Animals that start with G
423 animals with a full page, by common name. Every species on file beginning with G, described or not, is in the complete G list.
Names are the English common names used on each animal’s own page, with the scientific name beside them. An animal known by several names is listed once, under the name its page uses, so if you cannot find it here try the search box, which also matches other common names, scientific names and older synonyms.
- Gabar goshawk Micronisus gabar
- Gabon talapoin Miopithecus ogouensis
- Gaboon viper Bitis gabonica
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Galapagos hawk Buteo galapagoensis
- Galapagos penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
- Galápagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis
- Galápagos land iguana Conolophus subcristatus
- Galápagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki
- Gambian mongoose Mungos gambianus
- Gambian pouched rat Cricetomys gambianus
- Gang-gang cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
- Ganges river dolphin Platanista gangetica
- Garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus
- Garden spider Araneus diadematus
- Garden sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Garden warbler Sylvia borin
- Garfish Belone belone
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Garnet pitta Erythropitta granatina
- Gaur Bos gaurus
- Gayal Bos frontalis
- Gee's golden langur Trachypithecus geei
- Gelada Theropithecus gelada
- Gemsbok Oryx gazella
- Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua
- Geoduck Panopea generosa
- Geoffroy's bat Myotis emarginatus
- Geoffroy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi
- Geoffroy's spider monkey Ateles geoffroyi
- Gerenuk Litocranius walleri
- German wasp Vespula germanica
- Gervais's beaked whale Mesoplodon europaeus
- Gharial Gavialis gangeticus
- Ghost bat Macroderma gigas
- Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
- Giant antshrike Batara cinerea
- Giant armadillo Priodontes maximus
- Giant clam Tridacna gigas
- Giant coot Fulica gigantea
- Giant coua Coua gigas
- Giant cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
- Giant eland Taurotragus derbianus
- Giant forest genet Genetta victoriae
- Giant forest hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
- Giant golden mole Chrysospalax trevelyani
- Giant golden-crowned flying fox Acerodon jubatus
- Giant grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus
- Giant kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Giant muntjac Muntiacus vuquangensis
- Giant nuthatch Sitta magna
- Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis
- Giant otter shrew Potamogale velox
- Giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini
- Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca
- Giant pangolin Smutsia gigantea
- Giant pitta Hydrornis caeruleus
- Giant scops owl Otus gurneyi
- Giant squid Architeuthis dux
- Giant wood rail Aramides ypecaha
- Gila monster Heloderma suspectum
- Gila woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
- Gilbert's potoroo Potorous gilbertii
- Gilt-edged tanager Tangara cyanoventris
- Gilt-head bream Sparus aurata
- Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus
- Glaucous macaw Anodorhynchus glaucus
- Glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens
- Glogov bijelac Aporia crataegi
- Glossy black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami
- Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Glossy swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
- Glossy-mantled manucode Manucodia ater
- Goa Procapra picticaudata
- Godlewski's bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Goeldi's marmoset Callimico goeldii
- Goitered gazelle Gazella subgutturosa
- Gold-and-white marmoset Mico chrysoleucos
- Gold-striped salamander Chioglossa lusitanica
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Golden bamboo lemur Hapalemur aureus
- Golden bandicoot Isoodon auratus
- Golden bowerbird Prionodura newtoniana
- Golden dove Ptilinopus luteovirens
- Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
- Golden hamster Mesocricetus auratus
- Golden jackal Canis aureus
- Golden lion tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia
- Golden myna Mino anais
- Golden palm civet Paradoxurus zeylonensis
- Golden parakeet Guaruba guarouba
- Golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
- Golden poison frog Phyllobates terribilis
- Golden snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus roxellana
- Golden spiny mouse Acomys russatus
- Golden tanager Tangara arthus
- Golden toad Incilius periglenes
- Golden white-eye Cleptornis marchei
- Golden-backed uakari Cacajao melanocephalus
- Golden-backed weaver Ploceus jacksoni
- Golden-bellied capuchin Sapajus xanthosternos
