Most widespread animals
Species recorded in the greatest number of countries and territories.
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia · 241 countries
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres · 233 countries
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus · 231 countries
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica · 227 countries
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus · 227 countries
Great Egret
Ardea alba · 226 countries
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola · 226 countries
Sanderling
Calidris alba · 226 countries
western honey bee
Apis mellifera · 225 countries
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus · 222 countries
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus · 222 countries
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus · 221 countries
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax · 219 countries
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis · 218 countries
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo · 216 countries
cat
Felis catus · 212 countries
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia · 210 countries
yellow fever mosquito
Aedes aegypti · 210 countries
gray wolf
Canis lupus · 207 countries
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus · 204 countries
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus · 202 countries
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica · 202 countries
black rat
Rattus rattus · 200 countries
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus · 198 countries
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta · 198 countries
house mouse
Mus musculus · 198 countries
Ruff
Calidris pugnax · 196 countries
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea · 193 countries
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos · 192 countries
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata · 190 countries
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta · 188 countries
Gray
Ardea cinerea · 187 countries
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata · 185 countries
Globe Skimmer
Pantala flavescens · 185 countries
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia · 184 countries
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos · 181 countries
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia · 181 countries
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui · 179 countries
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica · 179 countries
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula · 177 countries
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus · 176 countries
Black Kite
Milvus migrans · 176 countries
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus · 176 countries
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus · 176 countries
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus · 175 countries
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus · 174 countries
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola · 173 countries
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca · 172 countries
Little Stint
Calidris minuta · 172 countries
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos · 171 countries
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus · 169 countries
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago · 168 countries
cow
Bos taurus · 168 countries
Dunlin
Calidris alpina · 167 countries
loggerhead sea turtle
Caretta caretta · 166 countries
green turtle
Chelonia mydas · 165 countries
Asian tiger mosquito
Aedes albopictus · 164 countries
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo · 163 countries
Crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis · 163 countries
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus · 162 countries
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons · 162 countries
sperm whale
Physeter macrocephalus · 162 countries
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri · 161 countries
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis · 161 countries
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris · 161 countries
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea · 160 countries
Striated Heron
Butorides striata · 160 countries
Common House-Martin
Delichon urbicum · 158 countries
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus · 158 countries
Garganey
Spatula querquedula · 158 countries
Common Swift
Apus apus · 157 countries
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus · 157 countries
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata · 157 countries
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava · 157 countries
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa · 157 countries
wild boar
Sus scrofa · 157 countries
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida · 157 countries
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba · 156 countries
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops · 156 countries
common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus · 155 countries
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis · 154 countries
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto · 150 countries
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus · 150 countries
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe · 149 countries
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster · 149 countries
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus · 149 countries
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus · 148 countries
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus · 148 countries
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus · 147 countries
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus · 147 countries
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea · 146 countries
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo · 146 countries
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus caeruleus · 146 countries
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus · 146 countries
hawksbill turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata · 146 countries
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus · 145 countries
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis · 145 countries
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii · 145 countries
Merlin
Falco columbarius · 144 countries
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata · 144 countries