Animals of Jordan

88 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Jordan on GBIF: 78 birds, 4 mammals, 3 insects & other invertebrates, 2 sharks & fish, 1 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 88 animals by group

Bats 4

• Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus
• Egyptian mouse-tailed bat Rhinopoma cystops
• Greater mouse-tailed bat Rhinopoma microphyllum
• Naked-rumped tomb bat Taphozous nudiventris

Birds of prey 8

• Black kite Milvus migrans
• Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
• Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• Common buzzard Buteo buteo
• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis
• Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus

Owls 1

• Little owl Athene noctua

Parrots 1

• Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri (introduced)

Ducks, geese & swans 4

• Eurasian teal
• Garganey Spatula querquedula
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 10

• Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Common redshank Tringa totanus
• Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
• Little stint Calidris minuta
• Ruff Calidris pugnax

Seabirds, divers & grebes 2

• Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 10

• Black stork Ciconia nigra
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian coot Fulica atra
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Purple heron Ardea purpurea
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar

Pigeons & doves 3

• Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto (introduced)
• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
• Rock dove Columba livia

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 4

• Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
• European bee-eater Merops apiaster
• White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

• Common swift Apus apus

Crows, jays & magpies 4

• Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
• Hooded crow Corvus cornix
• House crow Corvus splendens (introduced)
• Western jackdaw Coloeus monedula

Songbirds & perching birds 28

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
• Common blackbird Turdus merula
• Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Common linnet Linaria cannabina
• Common myna Acridotheres tristis (introduced)
• Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Corn bunting Emberiza calandra
• Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
• Eurasian chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
• European greenfinch Chloris chloris
• European robin Erithacus rubecula
• European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
• Great tit Parus major
• House sparrow Passer domesticus
• Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana
• Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
• Western house martin Delichon urbicum
• Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
• White wagtail Motacilla alba
• Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
• Woodchat shrike Lanius senator

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

• Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1

• Common chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Bony fish 2

• Pterois miles Pterois miles
• Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus

Bees, wasps & ants 1

• Oriental hornet Vespa orientalis

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 1

• Culex pipiens Culex pipiens

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

• Diadema setosum Diadema setosum

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.