Animals of Djibouti
33 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Djibouti on GBIF: 17 birds, 9 mammals, 5 sharks & fish, 1 reptiles, 1 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 33 animals by group
Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1
- Rüppell's fox Vulpes rueppellii
Mongooses, civets & genets 1
- White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda
Bats 2
- African sheath-tailed bat Coleura afra
- Heart-nosed bat Cardioderma cor
Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 1
- Unstriped ground squirrel Xerus rutilus
Mice, rats & other rodents 2
- Greater Egyptian gerbil Gerbillus pyramidum
- Wagner's gerbil Dipodillus dasyurus
Rabbits, hares & pikas 1
- Abyssinian hare Lepus habessinicus
Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 1
- Somali sengi Elephantulus revoili
Birds of prey 1
- Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus
Parrots 1
- Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 9
- Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common redshank Tringa totanus
- Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Little stint Calidris minuta
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 2
- African sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
Pigeons & doves 2
- Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)
Crows, jays & magpies 1
- House crow Corvus splendens (introduced)
Songbirds & perching birds 1
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Snakes 1
- Black-necked spitting cobra Naja nigricollis
Sharks 1
- Whale shark Rhincodon typus
Rays, skates & chimaeras 1
- Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymma
Bony fish 3
- Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
- Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
- Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1
- Diadema setosum Diadema setosum
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.