🇮🇸What animals live in Iceland?

1,868,388 animal records from Iceland cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 1,868,388 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in Iceland

	Animal	Group	Records
	Redwing Turdus iliacus	Aves Turdidae	70,501
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	63,181
	Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Aves Anatidae	63,118
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	57,429
	Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	Aves Laridae	48,179
	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Aves Scolopacidae	47,524
	Graylag Goose Anser anser	Aves Anatidae	46,994
	Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	Aves Procellariidae	46,366
	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Aves Laridae	44,836
	Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	Aves Anatidae	43,837
	Common Raven Corvus corax	Aves Corvidae	41,714
	Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago	Aves Scolopacidae	41,359
	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Aves Laridae	40,190
	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Aves Motacillidae	39,706
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Haematopodidae	39,172
	Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	Aves Anatidae	35,342
	Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea	Aves Fringillidae	34,620
	European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria	Aves Charadriidae	34,048
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	33,937
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	30,893
	Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	Aves Anatidae	30,872
	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Aves Anatidae	29,317
	Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus	Aves Laridae	28,234
	Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	Aves Scolopacidae	26,808
	Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	Aves Laridae	25,155
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	24,838
	Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	Aves Alcidae	24,441
	Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	Aves Anatidae	24,130
	Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	Aves Scolopacidae	23,999
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	23,440
	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	20,433
	Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides	Aves Laridae	20,398
	Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	Aves Scolopacidae	19,396
	Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	Aves Alcidae	19,075
	Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	Aves Charadriidae	19,062
	Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus	Aves Stercorariidae	18,322
	Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	Aves Phasianidae	18,282
	Dunlin Calidris alpina	Aves Scolopacidae	17,174
	Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis	Aves Calcariidae	17,137
	Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	Aves Gaviidae	17,102
	Common Loon Gavia immer	Aves Gaviidae	16,678
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	16,642
	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Aves Anatidae	16,234
	Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus	Aves Anatidae	14,993
	Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Aves Scolopacidae	13,758
	Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	Aves Scolopacidae	12,622
	Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	Aves Podicipedidae	12,291
	Northern Gannet Morus bassanus	Aves Sulidae	11,740
	Greater Scaup Aythya marila	Aves Anatidae	10,618
	fin whale Balaenoptera physalus	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	10,570
	Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe	Aves Muscicapidae	10,251
	Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	Aves Anatidae	10,171
	Gadwall Mareca strepera	Aves Anatidae	9,721
	Mew Gull Larus canus	Aves Laridae	9,689
	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Aves Troglodytidae	9,512
	Common Murre Uria aalge	Aves Alcidae	9,303
	Calanus finmarchicus	Copepoda Calanidae	9,091
	Great Skua Stercorarius skua	Aves Stercorariidae	8,798
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	8,715
	Razorbill Alca torda	Aves Alcidae	7,598