🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of Nigeria

85 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Nigeria on GBIF: 54 birds, 21 mammals, 5 insects & other invertebrates, 4 reptiles, 1 sharks & fish. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

OspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernChimpanzeeChimpanzeePan troglodytesEndangeredRose-ringed parakeetRose-ringed parakeetPsittacula krameriLeast concernGrey parrotGrey parrotPsittacus erithacusEndangeredAedes albopictusAedes albopictusAedes albopictusCommon nightingaleCommon nightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosLeast concernGreat egretGreat egretArdea albaLeast concernBarn swallowBarn swallowHirundo rusticaLeast concernAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiCommon swiftCommon swiftApus apusLeast concernGrey heronGrey heronArdea cinereaLeast concernBlack kiteBlack kiteMilvus migransLeast concernEurasian hoopoeEurasian hoopoeUpupa epopsLeast concernCommon kestrelCommon kestrelFalco tinnunculusLeast concernBlack-crowned night heronBlack-crowned night heronNycticorax nycticoraxLeast concernWestern barn owlWestern barn owlTyto albaLeast concernMartial eagleMartial eaglePolemaetus bellicosusEndangeredHermetia illucensHermetia illucensHermetia illucensLittle egretLittle egretEgretta garzettaLeast concernAfrican civetAfrican civetCivettictis civettaLeast concernHelmeted guinea fowlHelmeted guinea fowlNumida meleagrisLeast concernCommon moorhenCommon moorhenGallinula chloropusLeast concernCentral African rock pythonCentral African rock pythonPython sebaeNear threatenedRed-billed queleaRed-billed queleaQuelea queleaLeast concern

All 85 animals by group

Mongooses, civets & genets 1

Great apes 1

Monkeys 2

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 4

Mice, rats & other rodents 13

Birds of prey 12

Owls 1

Parrots 2

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 6

Seabirds, divers & grebes 1

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 10

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

Pigeons & doves 1

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

Crows, jays & magpies 1

Songbirds & perching birds 17

Crocodiles & alligators 2

Snakes 1

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1

Bony fish 1

Butterflies & moths 1

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 4

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.