Animals of Libya

18 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Libya on GBIF: 17 birds, 1 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 18 animals by group

Birds of prey 1

• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 3

• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis

Pigeons & doves 1

• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis

Songbirds & perching birds 12

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
• Eurasian chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
• European robin Erithacus rubecula
• European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
• House sparrow Passer domesticus
• Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
• White wagtail Motacilla alba

Turtles & tortoises 1

• Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta

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.