🇸🇹What animals live in São Tomé & Príncipe?
136,654 animal records from São Tomé & Príncipe cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 136,654 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in São Tomé & Príncipe
| Animal | Group | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon pumilus |
Mammalia Molossidae |
11,580 | |
| Newton's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus newtoni |
Mammalia Miniopteridae |
7,901 | |
| Black-capped Speirops
Zosterops lugubris |
Aves Zosteropidae |
3,018 | |
| Newton's Sunbird
Anabathmis newtonii |
Aves Nectariniidae |
2,304 | |
| Sao Tome Thrush
Turdus olivaceofuscus |
Aves Turdidae |
2,046 | |
| Sao Tome Prinia
Prinia molleri |
Aves Cisticolidae |
2,039 | |
| Principe Seedeater
Crithagra rufobrunnea |
Aves Fringillidae |
1,828 | |
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Black Kite
Milvus migrans |
Aves Accipitridae |
1,714 |
| Sao Tome Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone atrochalybeia |
Aves Monarchidae |
1,668 | |
| Aqua Ize Caecilian
Schistometopum thomense |
Amphibia Dermophiidae |
1,661 | |
| Sao Tome Weaver
Ploceus sanctithomae |
Aves Ploceidae |
1,580 | |
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Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild |
Aves Estrildidae |
1,494 |
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African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus |
Aves Apodidae |
1,272 |
| Lemon Dove
Columba larvata |
Aves Columbidae |
1,148 | |
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Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis |
Aves Columbidae |
1,063 |
| Sao Tome Pigeon
Columba malherbii |
Aves Columbidae |
967 | |
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Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus |
Aves Alcedinidae |
940 |
| Moller's Gulf Frog
Hyperolius molleri |
Amphibia Hyperoliidae |
905 | |
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Little Swift
Apus affinis |
Aves Apodidae |
868 |
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Western Reef-Heron
Egretta gularis |
Aves Ardeidae |
842 |
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Southern Masked-Weaver
Ploceus velatus |
Aves Ploceidae |
807 |
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Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis |
Aves Ardeidae |
787 |
| Principe Golden-Weaver
Ploceus princeps |
Aves Ploceidae |
734 | |
| Sao Tome Spinetail
Zoonavena thomensis |
Aves Apodidae |
680 | |
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White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus |
Aves Phaethontidae |
673 |
| Saõ Tomé Leaf-nosed Bat
Macronycteris thomensis |
Mammalia Hipposideridae |
636 | |
| Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler
Horizorhinus dohrni |
Aves Sylviidae |
610 | |
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African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus |
Aves Cuculidae |
600 |
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Bronze mannikin
Lonchura cucullata |
Aves Estrildidae |
596 |
| Chestnut-winged Starling
Onychognathus fulgidus |
Aves Sturnidae |
595 | |
| Giant Weaver
Ploceus grandis |
Aves Ploceidae |
588 | |
| Sao Tome Oriole
Oriolus crassirostris |
Aves Oriolidae |
576 | |
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Southern Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis |
Aves Estrildidae |
537 |
| Gray Parrot
Psittacus erithacus |
Aves Psittacidae |
533 | |
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Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica |
Aves Fringillidae |
509 |
| Sao Tome Sunbird
Dreptes thomensis |
Aves Nectariniidae |
484 | |
| Sao Tome Green-Pigeon
Treron sanctithomae |
Aves Columbidae |
475 | |
| Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica |
Aves Alcedinidae |
464 | |
| Sao Tome White-eye
Zosterops feae |
Aves Zosteropidae |
417 | |
| Drewes' Reed Frog
Hyperolius drewesi |
Amphibia Hyperoliidae |
416 | |
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Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus |
Aves Scolopacidae |
411 |
| Principe Sunbird
Anabathmis hartlaubii |
Aves Nectariniidae |
397 | |
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Long-tailed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus |
Aves Phalacrocoracidae |
390 |
| Principe Speirops
Zosterops leucophaeus |
Aves Zosteropidae |
385 | |
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Striated Heron
Butorides striata |
Aves Ardeidae |
372 |
| Peters' River Frog
Phrynobatrachus dispar |
Amphibia Phrynobatrachidae |
369 | |
| Principe Starling
Lamprotornis ornatus |
Aves Sturnidae |
364 | |
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Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos |
Aves Scolopacidae |
360 |
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African Green-Pigeon
Treron calvus |
Aves Columbidae |
336 |
| White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus |
Aves Ploceidae |
335 | |
| Red-headed Lovebird
Agapornis pullarius |
Aves Psittacidae |
321 | |
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Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura |
Aves Viduidae |
313 |
| Manyscaled feylinias
Feylinia polylepis |
Squamata Scincidae |
305 | |
| Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus |
Aves Ploceidae |
278 | |
| São Tomé Puddle Frog
Phrynobatrachus leveleve |
Amphibia Phrynobatrachidae |
256 | |
| Thomispa feae | Insecta Chrysomelidae |
254 | |
| Sao Tome Scops-Owl
Otus hartlaubi |
Aves Strigidae |
249 | |
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Splendid Starling
Lamprotornis splendidus |
Aves Sturnidae |
241 |
| Tabanus monocallosus | Insecta Tabanidae |
238 | |
| Maroon Pigeon
Columba thomensis |
Aves Columbidae |
237 |
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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