Animals of Algeria
126 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Algeria on GBIF: 87 birds, 20 mammals, 8 insects & other invertebrates, 6 sharks & fish, 5 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 126 animals by group
Small wild cats 1
- African wildcat Felis lybica
Wolves 1
- African wolf Canis lupaster
Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1
- Red fox Vulpes vulpes
Hyenas & aardwolf 1
- Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena
Mongooses, civets & genets 1
- Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon
Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 3
- Cuvier's gazelle Gazella cuvieri
- Dorcas gazelle Gazella dorcas
- Rhim gazelle Gazella leptoceros
Camels, llamas & relatives 1
- Wild Bactrian camel Camelus ferus
Monkeys 1
- Barbary macaque Macaca sylvanus
Mice, rats & other rodents 6
- Algerian mouse Mus spretus
- Common gundi Ctenodactylus gundi
- Crested porcupine Hystrix cristata
- Fat sand rat Psammomys obesus
- Mzab gundi Massoutiera mzabi
- Val's gundi Ctenodactylus vali
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 2
- Desert hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus
- North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus
Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 2
- North African sengi Elephantulus rozeti
- Rock hyrax Procavia capensis
Birds of prey 9
- Black kite Milvus migrans
- Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus
- Eurasian griffon vulture Gyps fulvus
- Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus
- Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
- Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
Owls 1
- Little owl Athene noctua
Ducks, geese & swans 8
- Common pochard Aythya ferina
- Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Eurasian teal
- Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope
- Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 14
- Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Little stint Calidris minuta
- Mediterranean gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis
Seabirds, divers & grebes 4
- Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 8
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian coot Fulica atra
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis (introduced)
- White stork Ciconia ciconia
Pigeons & doves 5
- Common wood pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto (introduced)
- European turtle dove Streptopelia turtur
- Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 4
- Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
- European bee-eater Merops apiaster
- European roller Coracias garrulus
- Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Common swift Apus apus
Crows, jays & magpies 3
- Common raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
- Western jackdaw Coloeus monedula
Songbirds & perching birds 30
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Coal tit Periparus ater
- Common blackbird Turdus merula
- Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Corn bunting Emberiza calandra
- Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- European greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European robin Erithacus rubecula
- European serin Serinus serinus
- European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Great tit Parus major
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
- Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Song thrush Turdus philomelos
- Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Western house martin Delichon urbicum
- Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
- White wagtail Motacilla alba
- Woodchat shrike Lanius senator
Snakes 1
- Horseshoe whip snake Hemorrhois hippocrepis
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2
- Common chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon
- Tarentola mauritanica Tarentola mauritanica
Turtles & tortoises 2
- Greek tortoise Testudo graeca
- Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
Rays, skates & chimaeras 2
- Common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca
- Common torpedo Torpedo torpedo
Bony fish 4
- Atlantic bonito Sarda sarda
- Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili
- Scorpaena scrofa Scorpaena scrofa
- Short-snouted seahorse Hippocampus hippocampus
Butterflies & moths 1
- Indianmeal moth Plodia interpunctella
Bees, wasps & ants 1
- Oriental hornet Vespa orientalis
Beetles 1
- Hippodamia variegata Hippodamia variegata
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2
- Calliphora vomitoria Calliphora vomitoria
- Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 2
- Pachygrapsus marmoratus Pachygrapsus marmoratus
- Squilla mantis Squilla mantis
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1
- Paracentrotus lividus Paracentrotus lividus
Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.