🇻🇦What animals live in the Vatican City?
5,763 animal records from the Vatican City cover 325 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 5,763 records
- 325 species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in the Vatican City
| Animal | Group | Records | |
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Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis |
Aves Laridae |
998 |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia |
Aves Columbidae |
916 |
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Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix |
Aves Corvidae |
692 |
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Italian Sparrow
Passer italiae |
Aves Passeridae |
542 |
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Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri |
Aves Psittacidae |
314 |
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Common Swift
Apus apus |
Aves Apodidae |
296 |
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White Wagtail
Motacilla alba |
Aves Motacillidae |
215 |
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Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus |
Aves Psittacidae |
175 |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris |
Aves Sturnidae |
162 |
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Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula |
Aves Turdidae |
134 |
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Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
Aves Laridae |
89 |
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Common House-Martin
Delichon urbicum |
Aves Hirundinidae |
86 |
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Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros |
Aves Muscicapidae |
82 |
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European Serin
Serinus serinus |
Aves Fringillidae |
70 |
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Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus |
Aves Apodidae |
54 |
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Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus |
Aves Falconidae |
47 |
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Eurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus |
Aves Paridae |
38 |
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Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus |
Aves Columbidae |
38 |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto |
Aves Columbidae |
38 |
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Western Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula |
Aves Corvidae |
34 |
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European Robin
Erithacus rubecula |
Aves Muscicapidae |
34 |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica |
Aves Hirundinidae |
32 |
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Great Tit
Parus major |
Aves Paridae |
32 |
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus |
Aves Passeridae |
28 |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos |
Aves Anatidae |
28 |
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Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus |
Aves Falconidae |
26 |
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European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis |
Aves Fringillidae |
21 |
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Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla |
Aves Regulidae |
18 |
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Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla |
Aves Sylviidae |
17 |
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Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea |
Aves Motacillidae |
15 |
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Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica |
Aves Corvidae |
14 |
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Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita |
Aves Phylloscopidae |
11 |
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Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala |
Aves Sylviidae |
11 |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus |
Aves Laridae |
9 |
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Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs |
Aves Fringillidae |
9 |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus |
Aves Passeridae |
7 |
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Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla |
Aves Certhiidae |
7 |
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Gray
Ardea cinerea |
Aves Ardeidae |
7 |
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European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris |
Aves Fringillidae |
7 |
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Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba |
Aves Apodidae |
6 |
| Hister illigeri | Insecta Histeridae |
5 | |
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Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia |
Aves Hirundinidae |
4 |
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Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius |
Aves Muscicapidae |
4 |
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Oriental Hornet
Vespa orientalis |
Insecta Vespidae |
2 |
| Culicoides kibunensis | Insecta Ceratopogonidae |
2 | |
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Anopheles atroparvus | Insecta Culicidae |
2 |
| Anopheles sacharovi | Insecta Culicidae |
2 | |
| Culicoides odiatus | Insecta Ceratopogonidae |
2 | |
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American rock pool mosquito
Aedes atropalpus |
Insecta Culicidae |
2 |
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yellow fever mosquito
Aedes aegypti |
Insecta Culicidae |
2 |
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Anopheles plumbeus | Insecta Culicidae |
2 |
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Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes japonicus |
Insecta Culicidae |
2 |
| Anopheles labranchiae | Insecta Culicidae |
2 | |
| Culex theileri | Insecta Culicidae |
2 | |
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Asian tiger mosquito
Aedes albopictus |
Insecta Culicidae |
2 |
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Korean bush mosquito
Aedes koreicus |
Insecta Culicidae |
2 |
| Culex antennatus | Insecta Culicidae |
2 | |
| Culex modestus | Insecta Culicidae |
2 | |
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Culex tritaeniorhynchus | Insecta Culicidae |
2 |
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta |
Insecta Nymphalidae |
2 |
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
whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.



















































