🇮🇷What animals live in Iran?

Name: Animal occurrence records for Iran
Creator: What Animal Lives Where

795,054 animal records from Iran cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

795,054 records
1,200+ species
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Most-recorded animals in Iran

Animal	Group	Records
House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	21,242
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	19,513
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	19,380
Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	17,894
White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	15,654
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	15,055
Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	11,305
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	10,906
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis	Aves Pycnonotidae	10,513
Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Aves Alaudidae	10,149
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	9,051
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	8,148
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	7,869
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	7,710
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	7,611
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	7,402
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	7,374
Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	6,984
Rook Corvus frugilegus	Aves Corvidae	6,489
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	Aves Accipitridae	6,470
Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	6,018
Common Swift Apus apus	Aves Apodidae	5,912
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	5,802
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	5,302
Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	5,299
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops	Aves Upupidae	5,211
European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Aves Muscicapidae	5,183
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	5,142
Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	5,094
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	Aves Meropidae	4,964
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Aves Passeridae	4,877
Great Egret Ardea alba	Aves Ardeidae	4,716
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Aves Recurvirostridae	4,440
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	Aves Picidae	4,415
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	Aves Accipitridae	4,085
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	Aves Scolopacidae	3,974
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Aves Scolopacidae	3,927
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	Aves Muscicapidae	3,760
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina	Aves Muscicapidae	3,748
Common Raven Corvus corax	Aves Corvidae	3,670
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei	Aves Laridae	3,634
European Roller Coracias garrulus	Aves Coraciidae	3,590
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	3,567
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Aves Anatidae	3,463
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Scolopacidae	3,429
Black Kite Milvus migrans	Aves Accipitridae	3,402
corn bunting Emberiza calandra	Aves Emberizidae	3,383
Chukar Alectoris chukar	Aves Phasianidae	3,295
Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	3,207
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	Aves Muscicapidae	3,142
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	Aves Accipitridae	3,135
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis	Aves Passeridae	3,106
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	3,075
Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Aves Fringillidae	2,961
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Aves Corvidae	2,956
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Aves Charadriidae	2,835
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus	Aves Laridae	2,834
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea	Aves Motacillidae	2,812
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia	Aves Emberizidae	2,780
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	Aves Accipitridae	2,768

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.