Animals of Guernsey
138 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Guernsey on GBIF: 58 sharks & fish, 47 birds, 33 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 138 animals by group
Birds of prey 3
- Common buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
Ducks, geese & swans 2
- Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 6
- Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- European herring gull Larus argentatus
- Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Seabirds, divers & grebes 4
- European shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Northern gannet Morus bassanus
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 4
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian coot Fulica atra
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1
- Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Pigeons & doves 4
- Common wood pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Rock dove Columba livia
- Stock dove Columba oenas
Crows, jays & magpies 3
- Carrion crow Corvus corone
- Common raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian magpie Pica pica
Songbirds & perching birds 20
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common blackbird Turdus merula
- Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- European greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European robin Erithacus rubecula
- European rock pipit Anthus petrosus
- European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Great tit Parus major
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
- Song thrush Turdus philomelos
- White wagtail Motacilla alba
Sharks 6
- Basking shark Cetorhinus maximus
- Nursehound Scyliorhinus stellaris
- Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
- Porbeagle Lamna nasus
- Small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula
- Starry smooth-hound Mustelus asterias
Rays, skates & chimaeras 6
- Blonde ray Raja brachyura
- Common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca
- Leucoraja naevus Leucoraja naevus
- Marbled electric ray Torpedo marmorata
- Smalleyed ray Raja microocellata
- Undulate ray Raja undulata
Bony fish 46
- Atlantic bonito Sarda sarda
- Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus
- Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus
- Ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta
- Black seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus
- Black-faced blenny Tripterygion delaisi
- Butterfly blenny Blennius ocellaris
- Chirolophis ascanii Chirolophis ascanii
- Ciliata septentrionalis Ciliata septentrionalis
- Common dab Limanda limanda
- Common dragonet Callionymus lyra
- Common sole Solea solea
- Cuckoo wrasse Labrus mixtus
- Diplecogaster bimaculata Diplecogaster bimaculata
- European conger Conger conger
- European pilchard Sardina pilchardus
- European plaice Pleuronectes platessa
- Goldsinny wrasse Ctenolabrus rupestris
- Greater pipefish Syngnathus acus
- Grey gurnard Eutrigla gurnardus
- John Dory Zeus faber
- Lemon sole Microstomus kitt
- Leopard-spotted goby Thorogobius ephippiatus
- Lesser sand eel Ammodytes tobianus
- Lipophrys pholis Lipophrys pholis
- Lophius piscatorius Lophius piscatorius
- Mediterranean scaldfish Arnoglossus laterna
- Megrim Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
- Merlangius Merlangius merlangus
- Norwegian topknot Phrynorhombus norvegicus
- Painted goby Pomatoschistus pictus
- Pollachius pollachius Pollachius pollachius
- Red gurnard Chelidonichthys cuculus
- Rock cook Centrolabrus exoletus
- Sand sole Pegusa lascaris
- Solenette Buglossidium luteum
- Spotted dragonet Callionymus maculatus
- Striped red mullet Mullus surmuletus
- Three-bearded rockling Gaidropsarus vulgaris
- Tompot blenny Parablennius gattorugine
- Trisopterus luscus Trisopterus luscus
- Tub gurnard Chelidonichthys lucerna
- Two-spotted goby Gobiusculus flavescens
- Worm pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis
- Zeugopterus punctatus Zeugopterus punctatus
- Zeugopterus regius Zeugopterus regius
Beetles 2
- Amphimallon solstitiale Amphimallon solstitiale
- Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 12
- Cancer pagurus Cancer pagurus
- Galathea squamifera Galathea squamifera
- Galathea strigosa Galathea strigosa
- Homarus gammarus Homarus gammarus
- Maja brachydactyla Maja brachydactyla
- Maja squinado Maja squinado
- Palaemon serratus Palaemon serratus
- Palinurus elephas Palinurus elephas
- Pilumnus hirtellus Pilumnus hirtellus
- Porcellana platycheles Porcellana platycheles
- Scorpion spider crab Inachus dorsettensis
- Velvet crab Necora puber
Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 4
- Alloteuthis subulata Alloteuthis subulata
- Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis
- European squid Loligo vulgaris
- Sepiola atlantica Sepiola atlantica
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 14
- Actinia fragacea Actinia fragacea
- Actinothoe sphyrodeta Actinothoe sphyrodeta
- Alcyonium digitatum Alcyonium digitatum
- Alcyonium glomeratum Alcyonium glomeratum
- Anemonia sulcata Anemonia sulcata
- Beadlet anemone Actinia equina
- Blue jellyfish Cyanea lamarckii
- Caryophyllia smithii Caryophyllia smithii
- Corynactis viridis Corynactis viridis
- Eunicella verrucosa Eunicella verrucosa
- Isozoanthus sulcatus Isozoanthus sulcatus
- Leptopsammia pruvoti Leptopsammia pruvoti
- Parazoanthus axinellae Parazoanthus axinellae
- Snakelocks anemone Anemonia viridis
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1
- Echinus esculentus Echinus esculentus
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.