Country · IS

Animals in Iceland

16 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Iceland, 4 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

Tick-off checklist What did I see in Iceland?

Species recorded: 16
Threatened: 4
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 78,005

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 Iceland?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Iceland?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin
4 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
7 species
Fish
atlantic salmon
1 species
Insects
honey bee
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Iceland?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	16
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	15,087
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	467
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	1

All animals recorded in Iceland

Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	61,305
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	927
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	1
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	7
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	19
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	17
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	72
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	2
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	16
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	15,087
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	467
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	3
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	1
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	26
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	2
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	53

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