Animals of Lesotho

23 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Lesotho on GBIF: 22 birds, 1 mammals. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 23 animals by group

Mice, rats & other rodents 1

• Sloggett's vlei rat Otomys sloggetti

Birds of prey 5

• Amur falcon Falco amurensis
• Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus
• Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
• Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus
• Verreaux's eagle Aquila verreauxii

Ducks, geese & swans 1

• Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca

Seabirds, divers & grebes 1

• Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 8

• African sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
• Black stork Ciconia nigra
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Hadada ibis Bostrychia hagedash
• Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
• White stork Ciconia ciconia

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 2

• Common quail Coturnix coturnix
• Helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris

Pigeons & doves 1

• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis

Crows, jays & magpies 1

• Pied crow Corvus albus

Songbirds & perching birds 3

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Common myna Acridotheres tristis
• House sparrow Passer domesticus

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.