Most seasonal animals

Species whose records cluster into the fewest months of the year — migrants, hibernators and short-lived adults.

Source: GBIF CC0 occurrence facets · refreshed 2026-08-23 · ranking is calculated from reusable occurrence-record facets and does not measure abundance.

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura · 1 active month

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis · 1 active month

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis · 1 active month

Atlantic herring

Clupea harengus · 1 active month

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis · 1 active month

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus · 1 active month

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata · 1 active month

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos · 1 active month

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor · 1 active month

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus · 1 active month

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis · 1 active month

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus · 1 active month

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis · 1 active month

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus · 1 active month

hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus · 1 active month

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos · 1 active month

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis · 1 active month

Atlantic mackerel

Scomber scombrus · 1 active month

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus · 1 active month

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus · 1 active month

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula · 1 active month

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis · 1 active month

Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus · 1 active month

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus · 1 active month

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula · 1 active month

Eastern Towhee

Pipilo erythrophthalmus · 1 active month

Great Blue

Ardea herodias · 1 active month

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis · 1 active month

Moustached Sculpin

Triglops murrayi · 1 active month

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon · 1 active month

American Coot

Fulica americana · 1 active month

Pine Warbler

Setophaga pinus · 1 active month

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola · 1 active month

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps · 1 active month

Snake Blenny

Lumpenus lampretaeformis · 1 active month

American Black Duck

Anas rubripes · 1 active month

ringed seal

Pusa hispida · 1 active month

White Ibis

Eudocimus albus · 1 active month

Atlantic wolffish

Anarhichas lupus · 1 active month

Inca Dove

Columbina inca · 1 active month

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga · 1 active month

Bonga shad

Ethmalosa fimbriata · 1 active month

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons · 1 active month

Upland Goose

Chloephaga picta · 1 active month

southern right whale

Eubalaena australis · 1 active month

hump coral

Porites vaughani · 1 active month

Mango Angelfish

Centropyge shepardi · 1 active month

Guam Damsel

Pomachromis guamensis · 1 active month

Spotted seabass

Dicentrarchus punctatus · 1 active month

Common Dwarf Gecko

Sphaerodactylus macrolepis · 1 active month

Madeiran sardinella

Sardinella maderensis · 1 active month

Banana Mullet

Mugil bananensis · 1 active month

Deepwater Redfish

Sebastes mentella · 1 active month

American Robin

Turdus migratorius · 2 active months

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus · 2 active months

Gatekeeper

Pyronia tithonus · 2 active months

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata · 2 active months

Ringlet

Aphantopus hyperantus · 2 active months

Asian Large Skipper

Ochlodes venata · 2 active months

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis · 2 active months

Shorthorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus scorpius · 2 active months

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina · 2 active months

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus · 2 active months

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum · 2 active months

Grayling [butterfly]

Hipparchia semele · 2 active months

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum · 2 active months

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus · 2 active months

Chalk-hill Blue

Lysandra coridon · 2 active months

Square-spot Rustic

Xestia xanthographa · 2 active months

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva · 2 active months

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus · 2 active months

Pallas's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus proregulus · 2 active months

Flounced Rustic

Luperina testacea · 2 active months

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea · 2 active months

Buff ermine

Spilarctia lutea · 2 active months

Capelin

Mallotus villosus · 2 active months

Common Ground-Dove

Columbina passerina · 2 active months

Pacific herring

Clupea pallasii · 2 active months

Dusky Warbler

Phylloscopus fuscatus · 2 active months

Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripunctaria · 2 active months

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus · 2 active months

Agent of intestinal schistosomiasis

Schistosoma mansoni · 2 active months

Scotch Argus

Erebia aethiops · 2 active months

Levant

Accipiter brevipes · 2 active months

Deinocerites magnus

2 active months

Forsten's parrotfish

Scarus forsteni · 2 active months

Thompson's Surgeonfish

Acanthurus thompsoni · 2 active months

Dusky Large Blue

Maculinea nausithous · 2 active months

hump coral

Porites lobata · 2 active months

Large Ringlet

Erebia euryale · 2 active months

walrus

Odobenus rosmarus · 2 active months

Bartlett's Anthias

Pseudanthias bartlettorum · 2 active months

Longnose Parrotfish

Hipposcarus longiceps · 2 active months

Tricolour parrotfish

Scarus tricolor · 2 active months

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus · 2 active months

Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea · 2 active months

jumbo squid

Dosidicus gigas · 2 active months

false knob coral

Astrea curta · 2 active months

Subalpine Warbler

Curruca cantillans · 2 active months

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus · 3 active months

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