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Animals in Guernsey

16 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Guernsey, 3 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
16
Threatened
3
Groups represented
7
Sighting records
2,076
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Guernsey?

The most looked-up species with records here.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

VU, Vulnerable
Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

Snowy owl

Bubo scandiacus

Strigidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Guernsey?

  1. Mammals

    common bottlenose dolphin

    1 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …

    7 species

  3. Amphibians

    common frog

    1 species

  4. Fish

    ocean sunfish

    1 species

  5. Insects

    honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly

    3 species

  6. Molluscs

    helix pomatia

    1 species

  7. Other invertebrates

    common jellyfish, common starfish

    2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Guernsey?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusStrigidaeVulnerable1
Atlantic puffinFratercula arcticaAlcidaeVulnerable84
Ocean sunfishMola molaMolidaeVulnerable1

All animals recorded in Guernsey

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern543
European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaeLeast Concern996
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern170
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern106
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern19
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient24
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusStrigidaeVulnerable1
Atlantic puffinFratercula arcticaAlcidaeVulnerable84
Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeNot recorded76
Common frogRana temporariaRanidaeLeast Concern19
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern1
Ocean sunfishMola molaMolidaeVulnerable1
Emperor dragonflyAnax imperatorAeshnidaeLeast Concern8
Helix pomatiaHelix pomatiaHelicidaeLeast Concern1
Common jellyfishAurelia auritaUlmaridaeNot recorded1
Common starfishAsterias rubensAsteriidaeNot recorded26

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