Most widespread animals
Species recorded in the greatest number of countries and territories.
Source: GBIF CC0 occurrence facets · refreshed 2026-08-23 · ranking is calculated from reusable occurrence-record facets and does not measure abundance.
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia · 149 countries
western honey bee
Apis mellifera · 146 countries
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica · 138 countries
house mouse
Mus musculus · 138 countries
black rat
Rattus rattus · 136 countries
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus · 134 countries
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus · 133 countries
yellow fever mosquito
Aedes aegypti · 127 countries
Great Egret
Ardea alba · 124 countries
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis · 116 countries
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres · 110 countries
Asian tiger mosquito
Aedes albopictus · 110 countries
Gray
Ardea cinerea · 104 countries
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax · 103 countries
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus · 102 countries
cat
Felis catus · 101 countries
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos · 99 countries
humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae · 96 countries
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos · 95 countries
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba · 93 countries
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto · 93 countries
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo · 92 countries
gray wolf
Canis lupus · 92 countries
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui · 91 countries
green turtle
Chelonia mydas · 89 countries
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus · 88 countries
Globe Skimmer
Pantala flavescens · 88 countries
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus · 86 countries
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus · 85 countries
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops · 84 countries
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo · 82 countries
Black Kite
Milvus migrans · 82 countries
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia · 81 countries
Sanderling
Calidris alba · 80 countries
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus · 80 countries
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola · 79 countries
sperm whale
Physeter macrocephalus · 79 countries
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis · 78 countries
wild boar
Sus scrofa · 78 countries
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava · 77 countries
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola · 77 countries
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus · 77 countries
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus · 76 countries
common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus · 76 countries
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea · 75 countries
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus · 74 countries
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus · 74 countries
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus · 73 countries
African Monarch
Danaus chrysippus · 73 countries
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia · 72 countries
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus · 71 countries
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus · 71 countries
Cosmopolitan House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia · 71 countries
Sergeant Major
Abudefduf saxatilis · 70 countries
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra · 69 countries
Small White
Pieris rapae · 69 countries
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata · 69 countries
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea · 69 countries
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula · 68 countries
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago · 68 countries
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis · 68 countries
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris · 67 countries
Yellow-fin Tunny
Thunnus albacares · 67 countries
Seven-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata · 67 countries
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus · 67 countries
ocular coral
Madrepora oculata · 67 countries
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus · 66 countries
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio · 66 countries
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda · 66 countries
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata · 66 countries
Great Tit
Parus major · 65 countries
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus · 65 countries
Striated Heron
Butorides striata · 65 countries
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis · 65 countries
Discoconchoecia elegans
65 countries
Crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis · 65 countries
Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis · 64 countries
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs · 63 countries
Common Raven
Corvus corax · 63 countries
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius · 63 countries
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata · 63 countries
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus · 63 countries
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe · 63 countries
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas · 63 countries
red fox
Vulpes vulpes · 63 countries
Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon · 63 countries
Jewel Jelly
Liriope tetraphylla · 63 countries
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo · 62 countries
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita · 62 countries
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia · 62 countries
Great Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus · 62 countries
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster · 62 countries
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus · 62 countries
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis · 62 countries
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca · 61 countries
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis · 61 countries
Common Swift
Apus apus · 61 countries
Ruff
Calidris pugnax · 61 countries
Scarlet Dragonfly
Crocothemis erythraea · 61 countries
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus · 60 countries