- Golden-bellied mangabey Cercocebus chrysogaster
- Golden-breasted starling Lamprotornis regius
- Golden-capped parakeet Aratinga auricapillus
- Golden-collared macaw Primolius auricollis
- Golden-collared toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii
- Golden-collared woodpecker Veniliornis cassini
- Golden-crested myna Ampeliceps coronatus
- Golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Golden-crowned sifaka Propithecus tattersalli
- Golden-fronted leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Golden-handed tamarin Saguinus midas
- Golden-headed cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Golden-headed lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysomelas
- Golden-headed manakin Ceratopipra erythrocephala
- Golden-headed quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps
- Golden-mantled ground squirrel Callospermophilus lateralis
- Golden-mantled tamarin Leontocebus tripartitus
- Golden-naped finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta
- Golden-plumed parakeet Leptosittaca branickii
- Golden-rumped flowerpecker Dicaeum annae
- Golden-rumped sengi Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
- Golden-shouldered parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius
- Golden-tailed sapphire Chrysuronia oenone
- Golden-tailed woodpecker Campethera abingoni
- Golden-throated barbet Psilopogon franklinii
- Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
- Goldfish Carassius auratus
- Goldie's bird-of-paradise Paradisaea decora
- Goliath frog Conraua goliath
- Goliath heron Ardea goliath
- Goliath imperial pigeon Ducula goliath
- Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi
- Gough finch Rowettia goughensis
- Granada hare Lepus granatensis
- Grandala Grandala coelicolor
- Grant's gazelle Nanger granti
- Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
- Grass snake Natrix natrix
- Grass-green tanager Chlorornis riefferii
- Grasshopper buzzard Butastur rufipennis
- Grauer's broadbill Pseudocalyptomena graueri
- Gray brocket Mazama gouazoubira
- Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Gray dorcopsis Dorcopsis luctuosa
- Gray four-eyed opossum Philander opossum
- Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Gray marmot Marmota baibacina
- Gray mouse lemur Microcebus murinus
- Gray short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica
- Gray slender loris Loris lydekkerianus
- Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus
- Gray's beaked whale Mesoplodon grayi
- Gray's lark Ammomanopsis grayi
- Gray-bellied night monkey Aotus lemurinus
- Gray-cheeked thrush Catharus minimus
- Gray-headed kite Leptodon cayanensis
- Gray-headed lemur Eulemur cinereiceps
- Gray-shanked douc Pygathrix cinerea
- Grayling Thymallus thymallus
- Great argus Argusianus argus
- Great auk Pinguinus impennis
- Great barbet Psilopogon virens
- Great black hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
- Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
- Great blue heron Ardea herodias
- Great blue turaco Corythaeola cristata
- Great bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis
- Great bustard Otis tarda
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Great cuckoo-dove Reinwardtoena reinwardti
- Great curassow Crax rubra
- Great dusky swift Cypseloides senex
- Great eared nightjar Lyncornis macrotis
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Great frigatebird Fregata minor
- Great gerbil Rhombomys opimus
- Great grebe Podiceps major
- Great green macaw Ara ambiguus
- Great grey owl Strix nebulosa
- Great grey shrike Lanius excubitor
- Great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran
- Great hornbill Buceros bicornis
- Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
- Great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps
- Great iora Aegithina lafresnayei
- Great jacamar Jacamerops aureus
- Great jerboa Allactaga major
- Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- Great knot Calidris tenuirostris
- Great myna Acridotheres grandis
- Great Nicobar serpent eagle Spilornis klossi
- Great pons snail Lymnaea stagnalis
- Great potoo Nyctibius grandis
- Great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Great rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla
- Great sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus
- Great shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Great skua Stercorarius skua
- Great slaty woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
- Great snipe Gallinago media
- Great sparrow Passer motitensis
- Great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Great spotted kiwi Apteryx haastii
- Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Great stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Great thrush Turdus fuscater
- Great tinamou Tinamus major
- Great tit Parus major
- Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
- Great-billed heron Ardea sumatrana
- Great-tailed grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Great-winged petrel Pterodroma macroptera
- Greater adjutant Leptoptilos dubius
- Greater ani Crotophaga major
- Greater bamboo lemur Prolemur simus
- Greater bandicoot rat Bandicota indica
- Greater bilby Macrotis lagotis
- Greater bird-of-paradise Paradisaea apoda
- Greater blind mole-rat Spalax microphthalmus
- Greater blue-eared starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
- Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus
- Greater cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus
- Greater coucal Centropus sinensis
- Greater crested tern Thalasseus bergii
- Greater dwarf lemur Cheirogaleus major
- Greater fairy armadillo Calyptophractus retusus
- Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Greater green leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati
- Greater grison Galictis vittata
- Greater guinea pig Cavia magna
- Greater hedgehog tenrec Setifer setosus
- Greater hog badger Arctonyx collaris
- Greater honeyguide Indicator indicator
- Greater hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
- Greater kestrel Falco rupicoloides
- Greater long-nosed armadillo Dasypus kappleri
- Greater mouse-deer Tragulus napu
- Greater mouse-eared bat Myotis myotis
- Greater naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous tatouay
- Greater noctule bat Nyctalus lasiopterus
- Greater painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Greater prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido
- Greater racket-tailed drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Greater rhea Rhea americana
- Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
- Greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
- Greater sand plover Charadrius leschenaultii
- Greater scaup Aythya marila
- Greater short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx
- Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Greater sooty owl Tyto tenebricosa
- Greater spot-nosed monkey Cercopithecus nictitans
- Greater spotted eagle Clanga clanga
- Greater vasa parrot Coracopsis vasa
- Greater weever Trachinus draco
- Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons
- Greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula
- Greater yellow-headed vulture Cathartes melambrotus
- Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Greater yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
- Greek stream frog Rana graeca
- Greek tortoise Testudo graeca
- Green anaconda Eunectes murinus
- Green and black poison dart frog Dendrobates auratus
- Green aracari Pteroglossus viridis
- Green avadavat Amandava formosa
- Green broadbill Calyptomena viridis
- Green catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris
- Green cochoa Cochoa viridis
- Green hairstreak Callophrys rubi
- Green hermit Phaethornis guy
- Green honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
- Green ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
- Green iguana Iguana iguana
- Green imperial pigeon Ducula aenea
- Green junglefowl Gallus varius
- Green kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- Green mango Anthracothorax viridis
- Green monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus
- Green oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
- Green parakeet Psittacara holochlorus
- Green peafowl Pavo muticus
- Green pheasant Phasianus versicolor
- Green pygmy goose Nettapus pulchellus
- Green rosella Platycercus caledonicus
- Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
- Green swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii
- Green tree python Morelia viridis
- Green warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Green wood hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
- Green-and-gold tanager Tangara schrankii
- Green-and-rufous kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
- Green-backed firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
- Green-backed honeybird Prodotiscus zambesiae
- Green-backed kingfisher Actenoides monachus
- Green-backed tit Parus monticolus
- Green-backed trogon Trogon viridis
- Green-backed twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
- Green-bearded helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii
- Green-billed malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Green-breasted pitta Pitta reichenowi
- Green-cheeked parakeet Pyrrhura molinae
- Green-crowned plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi
- Green-headed oriole Oriolus chlorocephalus
- Green-headed tanager Tangara seledon
- Green-rumped parrotlet Forpus passerinus
- Green-tailed sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
- Green-tailed towhee Pipilo chlorurus
