🇺🇾Animals recorded in Uruguay

Which animals have been recorded in Uruguay? 17,633 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 Franciscana, Deontostoma coptochilus, Rufous-collared Sparrow.

• 17,633 records
• 1,200+ species
• 41 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Franciscana, Deontostoma coptochilus, Rufous-collared Sparrow. 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 Uruguay

	Animal	Group	Records
	Franciscana Pontoporia blainvillei	Mammalia Pontoporiidae	386
	Deontostoma coptochilus	— Leptosomatidae	262
	Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis	Aves Passerellidae	169
	Montevideo tree frog Boana pulchella	Amphibia Hylidae	154
	Hadromeropsis argentinensis	Insecta Curculionidae	153
	Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus	Aves Furnariidae	130
	Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus	Aves Turdidae	127
	Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris	Aves Turdidae	124
	Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris	Aves Tyrannidae	114
	Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola	Aves Thraupidae	113
	Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata	Aves Thraupidae	108
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus	Aves Mimidae	103
	Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus	Aves Tyrannidae	98
	Lesser Swimming Fro Pseudis minuta	Amphibia Hylidae	90
	Diademed Tanager Stephanophorus diadematus	Aves Thraupidae	90
	Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis	Aves Charadriidae	89
	Azara's grass mouse Akodon azarae	Mammalia Cricetidae	86
	Wrestler Frog Leptodactylus luctator	Amphibia Leptodactylidae	85
	Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata	Aves Columbidae	84
	Dumeril's Striped Frog Leptodactylus gracilis	Amphibia Leptodactylidae	83
	Chthamalus bisinuatus	Maxillopoda Chthamalidae	78
	Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis	Aves Icteridae	76
	Firewood-gatherer Anumbius annumbi	Aves Furnariidae	75
	Blue-and-yellow Tanager Rauenia bonariensis	Aves Thraupidae	72
	Lesson's False Limpet Siphonaria lessonii	Gastropoda Siphonariidae	72
	Great Pampa-Finch Embernagra platensis	Aves Thraupidae	71
	Grayish Agelaioides badius	Aves Icteridae	68
	Jamaican Laughing Frog Osteopilus ocellatus	Amphibia Hylidae	67
	Tyloderma elongatum	Insecta Curculionidae	67
	Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus	Aves Psittacidae	65
	Hyphantus argentinensis	Insecta Curculionidae	61
	Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris	Aves Anatidae	61
	Gray Monjita Xolmis cinereus	Aves Tyrannidae	60
	Cope's Toad Rhinella diptycha	Amphibia Bufonidae	60
	Stripe-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca pyrrhophia	Aves Furnariidae	59
	Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros	Aves Picidae	58
	Greater Rhea Rhea americana	Aves Rheidae	58
	Freckle-breasted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticollis	Aves Furnariidae	57
	Lottia subrugosa	Gastropoda Lottiidae	57
	Brachidontes rodriguezii	Bivalvia Mytilidae	57
	Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi	Aves Parulidae	57
	Southern House-Wren Troglodytes musculus	Aves Troglodytidae	57
	Argentine Snouted Tree Frog Scinax granulatus	Amphibia Hylidae	56
	Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana	Aves Tyrannidae	56
	Narrow-billed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes angustirostris	Aves Furnariidae	55
	White Monjita Xolmis irupero	Aves Tyrannidae	53
	Brown-and-yellow Marshbird Pseudoleistes virescens	Aves Icteridae	53
	Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis	Aves Anatidae	53
	Guira Cuckoo Guira guira	Aves Cuculidae	52
	Moustached frog Leptodactylus mystacinus	Amphibia Leptodactylidae	52
	Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus	Aves Fringillidae	52
	Yellowish Myotis Myotis levis	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	51
	Masked Gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola	Aves Polioptilidae	51
	Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus	Aves Tyrannidae	50
	Argentine Toad Rhinella arenarum	Amphibia Bufonidae	50
	Hyphantus sulcifrons	Insecta Curculionidae	49
	Lesser Snouted Treefrog Scinax nasicus	Amphibia Hylidae	49
	Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch Poospiza nigrorufa	Aves Thraupidae	48
	Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus	Aves Trochilidae	48
	Oven Frog Leptodactylus latinasus	Amphibia Leptodactylidae	47