🇲🇱What animals live in Mali?

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

106,389 animal records from Mali cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

106,389 records
1,200+ species
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Most-recorded animals in Mali

Animal	Group	Records
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	Aves Accipitridae	39,115
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	36,706
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris	Aves Ardeidae	549
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	453
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus	Aves Pycnonotidae	335
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala	Aves Estrildidae	325
Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus	Aves Sturnidae	322
Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus	Aves Coraciidae	293
Characin Hydrocynus forskahlii	— Alestidae	286
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	Aves Pandionidae	278
Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator	Aves Musophagidae	274
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	Aves Laridae	261
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri	Aves Psittacidae	260
Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis	Aves Cuculidae	252
Reddish-white Mastomys Mastomys erythroleucus	Mammalia Muridae	240
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus	Aves Ploceidae	240
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Aves Ardeidae	234
Western Red-billed Hornbill Tockus kempi	Aves Bucerotidae	234
Yellow-crowned Gonolek Laniarius barbarus	Aves Malaconotidae	234
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus	Aves Passeridae	219
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea	Aves Columbidae	208
Black Kite Milvus migrans	Aves Accipitridae	207
Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina	Aves Laniidae	205
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus	Aves Estrildidae	203
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Aves Charadriidae	197
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	Aves Psittacidae	196
Culex perexiguus	Insecta Culicidae	195
African Arvicanthis Arvicanthis niloticus	Mammalia Muridae	194
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	Aves Ciconiidae	192
African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus	Aves Apodidae	191
Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus	Aves Leiothrichidae	189
Anopheles gambiae	Insecta Culicidae	180
African Butter Catfish Schilbe mystus	— Schilbeidae	175
Gracile Tateril Taterillus gracilis	Mammalia Muridae	174
African Gray Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus	Aves Bucerotidae	170
Dalton's Praomys Praomys daltoni	Mammalia Muridae	165
Coucha Rat Mastomys natalensis	Mammalia Muridae	158
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis	Aves Alcedinidae	153
Pied Crow Corvus albus	Aves Corvidae	144
African Thrush Turdus pelios	Aves Turdidae	143
Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura	Aves Cisticolidae	141
Sudanian Arvicanthis Arvicanthis ansorgei	Mammalia Muridae	140
Anopheles squamosus	Insecta Culicidae	136
Characin Brycinus nurse	— Alestidae	133
Lavender Waxbill Estrilda caerulescens	Aves Estrildidae	126
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava	Aves Cisticolidae	125
Bronze mannikin Lonchura cucullata	Aves Estrildidae	124
Kaya Robber Brycinus leuciscus	— Alestidae	122
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis	Aves Columbidae	121
Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus	Aves Nectariniidae	118
Hubert's Mastomys Mastomys huberti	Mammalia Muridae	117
Neumann's Starling Onychognathus neumanni	Aves Sturnidae	117
Striated Heron Butorides striata	Aves Ardeidae	114
black rat Rattus rattus	Mammalia Muridae	113
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	Aves Corvidae	110
African Silverbill Euodice cantans	Aves Estrildidae	110
Redbelly Tilapia Coptodon zillii	— Cichlidae	109
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus	Aves Jacanidae	109
Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus	Aves Ploceidae	106
Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea	Aves Columbidae	104

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.