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🇬🇳What animals live in Guinea?

271,391 animal records from Guinea cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

Most-recorded animals in Guinea

AnimalGroupRecords
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Aves
Accipitridae
10,578
Blue runner Blue runner
Caranx crysos
Carangidae
2,317
Montagu's Harrier Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Aves
Accipitridae
2,102
Coucha Rat Coucha Rat
Mastomys natalensis
Mammalia
Muridae
1,927
African fig fly
Zaprionus indianus
Insecta
Drosophilidae
929
Reddish-white Mastomys
Mastomys erythroleucus
Mammalia
Muridae
792
Common Bulbul Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Aves
Pycnonotidae
705
Drosophila tsacasi Insecta
Drosophilidae
677
house mouse
Mus musculus
Mammalia
Muridae
606
Red-eyed Dove Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Aves
Columbidae
528
Hooded Vulture Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Aves
Accipitridae
512
Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis Insecta
Drosophilidae
506
Sergentomyia inermis Insecta
Psychodidae
506
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Aves
Ploceidae
480
Mouse-tailed Shrew
Crocidura muricauda
Mammalia
Soricidae
474
Drosophila albomicans Insecta
Drosophilidae
472
Pied Crow Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Aves
Corvidae
464
West African Praomys
Praomys rostratus
Mammalia
Muridae
436
Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys sikapusi
Mammalia
Muridae
434
Nysius senecionis Insecta
Lygaeidae
428
Laughing Dove Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Aves
Columbidae
427
Black Kite Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Aves
Accipitridae
420
Western Plantain-eater Western Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator
Aves
Musophagidae
392
Senegal Coucal Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Aves
Cuculidae
386
Rainbow Runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
Carangidae
366
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Aves
Columbidae
365
African Pied Hornbill African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Aves
Bucerotidae
348
Little Tunny
Euthynnus alletteratus
Scombridae
346
Amrasca biguttula Insecta
Cicadellidae
345
Bronze mannikin Bronze mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Aves
Estrildidae
335
Cattle Egret Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Aves
Ardeidae
335
African giant shrew
Crocidura olivieri
Mammalia
Soricidae
326
Drosophila bipectinata Insecta
Drosophilidae
322
Sergentomyia africana Insecta
Psychodidae
318
Buettikofer's Shrew
Crocidura buettikoferi
Mammalia
Soricidae
307
Allen's Hylomyscus
Hylomyscus alleni
Mammalia
Muridae
293
Therese's Shrew
Crocidura theresae
Mammalia
Soricidae
292
Cottonmouth Jack, Cottonmouthjack
Uraspis secunda
Carangidae
292
Red-billed Firefinch Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Aves
Estrildidae
281
Dark-winged fungus gnat Dark-winged fungus gnat
Bradysia ocellaris
Insecta
Sciaridae
273
African Palm-Swift African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
Aves
Apodidae
267
Spotted Triggerfish, Ocean triggerfish, Rough triggerfish, Spotted oceanic triggerfish
Canthidermis maculata
Balistidae
263
Double-spurred Francolin Double-spurred Francolin
Pternistis bicalcaratus
Aves
Phasianidae
257
chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Mammalia
Hominidae
256
Brown-throated Wattle-eye Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea
Aves
Platysteiridae
254
Green-backed Camaroptera Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Aves
Cisticolidae
252
African Gray Hornbill African Gray Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Aves
Bucerotidae
252
Variable Sunbird Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Aves
Nectariniidae
248
Red-chested Swallow
Hirundo lucida
Aves
Hirundinidae
247
Guinea Turaco
Tauraco persa
Aves
Musophagidae
243
Vinaceous Dove Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea
Aves
Columbidae
229
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
Aves
Alcedinidae
228
White-throated Bee-eater White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Aves
Meropidae
228
Wattled Lapwing Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Aves
Charadriidae
227
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Aves
Passeridae
227
African Thrush African Thrush
Turdus pelios
Aves
Turdidae
226
Dalton's Praomys
Praomys daltoni
Mammalia
Muridae
223
Lizard Buzzard Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Aves
Accipitridae
220
Tullberg's Praomys
Praomys tullbergi
Mammalia
Muridae
215
African Harrier-Hawk African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Aves
Accipitridae
214
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 rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.