Animals of Iceland
146 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Iceland on GBIF: 112 birds, 14 mammals, 13 sharks & fish, 7 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 146 animals by group
Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1
- Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus
Seals, sea lions & walrus 1
- Harbor seal Phoca vitulina
Whales & dolphins 11
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus
- Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
- Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
- Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
- Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas
- Northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
- Orca Orcinus orca
- Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
- Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
- White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Deer 1
- Reindeer Rangifer tarandus (introduced)
Birds of prey 3
- Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Owls 1
- Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
Ducks, geese & swans 29
- American wigeon Mareca americana
- Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis
- Brant Branta bernicla
- Canada goose Branta canadensis (introduced)
- Common eider Somateria mollissima
- Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common merganser Mergus merganser
- Common pochard Aythya ferina
- Common scoter Melanitta nigra
- Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Eurasian teal
- Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Greater scaup Aythya marila
- Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons
- Greylag goose Anser anser
- Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- King eider Somateria spectabilis
- Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern pintail Anas acuta
- Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator
- Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris
- Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
- Velvet scoter Melanitta fusca
- Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 37
- Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
- Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica
- Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Black tern Chlidonias niger
- Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
- Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
- Common gull Larus canus
- Common murre Uria aalge
- Common redshank Tringa totanus
- Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- European golden plover Pluvialis apricaria
- European herring gull Larus argentatus
- Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus
- Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
- Great skua Stercorarius skua
- Iceland gull Larus glaucoides
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Little auk Alle alle
- Little gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Red knot Calidris canutus
- Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sanderling Calidris alba
Seabirds, divers & grebes 10
- Black-throated loon Gavia arctica
- Common loon Gavia immer
- European shag Gulosus aristotelis
- European storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Horned grebe Podiceps auritus
- Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Northern gannet Morus bassanus
- Red-throated loon Gavia stellata
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 2
- Eurasian coot Fulica atra
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1
- Rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta
Pigeons & doves 3
- Common wood pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Rock dove Columba livia
Crows, jays & magpies 2
- Common raven Corvus corax
- Hooded crow Corvus cornix
Songbirds & perching birds 24
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Common blackbird Turdus merula
- Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian siskin Spinus spinus
- Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- European robin Erithacus rubecula
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Garden warbler Sylvia borin
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
- Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Song thrush Turdus philomelos
- White wagtail Motacilla alba
- Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Sharks 4
- Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus
- Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
- Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
- Silvertip shark Carcharhinus albimarginatus
Bony fish 9
- Albacore Thunnus alalunga
- Alepisaurus ferox Alepisaurus ferox
- Atlantic cod Gadus morhua
- Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus
- Bluntsnout smooth-head Xenodermichthys copei
- Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
- Sebastes norvegicus Sebastes norvegicus
- Spotted barracudina Arctozenus risso
- Striped marlin Kajikia audax
Bees, wasps & ants 1
- Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 3
- Botanophila fugax Botanophila fugax
- Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster
- Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1
- Mitopus morio Mitopus morio
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 2
- Metridium senile Metridium senile
- Stomphia coccinea Stomphia coccinea
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.