🇳🇱Animals recorded in the Netherlands

Which animals have been recorded in the Netherlands? 4,881,783 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 359 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher, muskrat.

• 4,881,783 records
• 1,200+ species
• 58 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher, muskrat. 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 the Netherlands

	Animal	Group	Records
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	1,129,686
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Haematopodidae	992,938
	muskrat Ondatra zibethicus	Mammalia Cricetidae	897,971
	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Aves Laridae	527,928
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	37,225
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	36,441
	Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Aves Laridae	35,243
	cut surfclam Spisula subtruncata	Bivalvia Mactridae	17,624
	Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	Aves Threskiornithidae	17,216
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	15,957
	Baltic Tellin Macoma balthica	Bivalvia Tellinidae	14,952
	harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena	Mammalia Phocoenidae	13,351
	field grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus	Insecta Acrididae	13,035
	Capitellid Thread Worm Heteromastus filiformis	Polychaeta Capitellidae	12,958
	pygospio worm Pygospio elegans	Polychaeta Spionidae	10,894
	European Eel Anguilla anguilla	— Anguillidae	10,865
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	10,657
	coypu Myocastor coypus	Mammalia Myocastoridae	10,346
	catworm Nephtys hombergii	Polychaeta Nephtyidae	10,012
	Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus	Insecta Acrididae	8,965
	Laver Spire Snail Peringia ulvae	Gastropoda Hydrobiidae	8,762
	bristleworm Scoloplos armiger	Polychaeta Orbiniidae	8,743
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	8,717
	Great Green Bush Cricket Tettigonia viridissima	Insecta Tettigoniidae	8,662
	bow-winged grasshopper Chorthippus biguttulus	Insecta Acrididae	8,003
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	7,145
	bee spionid Spiophanes bombyx	Polychaeta Spionidae	7,018
	Common dab Limanda limanda	— Pleuronectidae	6,854
	estuary ragworm Hediste diversicolor	Polychaeta Nereididae	6,277
	White Catworm Nephtys cirrosa	Polychaeta Nephtyidae	6,102
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	5,989
	Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	Aves Accipitridae	5,919
	Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus	Insecta Acrididae	5,867
	Bean-Like Tellin Fabulina fabula	Bivalvia Tellinidae	5,850
	Common Cockle Cerastoderma edule	Bivalvia Cardiidae	5,809
	Common Tern Sterna hirundo	Aves Laridae	5,767
	Brown Shrimp Crangon crangon	Malacostraca Crangonidae	5,727
	two-toothed Montagu shell Kurtiella bidentata	Bivalvia Lasaeidae	5,692
	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Aves Fringillidae	5,536
	Blow Lug Arenicola marina	Polychaeta Arenicolidae	5,257
	Urothoe poseidonis	Malacostraca Urothoidae	5,127
	Sand Mason Lanice conchilega	Polychaeta Terebellidae	4,878
	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Aves Anatidae	4,816
	Sea Potato Echinocardium cordatum	Echinoidea Loveniidae	4,761
	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	4,560
	Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus	Insecta Acrididae	4,527
	Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus	Insecta Acrididae	4,440
	Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	Aves Accipitridae	4,224
	European plaice Pleuronectes platessa	— Pleuronectidae	4,223
	polydora mud worm Polydora cornuta	Polychaeta Spionidae	4,195
	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Aves Turdidae	4,179
	Short-winged Conehead Conocephalus dorsalis	Insecta Tettigoniidae	4,110
	Calathus melanocephalus	Insecta Carabidae	3,871
	Semaphore Fly Poecilobothrus nobilitatus	Insecta Dolichopodidae	3,859
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	3,804
	Gallery Worm Capitella capitata	Polychaeta Capitellidae	3,724
	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Aves Charadriidae	3,680
	Sand Gaper Mya arenaria	Bivalvia Myidae	3,673
	sand digger shrimp Bathyporeia elegans	Malacostraca Bathyporeiidae	3,532
	Spio martinensis	Polychaeta Spionidae	3,466