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Animals in Gibraltar

7 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Gibraltar, 2 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 7
Threatened: 2
Groups represented: 3
Sighting records: 1,655

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 Gibraltar?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Gibraltar?

Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
5 species
Fish
ocean sunfish
1 species
Insects
monarch butterfly
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Gibraltar?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	30
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1

All animals recorded in Gibraltar

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	4
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	928
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	607
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	68
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	30
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	17
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1

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