchiopoda Cercopagidae	87
	Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Aves Picidae	86
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	85
	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Aves Laridae	83
	Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	Aves Anatidae	78
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Aves Passeridae	75
	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Aves Paridae	72
	Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea	Aves Sittidae	70
	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Aves Corvidae	69
	Actinocyclus octonarius	Gastropoda Actinocyclidae	67
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	65
	White Stork Ciconia ciconia	Aves Ciconiidae	62
	Philosepedon humerale	Insecta Psychodidae	62
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	60
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	58
	Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Aves Fringillidae	58
	Mew Gull Larus canus	Aves Laridae	58
	Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	Aves Anatidae	56
	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Aves Charadriidae	55
	Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris	Mammalia Sciuridae	55
	Gray Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	55
	Chinese Mitten Crab Eriocheir sinensis	Malacostraca Varunidae	54
	Gadwall Mareca strepera	Aves Anatidae	53
	Evadne anonyx	Branchiopoda Podonidae	51
	Psychoda cinerea	Insecta Psychodidae	51
	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	50
	Sand Gaper Mya arenaria	Bivalvia Myidae	50
	Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella	Aves Emberizidae	49
	western honey bee Apis mellifera	Insecta Apidae	48
	common frog Rana temporaria	Amphibia Ranidae	48
	Psychoda satchelli	Insecta Psychodidae	48
	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	46
	Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	Aves Anatidae	46
	Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus	Aves Emberizidae	45
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	45
	Common Tern Sterna hirundo	Aves Laridae	45
	Great Egret Ardea alba	Aves Ardeidae	45
	European roe deer Capreolus capreolus	Mammalia Cervidae	44
	Baltic Tellin Macoma balthica	Bivalvia Tellinidae	43
	Common Crane Grus grus	Aves Gruidae	43
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	43
	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Aves Corvidae	43
	Common Raven Corvus corax	Aves Corvidae	42
	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Aves Fringillidae	42
	Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis	Aves Sylviidae	41
	Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Aves Acrocephalidae	40