Longest recorded animals
Species whose records span the greatest number of distinct years — the deepest historical series.
Source: GBIF CC0 occurrence facets · refreshed 2026-08-23 · ranking is calculated from reusable occurrence-record facets and does not measure abundance.
gray wolf
Canis lupus · 234 years of records
brown bear
Ursus arctos · 188 years of records
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos · 171 years of records
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris · 170 years of records
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis · 169 years of records
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus · 168 years of records
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica · 167 years of records
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas · 166 years of records
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator · 165 years of records
American Robin
Turdus migratorius · 165 years of records
Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor · 164 years of records
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia · 164 years of records
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina · 164 years of records
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris · 163 years of records
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae · 163 years of records
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys · 163 years of records
Mazarine Blue
Cyaniris semiargus · 163 years of records
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus · 162 years of records
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus · 162 years of records
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta · 162 years of records
Small White
Pieris rapae · 162 years of records
Common Murre
Uria aalge · 162 years of records
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius · 162 years of records
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina · 162 years of records
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia · 162 years of records
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis · 162 years of records
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea · 162 years of records
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus · 161 years of records
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago · 161 years of records
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus · 161 years of records
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis · 161 years of records
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata · 161 years of records
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata · 161 years of records
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta fusca · 161 years of records
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis · 161 years of records
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis · 161 years of records
Merlin
Falco columbarius · 161 years of records
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus · 161 years of records
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis · 161 years of records
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon · 161 years of records
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas · 161 years of records
Dark Green Fritillary
Speyeria aglaja · 161 years of records
Chalk-hill Blue
Lysandra coridon · 161 years of records
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula · 161 years of records
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea · 160 years of records
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus · 160 years of records
Common Raven
Corvus corax · 160 years of records
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus · 160 years of records
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis · 160 years of records
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos · 160 years of records
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis · 160 years of records
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus · 160 years of records
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata · 160 years of records
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula · 160 years of records
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater · 160 years of records
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus · 160 years of records
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon · 160 years of records
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe · 160 years of records
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla · 160 years of records
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens · 160 years of records
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus · 159 years of records
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus · 159 years of records
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis · 159 years of records
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos · 159 years of records
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila · 159 years of records
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres · 159 years of records
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus · 159 years of records
Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon · 159 years of records
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum · 159 years of records
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus · 159 years of records
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia · 159 years of records
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens · 159 years of records
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica · 159 years of records
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula · 158 years of records
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser · 158 years of records
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima · 158 years of records
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis · 158 years of records
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus · 158 years of records
Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines · 158 years of records
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus · 158 years of records
Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia · 158 years of records
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus · 158 years of records
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca · 158 years of records
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii · 158 years of records
American Coot
Fulica americana · 158 years of records
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea · 158 years of records
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris · 158 years of records
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius · 158 years of records
Adonis Blue
Lysandra bellargus · 158 years of records
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius · 158 years of records
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca · 158 years of records
Dunlin
Calidris alpina · 157 years of records
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra · 157 years of records
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor · 157 years of records
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia · 157 years of records
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola · 157 years of records
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus · 157 years of records
Red-shouldered
Buteo lineatus · 157 years of records
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula · 157 years of records
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla · 157 years of records