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Animals in Bulgaria

20 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Bulgaria, 1 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 20
Threatened: 1
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 40,019

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Bulgaria?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Bulgaria?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, eurasian beaver, common bottlenose dolphin
4 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
7 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle
4 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Bulgaria?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Bulgaria.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	57

All animals recorded in Bulgaria

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	18,908
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	12,988
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	61
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	21
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	1,264
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	5,180
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	3
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	273
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	129
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	1
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	57
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	264
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	88
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	265
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	1
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	313
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	120
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	61
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	18
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	4

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Bulgaria. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.