🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of Ghana

125 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Ghana on GBIF: 64 birds, 38 mammals, 11 insects & other invertebrates, 7 reptiles, 5 sharks & fish. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

OspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernNile crocodileNile crocodileCrocodylus niloticusLeast concernAfrican bush elephantAfrican bush elephantLoxodonta africanaEndangeredRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernRose-ringed parakeetRose-ringed parakeetPsittacula krameriLeast concernGrey parrotGrey parrotPsittacus erithacusEndangeredHouseflyHouseflyMusca domesticaAedes albopictusAedes albopictusAedes albopictusGreat egretGreat egretArdea albaLeast concernBarn swallowBarn swallowHirundo rusticaLeast concernAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiCommon swiftCommon swiftApus apusLeast concernAfrican forest elephantAfrican forest elephantLoxodonta cyclotisCritically endangeredGrey heronGrey heronArdea cinereaLeast concernBlack kiteBlack kiteMilvus migransLeast concernCommon kestrelCommon kestrelFalco tinnunculusLeast concernPharaoh antPharaoh antMonomorium pharaonisBlack-crowned night heronBlack-crowned night heronNycticorax nycticoraxLeast concernMartial eagleMartial eaglePolemaetus bellicosusEndangeredBar-tailed godwitBar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNear threatenedCommon warthogCommon warthogPhacochoerus africanusLeast concernRüppell's vultureRüppell's vultureGyps rueppelliCritically endangeredHermetia illucensHermetia illucensHermetia illucens

All 125 animals by group

Elephants 2

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 3

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

Monkeys 7

Bats 3

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 3

Mice, rats & other rodents 16

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 2

Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 1

Birds of prey 14

Parrots 2

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 19

Seabirds, divers & grebes 1

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 10

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

Pigeons & doves 2

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

Crows, jays & magpies 1

Songbirds & perching birds 12

Crocodiles & alligators 3

Snakes 1

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 1

Sharks 1

Bony fish 4

Butterflies & moths 1

Bees, wasps & ants 1

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 7

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 2

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.