🇵🇱Animals recorded in Poland

Which animals have been recorded in Poland? 56,460 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 216 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Gudgeon, Roach, Northern pike.

• 56,460 records
• 1,200+ species
• 30 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Gudgeon, Roach, Northern pike. 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 Poland

	Animal	Group	Records
	Gudgeon Gobio gobio	— Cyprinidae	3,014
	Roach Rutilus rutilus	— Cyprinidae	2,890
	Northern pike Esox lucius	— Esocidae	2,786
	Stone Loach Barbatula barbatula	— Nemacheilidae	2,723
	Perch Perca fluviatilis	— Percidae	2,701
	Sea trout Salmo trutta	— Salmonidae	2,042
	European chub Squalius cephalus	— Cyprinidae	1,666
	three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus	— Gasterosteidae	1,592
	Dace Leuciscus leuciscus	— Cyprinidae	1,562
	Burbot Lota lota	— Lotidae	1,487
	Bleak Alburnus alburnus	— Cyprinidae	1,456
	Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus	— Cyprinidae	1,065
	Ide Leuciscus idus	— Cyprinidae	1,009
	Bullhead Cottus gobio	— Cottidae	880
	Tench Tinca tinca	— Cyprinidae	850
	White Bream Blicca bjoerkna	— Cyprinidae	839
	Spined Loach Cobitis taenia	— Cobitidae	824
	bream Abramis brama	— Cyprinidae	778
	European Eel Anguilla anguilla	— Anguillidae	680
	Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	Aves Accipitridae	645
	Barbel Barbus barbus	— Cyprinidae	609
	Brook Lamprey Lampetra planeri	Petromyzonti Petromyzontidae	558
	Belica Leucaspius delineatus	— Cyprinidae	553
	Schneider Alburnoides bipunctatus	— Cyprinidae	542
	ninespine stickleback Pungitius pungitius	— Gasterosteidae	541
	Prussian carp Carassius gibelio	— Cyprinidae	513
	bitterling Rhodeus amarus	— Cyprinidae	488
	Weatherfish Misgurnus fossilis	— Cobitidae	487
	Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernua	— Percidae	444
	Common nase Chondrostoma nasus	— Cyprinidae	388
	Grayling [fish] Thymallus thymallus	— Salmonidae	356
	alpine bullhead Cottus poecilopus	— Cottidae	353
	Pike-perch Sander lucioperca	— Percidae	320
	Carpathian Barbel Barbus carpathicus	— Cyprinidae	318
	Crucian Carp Carassius carassius	— Cyprinidae	303
	Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus	— Cyprinidae	269
	Common carp Cyprinus carpio	— Cyprinidae	228
	Wels Silurus glanis	— Siluridae	220
	Asp Leuciscus aspius	— Cyprinidae	213
	Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum	Insecta Apidae	197
	Ukrainian brook lamprey Eudontomyzon mariae	Petromyzonti Petromyzontidae	179
	Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus	— Ictaluridae	171
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	158
	Sand Gaper Mya arenaria	Bivalvia Myidae	154
	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Aves Corvidae	143
	Larch adelgid Adelges laricis	Insecta Adelgidae	123
	Winter Moth Operophtera brumata	Insecta Geometridae	121
	Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris	Mammalia Sciuridae	120
	Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis	Insecta Coccinellidae	112
	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	111
	White Stork Ciconia ciconia	Aves Ciconiidae	110
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	109
	Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss	— Salmonidae	107
	Borophaga incrassata	Insecta Phoridae	107
	Peacock Aglais io	Insecta Nymphalidae	104
	Common Toad Bufo bufo	Amphibia Bufonidae	103
	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Aves Anatidae	101
	Eurasian beaver Castor fiber	Mammalia Castoridae	100
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	99
	Roman Snail Helix pomatia	Gastropoda Helicidae	95