Most localised animals
Well-recorded species found in only one country — the opposite of widespread. Many are island endemics.
Chilean nylon shrimp
Heterocarpus reedi · 1,034,408 records, 1 country
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla · 819,671 records, 1 country
Chilean herring
Strangomera bentincki · 788,451 records, 1 country
yellow squat lobster
Grimothea johni · 578,306 records, 1 country
Tui
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae · 273,675 records, 1 country
New Granada Sea Catfish
Ariopsis canteri · 146,331 records, 1 country
Mapale Sea Catfish
Cathorops mapale · 107,393 records, 1 country
Colombian Chachalaca
Ortalis columbiana · 107,378 records, 1 country
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri · 52,432 records, 1 country
New Zealand Kaka
Nestor meridionalis · 50,758 records, 1 country
New Zealand Robin
Petroica australis · 50,074 records, 1 country
Puerto Rican Spindalis
Spindalis portoricensis · 37,676 records, 1 country
Cuban Blackbird
Dives atroviolaceus · 36,946 records, 1 country
New Zealand lobster
Metanephrops challengeri · 34,903 records, 1 country
Whitehead
Mohoua albicilla · 34,038 records, 1 country
Red-backed Flameback
Dinopium psarodes · 20,644 records, 1 country
Puerto Rican Oriole
Icterus portoricensis · 20,197 records, 1 country
Puerto rican lizard-cuckoo
Saurothera vieilloti · 19,671 records, 1 country
Gray-rumped Swiftlet
Collocalia marginata · 19,147 records, 1 country
Sri Lanka Swallow
Cecropis hyperythra · 17,543 records, 1 country
Korean Dark Chub
Nipponocypris koreanus · 16,198 records, 1 country
Puerto Rican Vireo
Vireo latimeri · 16,119 records, 1 country
White-eared Brown-Dove
Phapitreron leucotis · 14,823 records, 1 country
Jamaican Woodpecker
Melanerpes radiolatus · 14,798 records, 1 country
Red-keeled Flowerpecker
Dicaeum australe · 14,549 records, 1 country
Streamertail
Trochilus polytmus · 13,380 records, 1 country
Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus maculatus · 13,007 records, 1 country
White-chinned Thrush
Turdus aurantius · 12,827 records, 1 country
Cuban Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium siju · 10,267 records, 1 country
Jamaican Euphonia
Euphonia jamaica · 9,347 records, 1 country
Jamaican Vireo
Vireo modestus · 9,002 records, 1 country
Guadeloupe Woodpecker
Melanerpes herminieri · 7,934 records, 1 country
Philippine Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis holospilus · 7,646 records, 1 country
Reunion Cuckooshrike
Coracina newtoni · 7,559 records, 1 country
Jamaican Tody
Todus todus · 7,261 records, 1 country
Pygmy Swiftlet
Collocalia troglodytes · 7,249 records, 1 country
Chabert Vanga
Leptopterus chabert · 7,158 records, 1 country
Balicassiao
Dicrurus balicassius · 7,156 records, 1 country
Jamaican Spindalis
Spindalis nigricephala · 7,149 records, 1 country
Ridgetop Swiftlet
Collocalia isonota · 6,969 records, 1 country
Guaiabero
Bolbopsittacus lunulatus · 6,948 records, 1 country
Madagascar Buzzard
Buteo brachypterus · 6,823 records, 1 country
Palau Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus pelewensis · 6,692 records, 1 country
Jamaican Mango
Anthracothorax mango · 6,648 records, 1 country
Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum trochileum · 6,506 records, 1 country
Barbados Bullfinch
Loxigilla barbadensis · 6,120 records, 1 country
Gray-cheeked Pigeon
Treron griseicauda · 5,583 records, 1 country
Small Blue Kingfisher
Alcedo coerulescens · 5,510 records, 1 country
