🇰🇷Animals recorded in South Korea

Which animals have been recorded in South Korea? 1,489,162 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 Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Cinereous Vulture, Brown-eared Bulbul.

• 1,489,162 records
• 1,200+ species
• 53 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Cinereous Vulture, Brown-eared Bulbul. 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 South Korea

	Animal	Group	Records
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Aves Passeridae	35,882
	Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	Aves Accipitridae	35,723
	Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis	Aves Pycnonotidae	34,976
	Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis	Aves Columbidae	27,405
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	23,930
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	22,356
	Gray Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	20,955
	Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus	Aves Muscicapidae	19,956
	Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos	Aves Corvidae	18,239
	Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris	Aves Laridae	18,019
	spot-billed duck Anas poecilorhyncha	Aves Anatidae	16,167
	Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora webbiana	Aves Sylviidae	15,082
	Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis	Mammalia Cervidae	14,865
	Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans	Aves Emberizidae	12,452
	Freshwater Sprat Zacco platypus	— Cyprinidae	11,085
	Goldfish Carassius auratus	— Cyprinidae	10,906
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	10,830
	Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus	Aves Laniidae	10,799
	Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor	Aves Threskiornithidae	10,377
	Marsh Tit Poecile palustris	Aves Paridae	9,953
	Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus	Aves Corvidae	9,293
	Ardea modesta	Aves Ardeidae	8,987
	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Aves Phasianidae	8,699
	Amur goby Rhinogobius brunneus	— Gobiidae	8,312
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	8,190
	Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica	Aves Fringillidae	8,076
	Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius	Aves Corvidae	8,008
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	7,967
	Parus varius	Aves Paridae	7,392
	Nipponocypris temminckii	— Cyprinidae	7,292
	Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus	Aves Turdidae	7,198
	Great Egret Ardea alba	Aves Ardeidae	6,856
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	6,455
	Gray-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum	Aves Turdidae	6,321
	Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea	Aves Motacillidae	5,937
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	5,857
	Japanese mole Mogera wogura	Mammalia Talpidae	5,844
	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Aves Aegithalidae	5,721
	Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki	Aves Picidae	5,653
	wild boar Sus scrofa	Mammalia Suidae	5,596
	Little Egret Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	4,877
	Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis	Aves Oriolidae	4,770
	White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus	Aves Sturnidae	4,681
	Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides	Aves Emberizidae	4,642
	Bothrogonia ferruginea	Insecta Cicadellidae	4,610
	Turtle Vein Lady Beetle Propylea japonica	Insecta Coccinellidae	4,605
	Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	4,557
	western honey bee Apis mellifera	Insecta Apidae	4,544
	Asian Comma Polygonia c-aureum	Insecta Nymphalidae	4,512
	Iksookimia koreensis	— Cobitidae	4,307
	Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis	Insecta Coccinellidae	4,293
	Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea	Aves Sittidae	4,263
	Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus	Aves Cuculidae	4,240
	Eastern Roe Deer Capreolus pygargus	Mammalia Cervidae	4,132
	Small White Pieris rapae	Insecta Pieridae	4,089
	Asian Badger Meles leucurus	Mammalia Mustelidae	4,064
	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Aves Laridae	4,042
	Seven-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata	Insecta Coccinellidae	3,897
	Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone	Aves Cettiidae	3,869
	Marmalade hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus	Insecta Syrphidae	3,800