Animals of Eswatini

62 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Eswatini on GBIF: 49 birds, 8 mammals, 2 reptiles, 2 sharks & fish, 1 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 62 animals by group

Rhinos 1

• White rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 5

• Blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus
• Bontebok Damaliscus pygargus
• Greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros
• Nyala Tragelaphus angasii
• Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

• Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus

Monkeys 1

• Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Birds of prey 12

• African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
• Amur falcon Falco amurensis
• Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
• Black kite Milvus migrans
• Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
• Crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
• Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus
• Lappet-faced vulture Torgos tracheliotos
• Martial eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
• Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
• Shikra Accipiter badius
• White-backed vulture Gyps africanus

Owls 1

• Western barn owl Tyto alba

Ducks, geese & swans 1

• Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 5

• Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola

Seabirds, divers & grebes 1

• Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 13

• African sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Goliath heron Ardea goliath
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Hadada ibis Bostrychia hagedash
• Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
• Purple heron Ardea purpurea
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
• White stork Ciconia ciconia

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• Helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris

Pigeons & doves 1

• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 4

• Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
• European bee-eater Merops apiaster
• European roller Coracias garrulus
• Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus

Crows, jays & magpies 1

• Pied crow Corvus albus

Songbirds & perching birds 9

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Common myna Acridotheres tristis (introduced)
• House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
• Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris
• Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
• Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea
• Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Violet-backed starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
• Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Crocodiles & alligators 1

• Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus

Turtles & tortoises 1

• Leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis

Bony fish 2

• Clarias gariepinus Clarias gariepinus
• Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1

• Cherax quadricarinatus Cherax quadricarinatus

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.