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.
Source: GBIF CC0 occurrence facets · refreshed 2026-08-23 · peak month is calculated from 12 GBIF occurrence facets; it is not a migration or abundance claim.
jaguar
Panthera onca · peaks in December · 134,976 records
blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus · peaks in December · 10,013 records
swamp wallaby
Wallabia bicolor · peaks in December · 9,570 records
Johnston Damselfish
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus · peaks in December · 9,205 records
southern house mosquito
Culex quinquefasciatus · peaks in December · 7,738 records
southern elephant seal
Mirounga leonina · peaks in December · 7,072 records
Bluelined Snapper
Lutjanus kasmira · peaks in December · 3,776 records
Green iguana
Iguana iguana · peaks in December · 2,357 records
Clown coris
Coris aygula · peaks in December · 2,283 records
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus · peaks in December · 1,957 records
Guam Damsel
Pomachromis guamensis · peaks in December · 1,628 records
Ivory Gull
Pagophila eburnea · peaks in December · 1,457 records
Tui
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae · peaks in December · 1,432 records
Blacklobe wrasse
Labropsis xanthonota · peaks in December · 1,345 records
Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus · peaks in December · 1,032 records
Culex tritaeniorhynchus
peaks in December · 1,009 records
Chionodraco hamatus
peaks in December · 939 records
Common Litter Skink
Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus · peaks in December · 793 records
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus · peaks in December · 763 records
Victoria Brittle Star
Ophionotus victoriae · peaks in December · 679 records
humped rockcod
Gobionotothen gibberifrons · peaks in December · 639 records
Smallspotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula · peaks in December · 630 records
Pacific Doublesaddle Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ulietensis · peaks in December · 614 records
Spotted Triggerfish
Canthidermis maculata · peaks in December · 523 records
African common toad
Sclerophrys gutturalis · peaks in December · 521 records
Black rockcod
Notothenia coriiceps · peaks in December · 447 records
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa · peaks in December · 440 records
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus · peaks in December · 434 records
White-faced Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina · peaks in December · 402 records
Antarctic spiny plunderfish
Harpagifer antarcticus · peaks in December · 397 records
Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons · peaks in December · 382 records
Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais · peaks in December · 380 records
Adelie Penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae · peaks in December · 359 records
Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator · peaks in December · 339 records
Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata · peaks in December · 313 records
Ringed Wall Gecko
Tarentola annularis · peaks in December · 309 records
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus · peaks in December · 293 records
New Zealand Scaup
Aythya novaeseelandiae · peaks in December · 284 records
Ashy Gecko
Sphaerodactylus elegans · peaks in December · 278 records
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata · peaks in December · 272 records
Parassi mullet
Mugil incilis · peaks in December · 268 records
llama
Lama glama · peaks in December · 247 records
White-whiskered Hermit
Phaethornis yaruqui · peaks in December · 246 records
Macaroni Penguin
Eudyptes chrysolophus · peaks in December · 240 records
Trindade Petrel
Pterodroma arminjoniana · peaks in December · 215 records
Mauritian Tomb Bat
Taphozous mauritianus · peaks in December · 205 records
Magellanic Oystercatcher
Haematopus leucopodus · peaks in December · 186 records
Indian Flying Fox
Pteropus medius · peaks in December · 175 records
orange parrotfish
Pseudolabrus luculentus · peaks in December · 172 records
Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas · peaks in December · 165 records
Andean Gull
Chroicocephalus serranus · peaks in December · 164 records
Pacific perch
Trachypoma macracanthus · peaks in December · 163 records
Snowy Sheathbill
Chionis albus · peaks in December · 159 records
Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides · peaks in December · 152 records
Garden spider
Argiope appensa · peaks in December · 133 records
Orange-bellied Leafbird
Chloropsis hardwickii · peaks in December · 128 records
Freckle-breasted Thornbird
Phacellodomus striaticollis · peaks in December · 119 records
Silvertip Shark
Carcharhinus albimarginatus · peaks in December · 108 records
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri · peaks in December · 108 records
Amur Stonechat
Saxicola stejnegeri · peaks in December · 100 records
Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna · peaks in December · 94 records
Brushtooth Butterflyfish
Hemitaurichthys zoster · peaks in December · 90 records
Brown Sicklebill
Epimachus meyeri · peaks in December · 89 records
Large-billed Lark
Galerida magnirostris · peaks in December · 85 records
Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Orthorhyncus cristatus · peaks in December · 85 records
Grey Tit
Parus afer · peaks in December · 79 records
Gray-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides · peaks in December · 76 records
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris · peaks in December · 70 records
Chinese Blackbird
Turdus mandarinus · peaks in December · 61 records
Diplasterias meridionalis
peaks in December · 59 records
Orangequit
Euneornis campestris · peaks in December · 59 records
Blackstart
Oenanthe melanura · peaks in December · 56 records
White-tailed Nuthatch
Sitta himalayensis · peaks in December · 47 records
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres · peaks in December · 43 records
African Green Bee-eater
Merops viridissimus · peaks in December · 37 records
white-throated laughing thrush
Garrulax albogularis · peaks in December · 35 records
Southern Brown-throated Weaver
Ploceus xanthopterus · peaks in December · 29 records
Amrasca biguttula
peaks in December · 27 records
Velvet-mantled Drongo
Dicrurus modestus · peaks in December · 27 records
Tristan Albatross
Diomedea dabbenena · peaks in December · 26 records
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi
peaks in December · 21 records
Christmas Island White-eye
Zosterops natalis · peaks in December · 18 records
Gray-throated Martin
Riparia chinensis · peaks in December · 16 records
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni · peaks in December · 16 records
Acraea ranavalona
peaks in December · 15 records
Wattled Ibis
Bostrychia carunculata · peaks in December · 10 records
New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula goliath · peaks in December · 9 records
Falkland Steamer-Duck
Tachyeres brachypterus · peaks in December · 9 records
Palau Cicadabird
Coracina monacha · peaks in December · 8 records
Ascension bicolor damselfish
Stegastes lubbocki · peaks in December · 8 records
Somali Fiscal
Lanius somalicus · peaks in December · 7 records
New Caledonian Whistler
Pachycephala caledonica · peaks in December · 7 records
Ashy-bellied White-eye
Zosterops citrinella · peaks in December · 7 records
Maroon Clownfish
Amphiprion tricinctus · peaks in December · 5 records
Horned Parakeet
Eunymphicus cornutus · peaks in December · 5 records
New Caledonian Friarbird
Philemon diemenensis · peaks in December · 5 records
Vitelline Warbler
Setophaga vitellina · peaks in December · 5 records
Nauru Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus rehsei · peaks in December · 4 records
Clausocalanus brevipes
peaks in December · 4 records
Perknaster fuscus
peaks in December · 4 records
Gough Island Finch
Rowettia goughensis · peaks in December · 4 records
Comoro Blue-Pigeon
Alectroenas sganzini · peaks in December · 3 records
Gough Moorhen
Gallinula comeri · peaks in December · 3 records
Striated Starling
Aplonis striata · peaks in December · 2 records
Clausocalanus laticeps
peaks in December · 2 records
Mellea ordinaria
peaks in December · 1 records