🐾 What Animal Lives Where

🇻🇦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.

Most-recorded animals in the Vatican City

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