🇲🇪What animals live in Montenegro?
161,176 animal records from Montenegro cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 161,176 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Montenegro
| Animal | Group | Records | |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica |
Aves Hirundinidae |
2,288 |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus |
Aves Passeridae |
2,060 |
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Great Tit
Parus major |
Aves Paridae |
1,949 |
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Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis |
Aves Laridae |
1,891 |
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Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula |
Aves Turdidae |
1,890 |
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Pygmy cormorant
Microcarbo pygmaeus |
Aves Phalacrocoracidae |
1,882 |
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Gray/Purple Heron
Ardea cinerea |
Aves Ardeidae |
1,602 |
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Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius |
Aves Corvidae |
1,562 |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia |
Aves Columbidae |
1,512 |
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Common House-Martin
Delichon urbicum |
Aves Hirundinidae |
1,509 |
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Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs |
Aves Fringillidae |
1,448 |
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Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
Egretta garzetta |
Aves Ardeidae |
1,429 |
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Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica |
Aves Corvidae |
1,409 |
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Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix |
Aves Corvidae |
1,403 |
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Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus |
Aves Accipitridae |
1,364 |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos |
Aves Anatidae |
1,342 |
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European Robin
Erithacus rubecula |
Aves Muscicapidae |
1,334 |
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White Wagtail
Motacilla alba |
Aves Motacillidae |
1,298 |
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Great Cormorant/European Shag
Phalacrocorax carbo |
Aves Phalacrocoracidae |
1,291 |
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Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
Aves Laridae |
1,220 |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto |
Aves Columbidae |
1,124 |
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Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra |
Aves Rallidae |
1,123 |
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Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio |
Aves Laniidae |
1,122 |
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Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo |
Aves Accipitridae |
1,049 |
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Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla |
Aves Sylviidae |
1,028 |
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Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
Aves Podicipedidae |
959 |
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Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros |
Aves Muscicapidae |
953 |
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Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus |
Aves Podicipedidae |
919 |
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European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris |
Aves Fringillidae |
911 |
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Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides |
Aves Ardeidae |
878 |
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Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus |
Aves Pelecanidae |
859 |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris |
Aves Sturnidae |
834 |
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Eurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus |
Aves Paridae |
811 |
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European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis |
Aves Fringillidae |
796 |
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Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita |
Aves Phylloscopidae |
772 |
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European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster |
Aves Meropidae |
739 |
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Common Raven
Corvus corax |
Aves Corvidae |
722 |
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Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida |
Aves Laridae |
710 |
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corn bunting
Emberiza calandra |
Aves Emberizidae |
709 |
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Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis |
Aves Alcedinidae |
687 |
| Yellow-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus |
Aves Corvidae |
683 | |
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Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cetti |
Aves Cettiidae |
669 |
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Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea |
Aves Motacillidae |
656 |
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Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlus |
Aves Emberizidae |
633 |
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Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops |
Aves Upupidae |
622 |
| Subalpine Warbler
Curruca cantillans |
Aves Sylviidae |
593 | |
| Hermann's tortoise
Testudo hermanni |
Testudines Testudinidae |
592 | |
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Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus |
Aves Falconidae |
589 |
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Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra |
Aves Muscicapidae |
588 |
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Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus |
Aves Oriolidae |
587 |
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Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba |
Aves Apodidae |
584 |
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Crested Lark
Galerida cristata |
Aves Alaudidae |
570 |
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Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe |
Aves Muscicapidae |
566 |
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Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorus |
Aves Turdidae |
554 |
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Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus |
Aves Accipitridae |
552 |
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Coal Tit
Periparus ater |
Aves Paridae |
527 |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba |
Aves Ardeidae |
511 |
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Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos |
Aves Muscicapidae |
507 |
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Common Swift
Apus apus |
Aves Apodidae |
488 |
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Common wall lizard
Podarcis muralis |
Squamata Lacertidae |
486 |
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
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