🇩🇪Animals recorded in Germany

Which animals have been recorded in Germany? 1,697,386 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 Blackbird, Great Tit, Eurasian Blue Tit.

• 1,697,386 records
• 1,200+ species
• 59 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Eurasian Blackbird, Great Tit, Eurasian Blue Tit. 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 Germany

	Animal	Group	Records
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	20,142
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	18,929
	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Aves Paridae	15,041
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	14,877
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	14,075
	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Aves Muscicapidae	13,697
	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Insecta Nymphalidae	13,236
	Common Blue Polyommatus icarus	Insecta Lycaenidae	13,148
	Peacock Aglais io	Insecta Nymphalidae	13,059
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Haematopodidae	13,046
	Red Kite Milvus milvus	Aves Accipitridae	12,753
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	12,578
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	12,187
	Gray Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	11,768
	Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni	Insecta Pieridae	11,641
	Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Insecta Nymphalidae	11,057
	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	11,032
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	10,829
	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Insecta Nymphalidae	10,787
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	10,197
	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Insecta Pieridae	10,073
	Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas	Insecta Lycaenidae	9,763
	Small White Pieris rapae	Insecta Pieridae	9,685
	Comma Polygonia c-album	Insecta Nymphalidae	8,881
	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Insecta Nymphalidae	8,840
	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Aves Corvidae	8,690
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	8,621
	Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius	Aves Corvidae	7,994
	Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Aves Picidae	7,967
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	7,691
	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Aves Sylviidae	7,654
	Common wall lizard Podarcis muralis	Squamata Lacertidae	7,491
	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	7,383
	Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis	Aves Picidae	7,369
	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Aves Fringillidae	6,972
	Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros	Aves Muscicapidae	6,905
	Yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina	Insecta Vespidae	6,788
	Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea	Aves Sittidae	6,716
	Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella	Aves Emberizidae	6,691
	Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia	Insecta Nymphalidae	6,681
	Marbled White Melanargia galathea	Insecta Nymphalidae	6,590
	Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	6,356
	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Aves Troglodytidae	6,326
	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	6,019
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	6,000
	European roe deer Capreolus capreolus	Mammalia Cervidae	5,968
	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Insecta Nymphalidae	5,831
	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	5,759
	Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines	Insecta Pieridae	5,659
	Map Araschnia levana	Insecta Nymphalidae	5,540
	White Stork Ciconia ciconia	Aves Ciconiidae	5,509
	muskrat Ondatra zibethicus	Mammalia Cricetidae	5,447
	Great Egret Ardea alba	Aves Ardeidae	5,419
	Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca	Aves Anatidae	5,336
	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Aves Anatidae	5,271
	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	5,220
	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Aves Phasianidae	5,108
	Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus	Insecta Nymphalidae	4,953
	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens	Insecta Calopterygidae	4,803
	Spring Azure Celastrina argiolus	Insecta Lycaenidae	4,736