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🇬🇪Animals recorded in Georgia

Which animals have been recorded in Georgia? 466,596 occurrence records cover 746 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 11545536 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include European Honey-buzzard, Black Kite, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

466,596 coordinate-bearing animal records; 746 species facets.

GE is the stable ISO place code.

Source coverage

GBIF Animalia occurrence facets for this country, restricted to CC0 records.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect GBIF.

What this means

The listed species have reusable occurrence evidence in the stated source universe.

Rows are ordered by record count.

What this does not mean

The list is not a census, abundance ranking, native-range claim or guarantee of current presence.

Missing or low counts can reflect uneven survey effort.

11545536 · 463212 · 462,381216 · 1,72611133537 · 532367 · 266255 · 176361 · 148359 · 14710713444 · 12511592253 · 108225 · 123131 · 102

The most-recorded species in this dataset include European Honey-buzzard, Black Kite, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier. 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 Georgia

AnimalGroupRecords
European Honey-buzzard European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Aves
Accipitridae
87,921
Black Kite Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Aves
Accipitridae
75,115
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Aves
Accipitridae
60,689
Booted Eagle Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Aves
Accipitridae
51,531
Common Buzzard Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Aves
Accipitridae
48,017
Montagu's Harrier Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Aves
Accipitridae
22,710
lesser spotted eagle lesser spotted eagle
Aquila pomarina
Aves
Accipitridae
21,735
Short-toed Snake-Eagle Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Aves
Accipitridae
12,091
Pallid Harrier Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Aves
Accipitridae
7,786
Black Stork Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Aves
Ciconiidae
4,256
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Aves
Accipitridae
3,770
Levant/Eurasian Sparrowhawk Levant
Accipiter brevipes
Aves
Accipitridae
3,351
Steppe Eagle Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Aves
Accipitridae
3,196
greater spotted eagle greater spotted eagle
Aquila clanga
Aves
Accipitridae
2,898
European Roller European Roller
Coracias garrulus
Aves
Coraciidae
1,687
Armenian Gull Armenian Gull
Larus armenicus
Aves
Laridae
1,557
Osprey Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Aves
Pandionidae
1,434
European Turtle-Dove European Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia turtur
Aves
Columbidae
1,100
Stock Dove Stock Dove
Columba oenas
Aves
Columbidae
789
Eurasian Hobby Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
Aves
Falconidae
745
White Stork White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Aves
Ciconiidae
553
Hen Harrier Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Aves
Accipitridae
406
Imperial Eagle Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Aves
Accipitridae
399
Red-footed Falcon
Falco vespertinus
Aves
Falconidae
386
Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Aves
Falconidae
375
Common Wood-Pigeon Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus
Aves
Columbidae
363
Egyptian Vulture Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Aves
Accipitridae
298
Long-legged Buzzard Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Aves
Accipitridae
250
Eurasian Kestrel Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Aves
Falconidae
188
Common Crane Common Crane
Grus grus
Aves
Gruidae
186
Oriental Honey-buzzard Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Aves
Accipitridae
179
Silver fir adelgid
Adelges nordmannianae
Insecta
Adelgidae
156
Lesser Kestrel Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Aves
Falconidae
112
Acartia clausi Acartia clausi Copepoda
Acartiidae
104
White-tailed Eagle White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
Aves
Accipitridae
69
Pseudocalanus elongatus Copepoda
Clausocalanidae
65
Long-clawed Mole Vole
Prometheomys schaposchnikowi
Mammalia
Cricetidae
63
Copepod
Oithona davisae
Copepoda
Oithonidae
59
Oithona similis Copepoda
Oithonidae
56
Eurasian Griffon Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus
Aves
Accipitridae
54
Paracalanus parvus Paracalanus parvus Copepoda
Paracalanidae
52
Cheilosia lukashovae Insecta
Syrphidae
52
Cheilosia nigripes Insecta
Syrphidae
51
Cheilosia redi Insecta
Syrphidae
48
Centropages ponticus Copepoda
Centropagidae
48
Calanus euxinus Copepoda
Calanidae
35
Leucogeorgia prometheus Diplopoda
Julidae
34
coastal arrow worm coastal arrow worm
Parasagitta setosa
Sagittoidea
Sagittidae
34
Carabus stjernvalli Insecta
Carabidae
32
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
Aves
Accipitridae
31
Ischnosoma myops Insecta
Staphylinidae
30
Siberian Stonechat Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Aves
Muscicapidae
28
Truffle Blacklet
Cheilosia ruffipes
Insecta
Syrphidae
24
Cheilosia uviformis Insecta
Syrphidae
23
Cheilosia nebulosa Insecta
Syrphidae
21
Oikopleura dioica Oikopleura dioica —
Oikopleuridae
20
Asia Minor Dwarf Racer
Eirenis modestus
Squamata
Colubridae
19
Saker Falcon
Falco cherrug
Aves
Falconidae
19
Lesser Spring Blacklet
Cheilosia albipila
Insecta
Syrphidae
18
water flea
Penilia avirostris
Branchiopoda
Sididae
18
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 limited records appear alongside repeated records. Open an animal to inspect whether the evidence is one-off, repeated, recent or historical.