Animals of Ethiopia
141 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Ethiopia on GBIF: 101 birds, 36 mammals, 2 reptiles, 2 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 141 animals by group
Wolves 2
- African wolf Canis lupaster
- Ethiopian wolf Canis simensis
Hyenas & aardwolf 1
- Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta
Mongooses, civets & genets 1
- White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda
Hippos, giraffes & zebras 1
- Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 12
- Bohor reedbuck Redunca redunca
- Cape bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus
- East African oryx Oryx beisa
- Gerenuk Litocranius walleri
- Grant's gazelle Nanger granti
- Günther's dik-dik Madoqua guentheri
- Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus
- Lesser kudu Tragelaphus imberbis
- Mountain nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni
- Salt's dik-dik Madoqua saltiana
- Soemmerring's gazelle Nanger soemmerringii
- Walia ibex Capra walie
Wild pigs & peccaries 1
- Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus
Monkeys 7
- Bale Mountains vervet Chlorocebus djamdjamensis
- Gelada Theropithecus gelada
- Grivet Chlorocebus aethiops
- Hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas
- Mantled guereza Colobus guereza
- Olive baboon Papio anubis
- Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Bats 7
- African trident bat Triaenops afer
- African yellow bat Scotophilus dinganii
- Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus
- Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus labiatus
- Natal long-fingered bat Miniopterus natalensis
- Rufous mouse-eared bat Myotis bocagii
- Welwitsch's bat Myotis welwitschii
Mice, rats & other rodents 3
- Blick's grass rat Arvicanthis blicki
- Giant root-rat Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
- Northeast African mole-rat Tachyoryctes splendens
Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 1
- Rock hyrax Procavia capensis
Birds of prey 23
- African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
- Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus
- Black kite Milvus migrans
- Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
- Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
- Eastern imperial eagle Aquila heliaca
- Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus
- Hooded vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
- Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus
- Martial eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
- Pallid harrier Circus macrourus
- Rüppell's vulture Gyps rueppelli
- Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
- Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis
- Tawny eagle Aquila rapax
- Verreaux's eagle Aquila verreauxii
- Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
- White-backed vulture Gyps africanus
Ducks, geese & swans 5
- Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Northern pintail Anas acuta
- Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 17
- Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
- Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Egyptian plover Pluvianus aegyptius
- Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Little stint Calidris minuta
- Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii
- White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
Seabirds, divers & grebes 3
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 17
- African sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Black heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Black stork Ciconia nigra
- Common crane Grus grus
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Goliath heron Ardea goliath
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Hadada ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
- 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 2
- Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 4
- Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
- Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla
- European bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Common swift Apus apus
Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 1
- Somali ostrich Struthio molybdophanes
Crows, jays & magpies 3
- Pied crow Corvus albus
- Red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Thick-billed raven Corvus crassirostris
Songbirds & perching birds 23
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea
- Sand martin Riparia riparia
- Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
- Violet-backed starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Western house martin Delichon urbicum
- Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- White wagtail Motacilla alba
- Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Woodchat shrike Lanius senator
Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1
- Kori bustard Ardeotis kori
Crocodiles & alligators 1
- Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1
- Nile monitor Varanus niloticus
Bees, wasps & ants 1
- Western honey bee Apis mellifera
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 1
- Housefly Musca domestica
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.