- Green-throated carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Green-throated mango Anthracothorax viridigula
- Green-veined white Pieris napi
- Green-winged pytilia Pytilia melba
- Green-winged teal Anas carolinensis
- Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Grenada dove Leptotila wellsi
- Grey bunting Emberiza variabilis
- Grey butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Grey crow Corvus tristis
- Grey crowned crane Balearica regulorum
- Grey dwarf hamster Cricetulus migratorius
- Grey falcon Falco hypoleucos
- Grey gull Leucophaeus modestus
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Grey hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus
- Grey imperial pigeon Ducula pickeringii
- Grey junglefowl Gallus sonneratii
- Grey kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
- Grey long-eared bat Plecotus austriacus
- Grey parrot Psittacus erithacus
- Grey partridge Perdix perdix
- Grey peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Grey pratincole Glareola cinerea
- Grey reef shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
- Grey rhebok Pelea capreolus
- Grey seal Halichoerus grypus
- Grey teal Anas gracilis
- Grey tinamou Tinamus tao
- Grey treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Grey-backed fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
- Grey-backed shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Grey-backed storm petrel Garrodia nereis
- Grey-backed thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Grey-banded mannikin Lonchura vana
- Grey-bellied hawk Accipiter poliogaster
- Grey-breasted mountain toucan Andigena hypoglauca
- Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Grey-cheeked green pigeon Treron griseicauda
- Grey-cheeked mangabey Lophocebus albigena
- Grey-cheeked parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera
- Grey-chinned minivet Pericrocotus solaris
- Grey-cowled wood rail Aramides cajaneus
- Grey-crested tit Lophophanes dichrous
- Grey-faced buzzard Butastur indicus
- Grey-fronted dove Leptotila rufaxilla
- Grey-green fruit dove Ptilinopus purpuratus
- Grey-headed albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
- Grey-headed broadbill Smithornis sharpei
- Grey-headed bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus
- Grey-headed bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
- Grey-headed canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Grey-headed chickadee Poecile cinctus
- Grey-headed fruit dove Ptilinopus hyogastrus
- Grey-headed gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Grey-headed kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Grey-headed lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Grey-headed lovebird Agapornis canus
- Grey-headed parakeet Psittacula finschii
- Grey-headed woodpecker Picus canus
- Grey-hooded parakeet Psilopsiagon aymara
- Grey-necked bunting Emberiza buchanani
- Grey-necked rockfowl Picathartes oreas
- Grey-rumped treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
- Grey-sided thrush Turdus feae
- Grey-tailed tattler Tringa brevipes
- Grey-winged blackbird Turdus boulboul
- Grey-winged trumpeter Psophia crepitans
- Greylag goose Anser anser
- Grivet Chlorocebus aethiops
- Grizzled giant squirrel Ratufa macroura
- Grizzled tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus
- Groove-billed ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- Groove-billed toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus
- Groove-toothed flying squirrel Aeretes melanopterus
- Grosbeak starling Scissirostrum dubium
- Ground cuscus Phalanger gymnotis
- Ground pangolin Smutsia temminckii
- Ground parrot Pezoporus wallicus
- Ground tit Pseudopodoces humilis
- Ground woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus
- Groundhog Marmota monax
- Grove snail Cepaea nemoralis
- Grévy's zebra Equus grevyi
- Guaiabero Bolbopsittacus lunulatus
- Guam kingfisher Todiramphus cinnamominus
- Guanaco Lama guanicoe
- Guanay cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
- Gudgeon Gobio gobio
- Guianan cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola
- Guianan squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus
- Guianan toucanet Selenidera piperivora
- Guianan trogon Trogon violaceus
- Guinea baboon Papio papio
- Guinea pig Cavia porcellus
- Guinea turaco Tauraco persa
- Guira cuckoo Guira guira
- Gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Gunnison sage-grouse Centrocercus minimus
- Gurney's eagle Aquila gurneyi
- Gurney's pitta Hydrornis gurneyi
- Gurney's sugarbird Promerops gurneyi
- Guyanan red howler Alouatta macconnelli
- Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
- Güldenstädt's redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
- Günther's dik-dik Madoqua guentheri
- Günther's vole Microtus guentheri