🇷🇺Animals recorded in Russia

Which animals have been recorded in Russia? 181,851 occurrence records cover 1,200+ 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 Hen Harrier, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Herring Gull.

• 181,851 records
• 1,200+ species
• 65 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Hen Harrier, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Herring Gull. 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 Russia

	Animal	Group	Records
	Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	Aves Accipitridae	10,653
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Haematopodidae	5,085
	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Aves Laridae	3,025
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	2,261
	Fieldfare Turdus pilaris	Aves Turdidae	2,052
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	2,046
	Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Aves Fringillidae	1,803
	Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Aves Picidae	1,679
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	1,663
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	1,620
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	1,496
	Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea	Aves Sittidae	1,209
	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	1,205
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Aves Passeridae	1,161
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	1,123
	Northern Red-backed Mouse Myodes rutilus	Mammalia Cricetidae	1,034
	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Aves Paridae	954
	Willow Tit Poecile montanus	Aves Paridae	883
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	852
	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Aves Fringillidae	823
	Black Kite Milvus migrans	Aves Accipitridae	810
	Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	Aves Bombycillidae	775
	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Aves Fringillidae	707
	Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris	Mammalia Sciuridae	695
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	664
	Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea	Aves Fringillidae	650
	Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus	Aves Muscicapidae	643
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	621
	Common Raven Corvus corax	Aves Corvidae	620
	Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis	Aves Motacillidae	617
	Gray Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	615
	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Aves Muscicapidae	598
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	596
	Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava	Aves Motacillidae	594
	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Aves Aegithalidae	579
	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Aves Corvidae	575
	Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus	Aves Fringillidae	537
	Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius	Aves Corvidae	534
	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Aves Turdidae	530
	Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Aves Muscicapidae	529
	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	521
	Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Aves Podicipedidae	475
	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Aves Paridae	475
	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Aves Anatidae	475
	Yellow-winged Darter Sympetrum flaveolum	Insecta Libellulidae	462
	Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella	Aves Emberizidae	458
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	453
	Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus	Aves Emberizidae	452
	Black-veined White Aporia crataegi	Insecta Pieridae	452
	Redwing Turdus iliacus	Aves Turdidae	452
	Common Blue Polyommatus icarus	Insecta Lycaenidae	445
	Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	Aves Muscicapidae	445
	Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Scolopacidae	434
	Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus	Aves Fringillidae	434
	Sympetrum croceolum	Insecta Libellulidae	429
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	426
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	420
	tundra vole Microtus oeconomus	Mammalia Cricetidae	418
	Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia	Insecta Nymphalidae	417
	walrus Odobenus rosmarus	Mammalia Odobenidae	399