Animals of Malawi
81 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Malawi on GBIF: 49 birds, 27 mammals, 3 reptiles, 1 insects & other invertebrates, 1 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 81 animals by group
Big cats 2
Hyenas & aardwolf 1
- Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta
Elephants 1
- African bush elephant Loxodonta africana
Hippos, giraffes & zebras 2
- Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
- Plains zebra Equus quagga
Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 11
- African buffalo Syncerus caffer
- Cape bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus
- Common eland Taurotragus oryx
- Greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros
- Harnessed bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
- Impala Aepyceros melampus
- Nyala Tragelaphus angasii
- Roan antelope Hippotragus equinus
- Sable antelope Hippotragus niger
- Southern reedbuck Redunca arundinum
- Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Wild pigs & peccaries 2
- Bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus
- Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus
Monkeys 3
- Blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis
- Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus
- Yellow baboon Papio cynocephalus
Lemurs 1
- Zanzibar bushbaby Paragalago zanzibaricus
Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 1
- Smith's bush squirrel Paraxerus cepapi
Mice, rats & other rodents 1
- Silvery mole-rat Heliophobius argenteocinereus
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1
- Lesser red musk shrew Crocidura hirta
Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 1
- Chequered sengi Rhynchocyon cirnei
Birds of prey 12
- African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
- Amur falcon Falco amurensis
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
- Black kite Milvus migrans
- Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
- Common buzzard Buteo buteo
- Crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
- Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus
- Martial eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Shikra Accipiter badius
- White-backed vulture Gyps africanus
Ducks, geese & swans 1
- Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 4
- Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
Seabirds, divers & grebes 1
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 13
- African sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Black heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Goliath heron Ardea goliath
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Hadada ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
- Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
- Purple heron Ardea purpurea
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1
- Helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris
Pigeons & doves 1
- Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 4
- Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
- European bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus
- Southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Common swift Apus apus
Crows, jays & magpies 1
- Pied crow Corvus albus
Songbirds & perching birds 10
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Garden warbler Sylvia borin
- Great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
- Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea
- Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Violet-backed starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Crocodiles & alligators 1
- Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2
- Nile monitor Varanus niloticus
- Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
Frogs & toads 1
- Grey foam-nest tree frog Chiromantis xerampelina
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 1
- Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci
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.