🇯🇴Animals recorded in Jordan

Which animals have been recorded in Jordan? 3,233 occurrence records cover 591 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include House Sparrow, Laughing Dove, White-cheeked Tern.

• 3,233 records
• 591 species
• 20 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include House Sparrow, Laughing Dove, White-cheeked Tern. 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 Jordan

	Animal	Group	Records
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	113
	Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	113
	White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa	Aves Laridae	107
	White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos	Aves Pycnonotidae	89
	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	86
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	77
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	71
	Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea	Aves Nectariniidae	71
	White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus	Aves Laridae	71
	Short-Toed Rock agama Laudakia vulgaris	Squamata Agamidae	69
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	67
	cat Felis catus	Mammalia Felidae	60
	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Aves Fringillidae	40
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	37
	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Aves Fringillidae	36
	Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca	Aves Sylviidae	32
	Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius	Aves Corvidae	32
	Eastern broad-toothed field mouse Apodemus mystacinus	Mammalia Muridae	31
	Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	Aves Accipitridae	31
	Rhinolophus spec	Mammalia Rhinolophidae	30
	Wagner's Dipodil Dipodillus dasyurus	Mammalia Muridae	27
	Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros	Aves Muscicapidae	24
	Zaitunia schmitzi	Arachnida Filistatidae	24
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	24
	Miles' Firefish Pterois miles	— Scorpaenidae	21
	House Crow Corvus splendens	Aves Corvidae	20
	Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Aves Alaudidae	19
	gray wolf Canis lupus	Mammalia Canidae	19
	Bosc's Fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus	Squamata Lacertidae	19
	Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii	Aves Sturnidae	19
	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Aves Corvidae	17
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	17
	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Aves Sylviidae	16
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	16
	Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	Aves Muscicapidae	16
	Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator	Aves Laniidae	15
	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	15
	Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops	Aves Upupidae	15
	elongate clam Tridacna maxima	Bivalvia Cardiidae	15
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	15
	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	13
	Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Aves Muscicapidae	13
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	12
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	12
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	12
	Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis	Aves Cisticolidae	12
	Spilostethus pandurus	Insecta Lygaeidae	12
	Common Swift Apus apus	Aves Apodidae	12
	Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	Aves Charadriidae	12
	Tristram's Jird Meriones tristrami	Mammalia Muridae	11
	Little Owl Athene noctua	Aves Strigidae	11
	Painted Coral Snake Micrurus corallinus	Squamata Elapidae	11
	Marbled Cellar Spider Holocnemus pluchei	Arachnida Pholcidae	10
	Klunzinger's Wrasse Thalassoma rueppellii	— Labridae	10
	Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	Aves Alaudidae	10
	Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo	Aves Falconidae	10
	sulphur damsel Pomacentrus sulfureus	— Pomacentridae	10
	Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens	Aves Muscicapidae	10
	White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	Aves Muscicapidae	10
	Paper wasp Polistes gallicus	Insecta Eumenidae	9