What animals are recorded in December?
Species whose observations peak in December. For migrants and short-lived adults this is a genuine season; for others it mostly reflects when people are outside looking.
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach · peaks in December · 509,020 records
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo javanica · peaks in December · 426,291 records
Peruvian Booby
Sula variegata · peaks in December · 368,716 records
Oriental Magpie
Pica serica · peaks in December · 318,939 records
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Anas zonorhyncha · peaks in December · 296,923 records
fin whale
Balaenoptera physalus · peaks in December · 291,856 records
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura · peaks in December · 274,996 records
Indian Silverbill
Euodice malabarica · peaks in December · 263,419 records
Daurian Redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus · peaks in December · 249,361 records
Blacktip Reef Shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus · peaks in December · 227,544 records
Greater Striped-Swallow
Cecropis cucullata · peaks in December · 223,604 records
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis · peaks in December · 207,123 records
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus · peaks in December · 204,296 records
White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata · peaks in December · 201,837 records
Parassi mullet
Mugil incilis · peaks in December · 195,531 records
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius · peaks in December · 184,816 records
Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla · peaks in December · 183,316 records
New Zealand Bellbird
Anthornis melanura · peaks in December · 182,354 records
Black-collared Starling
Gracupica nigricollis · peaks in December · 180,925 records
Gray-throated Martin
Riparia chinensis · peaks in December · 146,386 records
White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis · peaks in December · 144,863 records
jaguar
Panthera onca · peaks in December · 141,992 records
Chilean sprat
Sprattus fuegensis · peaks in December · 136,327 records
Red Avadavat
Amandava amandava · peaks in December · 117,024 records
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis · peaks in December · 112,389 records
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum cruentatum · peaks in December · 112,172 records
Plumbeous Redstart
Phoenicurus fuliginosus · peaks in December · 102,769 records
Pale Thrush
Turdus pallidus · peaks in December · 98,692 records
Amur Stonechat
Saxicola stejnegeri · peaks in December · 92,205 records
Chinese Blackbird
Turdus mandarinus · peaks in December · 89,424 records
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi · peaks in December · 80,135 records
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus · peaks in December · 79,918 records
Fairy Prion
Pachyptila turtur · peaks in December · 79,811 records
Tomtit
Petroica macrocephala · peaks in December · 73,767 records
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Erythropygia paena · peaks in December · 57,464 records
Grey-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brevicaudata · peaks in December · 56,542 records
African Swift
Apus barbatus · peaks in December · 54,742 records
Gray-backed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus · peaks in December · 53,874 records
Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica · peaks in December · 46,159 records
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus · peaks in December · 44,564 records
collared peccary
Pecari tajacu · peaks in December · 43,505 records
Copper-rumped Hummingbird
Saucerottia tobaci · peaks in December · 41,683 records
Japanese Wagtail
Motacilla grandis · peaks in December · 40,936 records
Red-billed Starling
Spodiopsar sericeus · peaks in December · 36,877 records
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis · peaks in December · 35,054 records
Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora · peaks in December · 32,516 records
White-faced Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina · peaks in December · 30,649 records
Long-tailed Parakeet
Psittacula longicauda · peaks in December · 30,501 records
Great-winged Petrel
Pterodroma macroptera · peaks in December · 29,132 records
Collared Crow
Corvus torquatus · peaks in December · 28,164 records
Chestnut Bulbul
Hemixos castanonotus · peaks in December · 22,929 records
Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais · peaks in December · 22,657 records
Variable Wheatear
Oenanthe picata · peaks in December · 20,759 records
Red-backed Flameback
Dinopium psarodes · peaks in December · 20,644 records
Red-veined Dropwing
Trithemis arteriosa · peaks in December · 19,672 records
Lowfin Chub
Kyphosus vaigiensis · peaks in December · 18,709 records
Sri Lanka Swallow
Cecropis hyperythra · peaks in December · 17,543 records
Burmese Shrike
Lanius collurioides · peaks in December · 17,411 records
Red-headed Bunting
Emberiza bruniceps · peaks in December · 17,371 records
Purple Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus · peaks in December · 17,310 records
Blue-chinned Sapphire
Chlorestes notata · peaks in December · 16,681 records
Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot
Loriculus beryllinus · peaks in December · 16,527 records
Sri Lanka Junglefowl
Gallus lafayettii · peaks in December · 16,396 records
Cocoa Thrush
Turdus fumigatus · peaks in December · 15,880 records
Surf parrotfish
Scarus rivulatus · peaks in December · 15,672 records
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii · peaks in December · 15,313 records
Barred Rail
Gallirallus torquatus · peaks in December · 13,843 records
White-chested Emerald
Chrysuronia brevirostris · peaks in December · 11,909 records
Asian elephant
Elephas maximus · peaks in December · 11,523 records
Sugarcane planthopper
Balclutha incisa · peaks in December · 11,060 records
Reunion Little Mastiff Bat
Mormopterus francoismoutoui · peaks in December · 10,383 records
Topside lanternfish
Notolychnus valdiviae · peaks in December · 9,826 records
Chestnut-bellied Starling
Lamprotornis pulcher · peaks in December · 9,476 records
Trinidad Motmot
Momotus bahamensis · peaks in December · 8,932 records
Bearded Bellbird
Procnias averano · peaks in December · 8,530 records
Tufted Coquette
Lophornis ornatus · peaks in December · 8,526 records
Island Collared-Dove
Streptopelia bitorquata · peaks in December · 8,053 records
tufted capuchin
Sapajus apella · peaks in December · 7,752 records
Huet's Fulvetta
Alcippe hueti · peaks in December · 7,751 records
common squirrel monkey
Saimiri sciureus · peaks in December · 5,162 records
Broad-billed Prion
Pachyptila vittata · peaks in December · 3,608 records
Afep Pigeon
Columba unicincta · peaks in December · 2,864 records
Laysan Duck
Anas laysanensis · peaks in December · 2,705 records
Pharambara splendida
peaks in December · 2,687 records
Fulmar Prion
Pachyptila crassirostris · peaks in December · 2,179 records
Ringed Turtlehead Sea Snake
Emydocephalus annulatus · peaks in December · 2,137 records
Mauritian Tomb Bat
Taphozous mauritianus · peaks in December · 1,783 records
Somali Fiscal
Lanius somalicus · peaks in December · 1,746 records
White-throated Babbler
Turdoides gularis · peaks in December · 1,456 records
Northern Savanna Gerbil
Gerbilliscus kempii · peaks in December · 1,183 records
humped rockcod
Gobionotothen gibberifrons · peaks in December · 1,109 records
Black rockcod
Notothenia coriiceps · peaks in December · 1,069 records
Forest Muskshrew
Sylvisorex ollula · peaks in December · 742 records
Tarabul's Gerbil
Gerbillus tarabuli · peaks in December · 650 records
Mauritian flying fox
Pteropus niger · peaks in December · 629 records
Antarctic horsefish
Zanclorhynchus spinifer · peaks in December · 629 records
Deroo's Praomys
Praomys derooi · peaks in December · 556 records
Acraea ranavalona
peaks in December · 542 records
Brushtooth Butterflyfish
Hemitaurichthys zoster · peaks in December · 538 records
Liljeborgia georgiana
peaks in December · 456 records
Pohnpei Lorikeet
Trichoglossus rubiginosus · peaks in December · 332 records
Septemserolis septemcarinata
peaks in December · 70 records
Arachnopusia inchoata
peaks in December · 42 records