Animals of Mozambique
178 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Mozambique on GBIF: 77 birds, 58 sharks & fish, 21 mammals, 15 insects & other invertebrates, 5 reptiles, 2 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 178 animals by group
Big cats 2
Whales & dolphins 2
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
- Southern right whale Eubalaena australis
Elephants 1
- African bush elephant Loxodonta africana
Hippos, giraffes & zebras 2
- Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
- Plains zebra Equus quagga
Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 2
Monkeys 2
- Blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis
- Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Lemurs 2
- Grant's bushbaby Paragalago granti
- Zanzibar bushbaby Paragalago zanzibaricus
Bats 3
- African trident bat Triaenops afer
- Egyptian slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica
- Mozambican horseshoe bat Rhinolophus mossambicus
Mice, rats & other rodents 3
- Lesser hamster-rat Beamys hindei
- Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis
- 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 14
- African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
- Black kite Milvus migrans
- Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
- Common buzzard Buteo buteo
- Crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
- European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Hooded vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
- Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus
- Lappet-faced vulture Torgos tracheliotos
- Martial eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Shikra Accipiter badius
- White-backed vulture Gyps africanus
Owls 1
- Western barn owl Tyto alba
Ducks, geese & swans 1
- Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 16
- Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common tern Sterna hirundo
- Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Little stint Calidris minuta
- Little tern Sternula albifrons
- Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
Seabirds, divers & grebes 3
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 17
- African sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Black heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Goliath heron Ardea goliath
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Grey crowned crane Balearica regulorum
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Hadada ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- 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 2
- Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Rock dove Columba livia
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5
- Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
- European bee-eater Merops apiaster
- European roller Coracias garrulus
- Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus
- Southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Common swift Apus apus
Crows, jays & magpies 2
- House crow Corvus splendens (introduced)
- Pied crow Corvus albus
Songbirds & perching birds 14
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea
- Sand martin Riparia riparia
- Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Violet-backed starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Western house martin Delichon urbicum
- Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
- Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Crocodiles & alligators 1
- Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
Snakes 1
- Southern African rock python Python natalensis
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2
- Nile monitor Varanus niloticus
- Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
Turtles & tortoises 1
- Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
Frogs & toads 2
- Edible bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis
- Grey foam-nest tree frog Chiromantis xerampelina
Sharks 11
- Bignose shark Carcharhinus altimus
- Bull shark Carcharhinus leucas
- Great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran
- Milk shark Rhizoprionodon acutus
- Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
- Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
- Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
- Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
- Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
- Snaggletooth shark Hemipristis elongata
- Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier
Rays, skates & chimaeras 11
- Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymma
- Bull ray Aetomylaeus bovinus
- Deepwater stingray Plesiobatis daviesi
- Devil fish Mobula mobular
- Giant guitarfish Rhynchobatus djiddensis
- Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
- Kuhl's maskray Neotrygon kuhlii
- Reticulate whipray Himantura uarnak
- Round ribbontail ray Taeniura meyeni
- Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
- Thorntail stingray Dasyatis thetidis
Bony fish 36
- Alfonsino Beryx decadactylus
- Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
- Black marlin Istiompax indica
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
- Bonefish Albula vulpes
- Clarias gariepinus Clarias gariepinus
- Cobia Rachycentron canadum
- Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
- Epinephelus marginatus Epinephelus marginatus
- Flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus
- Frigate tuna Auxis thazard
- Giant trevally Caranx ignobilis
- Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
- Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili
- Hydrocynus vittatus Hydrocynus vittatus
- Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta
- Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
- Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
- Largehead hairtail Trichiurus lepturus
- Leerfish Lichia amia
- Longhorn cowfish Lactoria cornuta
- Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
- Mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus
- Milkfish Chanos chanos
- Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
- Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus
- Paracanthurus Paracanthurus hepatus
- Pilot fish Naucrates ductor
- Plotosus lineatus Plotosus lineatus
- Pterois miles Pterois miles
- Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
- Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
- Reef triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
- Salema porgy Sarpa salpa
- Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
- Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus
Beetles 1
- Rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 4
- Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
- Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis capitata
- Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci
- Stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1
- Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 6
- Furry lobster Palinurellus gundlachi
- Panulirus ornatus Panulirus ornatus
- Penaeus monodon Penaeus monodon
- Portunus pelagicus Portunus pelagicus
- Scylla serrata Scylla serrata
- Thenus Thenus orientalis
Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 2
- Argonauta argo Argonauta argo
- Octopus cyanea Octopus cyanea
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1
- Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata
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.