Longest recorded animals

Species whose records span the greatest number of distinct years — the deepest historical series.

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua · 300 years of records

Atlantic herring

Clupea harengus · 300 years of records

gray wolf

Canis lupus · 300 years of records

brown bear

Ursus arctos · 300 years of records

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar · 285 years of records

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla · 251 years of records

Eurasian lynx

Lynx lynx · 245 years of records

Sea trout

Salmo trutta · 215 years of records

Gray Partridge

Perdix perdix · 214 years of records

European otter

Lutra lutra · 207 years of records

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus · 203 years of records

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus · 203 years of records

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix · 202 years of records

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus · 196 years of records

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis · 196 years of records

red fox

Vulpes vulpes · 195 years of records

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris · 194 years of records

Common Raven

Corvus corax · 194 years of records

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major · 194 years of records

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix · 194 years of records

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus · 194 years of records

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima · 194 years of records

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe · 194 years of records

Roach

Rutilus rutilus · 194 years of records

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon · 194 years of records

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus muta · 194 years of records

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula · 193 years of records

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica · 193 years of records

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos · 192 years of records

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus · 192 years of records

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus · 192 years of records

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla · 192 years of records

Ruff

Calidris pugnax · 192 years of records

red deer

Cervus elaphus · 192 years of records

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica · 191 years of records

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba · 191 years of records

Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris · 191 years of records

Wood White

Leptidea sinapis · 190 years of records

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius · 189 years of records

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus · 189 years of records

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope · 189 years of records

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago · 188 years of records

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia · 188 years of records

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis · 188 years of records

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis · 188 years of records

Mazarine Blue

Cyaniris semiargus · 188 years of records

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus · 187 years of records

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo · 187 years of records

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula · 187 years of records

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator · 187 years of records

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammea · 187 years of records

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus · 187 years of records

Atlantic mackerel

Scomber scombrus · 187 years of records

European Roller

Coracias garrulus · 187 years of records

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos · 186 years of records

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella · 186 years of records

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo · 186 years of records

Gray

Ardea cinerea · 185 years of records

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus · 185 years of records

Common Crane

Grus grus · 185 years of records

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus · 185 years of records

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita · 185 years of records

Silver-washed Fritillary

Argynnis paphia · 185 years of records

American Robin

Turdus migratorius · 184 years of records

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs · 184 years of records

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis · 184 years of records

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca · 184 years of records

Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula · 184 years of records

Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus · 184 years of records

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus · 184 years of records

Comma

Polygonia c-album · 184 years of records

Stock Dove

Columba oenas · 184 years of records

Greater Scaup

Aythya marila · 184 years of records

Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops · 184 years of records

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra · 184 years of records

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea · 184 years of records

Alpine char

Salvelinus alpinus · 184 years of records

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo · 183 years of records

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus · 183 years of records

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius · 183 years of records

Western Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula · 183 years of records

Dunnock

Prunella modularis · 183 years of records

Mew Gull

Larus canus · 183 years of records

Eurasian Linnet

Linaria cannabina · 183 years of records

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen · 183 years of records

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae · 183 years of records

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava · 183 years of records

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus · 183 years of records

Orange-tip

Anthocharis cardamines · 183 years of records

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla · 183 years of records

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus · 183 years of records

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum · 183 years of records

Grayling [butterfly]

Hipparchia semele · 183 years of records

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus · 182 years of records

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla · 182 years of records

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser · 182 years of records

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus · 182 years of records

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus · 182 years of records

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta · 182 years of records

Dunlin

Calidris alpina · 182 years of records

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