🇬🇲Animals recorded in the Gambia

Which animals have been recorded in the Gambia? 2,576 occurrence records cover 774 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 Marsh-Harrier, Subdesert Toad, Lesser Black-backed Gull.

• 2,576 records
• 774 species
• 21 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Subdesert Toad, Lesser Black-backed 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 the Gambia

	Animal	Group	Records
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	185
	Subdesert Toad Sclerophrys xeros	Amphibia Bufonidae	66
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	47
	Common agama Agama agama	Squamata Agamidae	40
	Reddish-white Mastomys Mastomys erythroleucus	Mammalia Muridae	22
	green monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus	Mammalia Cercopithecidae	17
	yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti	Insecta Culicidae	16
	western red colobus Piliocolobus badius	Mammalia Cercopithecidae	16
	Crazy ant Paratrechina longicornis	Insecta Formicidae	15
	Giant Swamp Frog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis	Amphibia Dicroglossidae	15
	African giant shrew Crocidura olivieri	Mammalia Soricidae	15
	Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus	Aves Accipitridae	12
	Dakar Grassland Frog Ptychadena trinodis	Amphibia Ptychadenidae	11
	Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis	Aves Alcedinidae	10
	Western Red-billed Hornbill Tockus kempi	Aves Bucerotidae	10
	Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Aves Ardeidae	9
	Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	8
	Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata	Aves Columbidae	8
	Hissing Sand Snake Psammophis sibilans	Squamata Psammophiidae	8
	Savannah Tree Frog Leptopelis viridis	Amphibia Arthroleptidae	7
	Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	Aves Coraciidae	7
	Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima	Aves Alcedinidae	7
	Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis	Aves Accipitridae	7
	African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer	Aves Accipitridae	7
	Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	Aves Ardeidae	7
	Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis	Aves Ardeidae	7
	Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	Aves Sturnidae	7
	African Darter Anhinga rufa	Aves Anhingidae	7
	Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	Aves Corvidae	7
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus	Aves Sturnidae	7
	Pied Crow Corvus albus	Aves Corvidae	7
	Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus	Aves Caprimulgidae	7
	Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus	Aves Coraciidae	7
	African Thrush Turdus pelios	Aves Turdidae	7
	Dancing Acraea Telchinia serena	Insecta Nymphalidae	6
	Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator	Aves Musophagidae	6
	Triplewart Seadevil Cryptopsaras couesii	— Ceratiidae	6
	Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus	Aves Coraciidae	6
	Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura	Aves Viduidae	6
	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus	Aves Meropidae	6
	Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens	Aves Pelecanidae	6
	Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus	Aves Leiothrichidae	6
	Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis	Aves Accipitridae	6
	Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala	Aves Estrildidae	6
	Namaqua Dove Oena capensis	Aves Columbidae	6
	Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus	Aves Estrildidae	6
	Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus	Aves Ploceidae	6
	Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus	Aves Ploceidae	6
	Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens	Aves Columbidae	6
	Dalton's Praomys Praomys daltoni	Mammalia Muridae	6
	Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Aves Recurvirostridae	6
	Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala	Aves Alcedinidae	6
	Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus	Aves Charadriidae	6
	Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Aves Charadriidae	6
	Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus	Aves Charadriidae	6
	Hamerkop Scopus umbretta	Aves Scopidae	6
	Black Kite Milvus migrans	Aves Accipitridae	6
	Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus	Aves Columbidae	6
	Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis	Aves Cuculidae	6
	Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus	Aves Alcedinidae	6