🇪🇸Animals recorded in Spain

Which animals have been recorded in Spain? 2,129,429 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 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Reed Warbler, Eurasian Blackcap.

• 2,129,429 records
• 1,200+ species
• 58 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Reed Warbler, Eurasian Blackcap. 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 Spain

	Animal	Group	Records
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	723,091
	Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Aves Acrocephalidae	69,494
	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Aves Sylviidae	55,322
	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Aves Muscicapidae	47,135
	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	44,031
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	34,545
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	32,515
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	31,036
	Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus	Aves Emberizidae	27,009
	Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti	Aves Cettiidae	24,125
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	22,053
	Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	Aves Threskiornithidae	21,852
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	20,229
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	19,809
	European Serin Serinus serinus	Aves Fringillidae	18,282
	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Aves Fringillidae	17,276
	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	16,529
	Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus	Insecta Culicidae	16,471
	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Aves Paridae	15,983
	Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Aves Phylloscopidae	15,397
	Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos	Aves Muscicapidae	14,836
	Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros	Aves Muscicapidae	12,794
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	12,789
	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Aves Scolopacidae	12,784
	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Aves Turdidae	12,698
	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Aves Aegithalidae	12,579
	Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Aves Laridae	11,922
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	11,324
	Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala	Aves Sylviidae	10,863
	Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea	Aves Motacillidae	10,256
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	9,911
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	9,735
	Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla	Aves Regulidae	9,493
	Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla	Aves Certhiidae	9,226
	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Aves Corvidae	8,892
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	8,739
	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Aves Fringillidae	8,578
	Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius	Aves Corvidae	8,380
	Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops	Aves Upupidae	8,230
	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Aves Troglodytidae	8,225
	Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum	Aves Hirundinidae	8,213
	European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca	Aves Muscicapidae	8,082
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	7,893
	Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta	Aves Acrocephalidae	7,625
	Eurasian Penduline-Tit Remiz pendulinus	Aves Remizidae	7,344
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Aves Passeridae	7,328
	Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus	Aves Emberizidae	7,204
	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	7,011
	Common Swift Apus apus	Aves Apodidae	6,905
	Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	Aves Sylviidae	6,899
	Gray Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	6,770
	Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	Aves Alcedinidae	6,458
	European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola	Aves Muscicapidae	6,402
	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Aves Paridae	6,121
	Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus	Aves Paridae	5,990
	Common Raven Corvus corax	Aves Corvidae	5,899
	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Aves Prunellidae	5,878
	Bank Swallow Riparia riparia	Aves Hirundinidae	5,802
	Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Aves Acrocephalidae	5,768
	Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli	Aves Phylloscopidae	5,687