Sakalava Weaver
Ploceus sakalava · 5,503 records, 1 country
Crested Coua
Coua cristata · 5,284 records, 1 country
Madagascar Mannikin
Lemuresthes nana · 5,203 records, 1 country
Palau Flycatcher
Myiagra erythrops · 5,175 records, 1 country
Ring-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas caribaea · 5,133 records, 1 country
Yellow-shouldered Grassquit
Loxipasser anoxanthus · 5,040 records, 1 country
Rufous-tailed Flycatcher
Myiarchus validus · 4,979 records, 1 country
Madagascar lark
Mirafra hova · 4,974 records, 1 country
Jamaican Crow
Corvus jamaicensis · 4,774 records, 1 country
Palau Fantail
Rhipidura lepida · 4,682 records, 1 country
Palau Bush Warbler
Horornis annae · 4,529 records, 1 country
Orange-breasted Myzomela
Myzomela jugularis · 4,424 records, 1 country
Dusky White-eye
Zosterops finschii · 4,263 records, 1 country
Palau Swiftlet
Aerodramus pelewensis · 3,999 records, 1 country
Arrowhead Warbler
Setophaga pharetra · 3,924 records, 1 country
White-eyed Thrush
Turdus jamaicensis · 3,682 records, 1 country
Jamaican Pewee
Contopus pallidus · 3,676 records, 1 country
Peale's Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula latrans · 3,495 records, 1 country
Brenthia salaconia
3,425 records, 1 country
Fiji Parrotfinch
Erythrura pealii · 3,245 records, 1 country
Western Wattled-Honeyeater
Foulehaio procerior · 3,224 records, 1 country
Fiji Woodswallow
Artamus mentalis · 3,111 records, 1 country
Seychelles Sunbird
Cinnyris dussumieri · 3,080 records, 1 country
Yellow-fronted White-eye
Zosterops flavifrons · 2,657 records, 1 country
New Caledonian Friarbird
Philemon diemenensis · 2,392 records, 1 country
Green-backed White-eye
Zosterops xanthochroa · 2,356 records, 1 country
Frigate Island Caecilian
Hypogeophis rostratus · 2,120 records, 1 country
Principe Seedeater
Crithagra rufobrunnea · 1,828 records, 1 country
Slaty Monarch
Mayrornis lessoni · 1,771 records, 1 country
Layard's White-eye
Zosterops explorator · 1,738 records, 1 country
Sao Tome Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone atrochalybeia · 1,668 records, 1 country
New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula goliath · 1,655 records, 1 country
Masked Shining-Parrot
Prosopeia personata · 1,631 records, 1 country
Manapany day gecko
Phelsuma inexpectata · 1,625 records, 1 country
Yellow-throated Fiji Whistler
Pachycephala graeffii · 1,433 records, 1 country
Algerian Nuthatch
Sitta ledanti · 1,421 records, 1 country
Palau Cicadabird
Coracina monacha · 1,419 records, 1 country
St. Lucia Black Finch
Melanospiza richardsoni · 1,414 records, 1 country
Duetting Giant-Honeyeater
Gymnomyza brunneirostris · 1,410 records, 1 country
Golden Dove
Ptilinopus luteovirens · 1,388 records, 1 country
Fiji Streaked Fantail
Rhipidura layardi · 1,347 records, 1 country
Yellow-bellied Flyrobin
Microeca flaviventris · 1,346 records, 1 country
New Caledonian Myzomela
Myzomela caledonica · 1,322 records, 1 country
St. Lucia Oriole
Icterus laudabilis · 1,267 records, 1 country
Asythosia velutina
1,255 records, 1 country
Adrisa flavomarginata
1,239 records, 1 country
Red-necked Parrot
Amazona arausiaca · 1,209 records, 1 country
Seychelles Swiftlet
Aerodramus elaphrus · 932 records, 1 country
Moller's Gulf Frog
Hyperolius molleri · 905 records, 1 country
Mauritius Kestrel
Falco punctatus · 902 records, 1 country
Seychelles Mabuya
Trachylepis sechellensis · 781 records, 1 country
Chestnut-throated Flycatcher
Myiagra castaneigularis · 778 records, 1 country