🇬🇳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.
- 271,391 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Guinea
| Animal | Group | Records | |
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Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus |
Aves Accipitridae |
10,578 |
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Blue runner
Caranx crysos |
— Carangidae |
2,317 |
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Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus |
Aves Accipitridae |
2,102 |
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Coucha Rat
Mastomys natalensis |
Mammalia Muridae |
1,927 |
| African fig fly
Zaprionus indianus |
Insecta Drosophilidae |
929 | |
| Reddish-white Mastomys
Mastomys erythroleucus |
Mammalia Muridae |
792 | |
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Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
705 |
| Drosophila tsacasi | Insecta Drosophilidae |
677 | |
| house mouse
Mus musculus |
Mammalia Muridae |
606 | |
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Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata |
Aves Columbidae |
528 |
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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 | |
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Pied Crow
Corvus albus |
Aves Corvidae |
464 |
| West African Praomys
Praomys rostratus |
Mammalia Muridae |
436 | |
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Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys sikapusi |
Mammalia Muridae |
434 |
| Nysius senecionis | Insecta Lygaeidae |
428 | |
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Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis |
Aves Columbidae |
427 |
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Black Kite
Milvus migrans |
Aves Accipitridae |
420 |
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Western Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator |
Aves Musophagidae |
392 |
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Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis |
Aves Cuculidae |
386 |
| Rainbow Runner
Elagatis bipinnulata |
— Carangidae |
366 | |
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Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer |
Aves Columbidae |
365 |
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African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus |
Aves Bucerotidae |
348 |
| Little Tunny
Euthynnus alletteratus |
— Scombridae |
346 | |
| Amrasca biguttula | Insecta Cicadellidae |
345 | |
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Bronze mannikin
Lonchura cucullata |
Aves Estrildidae |
335 |
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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 | |
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Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala |
Aves Estrildidae |
281 |
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Dark-winged fungus gnat
Bradysia ocellaris |
Insecta Sciaridae |
273 |
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African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus |
Aves Apodidae |
267 |
| Spotted Triggerfish, Ocean triggerfish, Rough triggerfish, Spotted oceanic triggerfish
Canthidermis maculata |
— Balistidae |
263 | |
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Double-spurred Francolin
Pternistis bicalcaratus |
Aves Phasianidae |
257 |
| chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes |
Mammalia Hominidae |
256 | |
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Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea |
Aves Platysteiridae |
254 |
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Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura |
Aves Cisticolidae |
252 |
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African Gray Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus |
Aves Bucerotidae |
252 |
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Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus |
Aves Nectariniidae |
248 |
| Red-chested Swallow
Hirundo lucida |
Aves Hirundinidae |
247 | |
| Guinea Turaco
Tauraco persa |
Aves Musophagidae |
243 | |
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Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea |
Aves Columbidae |
229 |
| Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica |
Aves Alcedinidae |
228 | |
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White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis |
Aves Meropidae |
228 |
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Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus |
Aves Charadriidae |
227 |
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Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus |
Aves Passeridae |
227 |
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African Thrush
Turdus pelios |
Aves Turdidae |
226 |
| Dalton's Praomys
Praomys daltoni |
Mammalia Muridae |
223 | |
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Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus |
Aves Accipitridae |
220 |
| Tullberg's Praomys
Praomys tullbergi |
Mammalia Muridae |
215 | |
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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.































