Animals of Lebanon
86 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Lebanon on GBIF: 57 birds, 14 insects & other invertebrates, 13 sharks & fish, 2 mammals. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 86 animals by group
Mice, rats & other rodents 2
- Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indica
- Middle East blind mole-rat Spalax ehrenbergi
Birds of prey 6
- Black kite Milvus migrans
- Common buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 4
- Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis
Seabirds, divers & grebes 1
- Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 6
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian coot Fulica atra
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
- White stork Ciconia ciconia
Pigeons & doves 3
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Rock dove Columba livia
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 3
- Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
- European bee-eater Merops apiaster
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Common swift Apus apus
Crows, jays & magpies 3
- Common raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
- Hooded crow Corvus cornix
Songbirds & perching birds 30
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Cetti's warbler Cettia cetti
- Common blackbird Turdus merula
- Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Corn bunting Emberiza calandra
- 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 stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Great tit Parus major
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
- Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
- Song thrush Turdus philomelos
- Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- White wagtail Motacilla alba
- Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Woodchat shrike Lanius senator
Bony fish 13
- Atlantic pomfret Brama brama
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
- Common dentex Dentex dentex
- Diplodus sargus Diplodus sargus
- Gilt-head bream Sparus aurata
- Golden grey mullet Liza aurata
- Mediterranean moray Muraena helena
- Mullus barbatus Mullus barbatus
- Pilot fish Naucrates ductor
- Red porgy Pagrus pagrus
- Saddled seabream Oblada melanura
- Salema porgy Sarpa salpa
- Spotted barracudina Arctozenus risso
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 4
- Black bean aphid Aphis fabae
- Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
- Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans
- Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 2
- Tenuiphantes tenuis Tenuiphantes tenuis
- Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 6
- Bodotria scorpioides Bodotria scorpioides
- Pachygrapsus marmoratus Pachygrapsus marmoratus
- Penaeus monodon Penaeus monodon (introduced)
- Pilumnus hirtellus Pilumnus hirtellus
- Porcellana platycheles Porcellana platycheles
- Upogebia deltaura Upogebia deltaura
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 2
- Cotylorhiza tuberculata Cotylorhiza tuberculata
- Rhizostoma pulmo Rhizostoma pulmo
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.