🇫🇷Animals recorded in France

Which animals have been recorded in France? 2,265,878 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 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Mediterranean Gull.

• 2,265,878 records
• 1,200+ species
• 68 classes

Country evidence passport

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

	Animal	Group	Records
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	1,060,574
	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Aves Laridae	692,798
	Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Aves Laridae	86,496
	Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	Aves Threskiornithidae	36,420
	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Aves Scolopacidae	24,326
	Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	Aves Accipitridae	16,119
	Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	Aves Accipitridae	13,340
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	13,192
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Haematopodidae	2,212
	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Insecta Nymphalidae	1,686
	Common Blue Polyommatus icarus	Insecta Lycaenidae	1,671
	Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Insecta Nymphalidae	1,632
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	1,385
	Small White Pieris rapae	Insecta Pieridae	1,300
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	1,266
	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Insecta Pieridae	1,185
	Marbled White Melanargia galathea	Insecta Nymphalidae	1,171
	Silver Y Autographa gamma	Insecta Noctuidae	1,169
	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Insecta Nymphalidae	1,163
	Peacock Aglais io	Insecta Nymphalidae	1,033
	Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba	Insecta Noctuidae	1,024
	Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata	Insecta Geometridae	1,012
	Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus	Insecta Nymphalidae	984
	Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni	Insecta Pieridae	943
	Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica	Insecta Erebidae	896
	Wood White Leptidea sinapis	Insecta Pieridae	850
	Common Heath Ematurga atomaria	Insecta Geometridae	847
	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Insecta Nymphalidae	834
	Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta	Insecta Noctuidae	808
	Large Skipper Ochlodes venata	Insecta Hesperiidae	781
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	778
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	775
	Common wall lizard Podarcis muralis	Squamata Lacertidae	772
	Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon	Insecta Papilionidae	767
	Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum	Insecta Noctuidae	764
	Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis	Insecta Noctuidae	759
	Large White Pieris brassicae	Insecta Pieridae	752
	Berger's Clouded Yellow Colias alfacariensis	Insecta Pieridae	733
	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Aves Paridae	716
	Pearly Heath Coenonympha arcania	Insecta Nymphalidae	707
	Wall Lasiommata megera	Insecta Nymphalidae	695
	Weaver's Fritillary Boloria dia	Insecta Nymphalidae	688
	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Insecta Nymphalidae	677
	Loweia tityrus	Insecta Lycaenidae	673
	Painted Lady Vanessa cardui	Insecta Nymphalidae	668
	Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata	Insecta Geometridae	659
	Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura	Insecta Noctuidae	658
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	655
	Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia	Insecta Nymphalidae	645
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	634
	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Insecta Nymphalidae	633
	Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis	Insecta Coccinellidae	612
	Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella	Insecta Crambidae	612
	Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli	Insecta Noctuidae	606
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	605
	Italian Striped-Bug Graphosoma italicum	Insecta Pentatomidae	601
	Marmalade hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus	Insecta Syrphidae	599
	Comma Polygonia c-album	Insecta Nymphalidae	598
	Ruby Tiger Moth Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Insecta Erebidae	588
	White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda	Insecta Erebidae	583