Animals of Jersey
143 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Jersey on GBIF: 82 birds, 31 insects & other invertebrates, 30 sharks & fish. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 143 animals by group
Birds of prey 3
- Common buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
Ducks, geese & swans 7
- Brant Branta bernicla
- Common pochard Aythya ferina
- Eurasian teal
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator
- Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 18
- Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common redshank Tringa totanus
- Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- European herring gull Larus argentatus
- Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Seabirds, divers & grebes 6
- European shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- 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
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1
- Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Common swift Apus apus
Crows, jays & magpies 6
- Carrion crow Corvus corone
- Common raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
- Eurasian magpie Pica pica
- Red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Western jackdaw Coloeus monedula
Songbirds & perching birds 31
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Cetti's warbler Cettia cetti
- Common blackbird Turdus merula
- Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis
- 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
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Great tit Parus major
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
- Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Sand martin Riparia riparia
- Song thrush Turdus philomelos
- Western house martin Delichon urbicum
- White wagtail Motacilla alba
- Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Sharks 3
- Nursehound Scyliorhinus stellaris
- Porbeagle Lamna nasus
- Small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula
Rays, skates & chimaeras 7
- Atlantic torpedo Torpedo nobiliana
- Blonde ray Raja brachyura
- Common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca
- Marbled electric ray Torpedo marmorata
- Smalleyed ray Raja microocellata
- Thornback ray Raja clavata
- Undulate ray Raja undulata
Bony fish 20
- Ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta
- Black goby Gobius niger
- Black seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus
- Black-faced blenny Tripterygion delaisi
- Corkwing wrasse Symphodus melops
- Cuckoo wrasse Labrus mixtus
- Goldsinny wrasse Ctenolabrus rupestris
- Leopard-spotted goby Thorogobius ephippiatus
- Lipophrys pholis Lipophrys pholis
- Montagu's blenny Coryphoblennius galerita
- Painted goby Pomatoschistus pictus
- Pollachius pollachius Pollachius pollachius
- Reticulated dragonet Callionymus reticulatus
- Rock cook Centrolabrus exoletus
- Sand smelt Atherina presbyter
- Tompot blenny Parablennius gattorugine
- Trisopterus luscus Trisopterus luscus
- Two-spotted goby Gobiusculus flavescens
- Worm pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis
- Zeugopterus punctatus Zeugopterus punctatus
Bees, wasps & ants 1
- Bombus terrestris Bombus terrestris
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2
- Bibio marci Bibio marci
- Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 13
- Cancer pagurus Cancer pagurus
- Galathea squamifera Galathea squamifera
- Homarus gammarus Homarus gammarus
- Maja brachydactyla Maja brachydactyla
- Maja squinado Maja squinado
- Pagurus bernhardus Pagurus bernhardus
- Pagurus prideaux Pagurus prideaux
- 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 3
- Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis
- European squid Loligo vulgaris
- Sepiola atlantica Sepiola atlantica
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 12
- Actinia fragacea Actinia fragacea
- Actinothoe sphyrodeta Actinothoe sphyrodeta
- Aiptasia mutabilis Aiptasia mutabilis
- Beadlet anemone Actinia equina
- Calliactis parasitica Calliactis parasitica
- Caryophyllia smithii Caryophyllia smithii
- Corynactis viridis Corynactis viridis
- Dahlia anemone Urticina felina
- Eunicella verrucosa Eunicella verrucosa
- Leptopsammia pruvoti Leptopsammia pruvoti
- Pelagia noctiluca Pelagia noctiluca
- Snakelocks anemone Anemonia viridis
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.