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🇬🇮Animals recorded in Gibraltar

Which animals have been recorded in Gibraltar? 630 occurrence records cover 272 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 Barbary macaque, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Andalusian wall lizard.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

630 coordinate-bearing animal records; 272 species facets.

GI 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.

216 · 241212 · 129137 · 4211592253 · 31225 · 62359 · 48229 · 19367 · 15131 · 1211418114 · 8136 · 2203 · 2

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Barbary macaque, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Andalusian wall lizard. 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 Gibraltar

AnimalGroupRecords
Barbary macaque Barbary macaque
Macaca sylvanus
Mammalia
Cercopithecidae
44
Lesser Black-backed Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Aves
Laridae
27
Andalusian wall lizard Andalusian wall lizard
Podarcis vaucheri
Squamata
Lacertidae
19
Yellow-legged Gull Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Aves
Laridae
12
Iberian Water Frog
Pelophylax perezi
Amphibia
Ranidae
12
Milkweed [butterfly]
Danaus plexippus
Insecta
Nymphalidae
10
Moroccan cockle
Acanthocardia tuberculata
Bivalvia
Cardiidae
9
Two-tailed Pasha Two-tailed Pasha
Charaxes jasius
Insecta
Nymphalidae
9
Sardinian Warbler Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Aves
Sylviidae
9
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Aves
Accipitridae
8
Moorish Gecko Moorish Gecko
Tarentola mauritanica
Squamata
Phyllodactylidae
7
House Sparrow House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Aves
Passeridae
7
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Humming-bird Hawk-moth
Macroglossum stellatarum
Insecta
Sphingidae
6
Eurasian Blackbird Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Aves
Turdidae
6
Crioceris paracenthesis Insecta
Chrysomelidae
6
Crimson Speckled
Utetheisa pulchella
Insecta
Erebidae
6
Spanish Festoon
Zerynthia rumina
Insecta
Papilionidae
6
Pubescent Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa pubescens
Insecta
Apidae
5
Asian tiger mosquito, Forest day mosquito Asian tiger mosquito
Aedes albopictus
Insecta
Culicidae
5
Bloxworth Snout
Hypena obsitalis
Insecta
Erebidae
5
Spotted Flycatcher Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Aves
Muscicapidae
5
Rock Pigeon Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Aves
Columbidae
5
Speckled Wood Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Insecta
Nymphalidae
5
Barbary Partridge Barbary Partridge
Alectoris barbara
Aves
Phasianidae
5
Cicada barbara Insecta
Cicadidae
4
Oriental Hornet Oriental Hornet
Vespa orientalis
Insecta
Vespidae
4
Olive-tree pearl
Palpita vitrealis
Insecta
Crambidae
4
Pearly Underwing
Peridroma saucia
Insecta
Noctuidae
4
Yellow-underwing Pearl
Uresiphita gilvata
Insecta
Crambidae
4
Geranium Bronze
Cacyreus marshalli
Insecta
Lycaenidae
4
Jumping spider
Menemerus semilimbatus
Arachnida
Salticidae
4
slider
Trachemys scripta
Testudines
Emydidae
4
Eurasian Blue Tit Eurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Aves
Paridae
4
Lurid Cowry
Luria lurida
Gastropoda
Cypraeidae
4
Spilostethus pandurus Insecta
Lygaeidae
4
Red-veined Darter Red-veined Darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii
Insecta
Libellulidae
4
Old World Swallowtail Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon
Insecta
Papilionidae
4
Turkish Gecko Turkish Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Squamata
Gekkonidae
4
Bassian Buzzer
Myopsalta bassiana
Insecta
Cicadidae
4
Riethia hamodivisa Insecta
Chironomidae
3
Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium manicatum
Insecta
Megachilidae
3
Camponotus barbaricus Insecta
Formicidae
3
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus terrestris
Insecta
Apidae
3
Violet Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa violacea
Insecta
Apidae
3
Turnip Moth
Agrotis segetum
Insecta
Noctuidae
3
Beet Webworm Moth
Spoladea recurvalis
Insecta
Crambidae
3
Double-striped Pug
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Insecta
Geometridae
3
American Cockroach
Periplaneta americana
Insecta
Blattidae
3
Southern green stink bug
Nezara viridula
Insecta
Pentatomidae
3
Catarhoe basochesiata Insecta
Geometridae
3
Armadillo officinalis Malacostraca
Armadillidae
3
Painted Top Shell
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Gastropoda
Calliostomatidae
3
Eurasian Collared-Dove Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Aves
Columbidae
3
common cerith
Cerithium vulgatum
Gastropoda
Cerithiidae
3
Campsomeriella thoracica Insecta
Scoliidae
3
Mediterranean rugose bonnet
Galeodea rugosa
Gastropoda
Cassidae
3
Pallid Swift Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus
Aves
Apodidae
3
Asparagus Beetle
Crioceris asparagi
Insecta
Chrysomelidae
3
Iberus marmoratus Gastropoda
Helicidae
3
Fuller rose beetle
Naupactus cervinus
Insecta
Curculionidae
2
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.