Animals of Saint Helena
15 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Saint Helena on GBIF: 10 birds, 3 mammals, 1 reptiles, 1 sharks & fish. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 15 animals by group
Seals, sea lions & walrus 1
- Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina
Whales & dolphins 2
- Southern right whale Eubalaena australis
- Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Penguins 1
- Northern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 1
- Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Seabirds, divers & grebes 4
- Brown booby Sula leucogaster
- Red-footed booby Sula sula
- Southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus
- White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 1
- Inaccessible Island rail Atlantisia rogersi
Pigeons & doves 1
- Zebra dove Geopelia striata
Songbirds & perching birds 2
- Common myna Acridotheres tristis
- Java sparrow Padda oryzivora
Turtles & tortoises 1
- Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
Sharks 1
- Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis
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.