Animals of Tunisia
108 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Tunisia on GBIF: 80 birds, 12 insects & other invertebrates, 10 mammals, 3 reptiles, 3 sharks & fish. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 108 animals by group
Wolves 1
- African wolf Canis lupaster
Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1
- Fennec fox Vulpes zerda
Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 4
- Addax Addax nasomaculatus
- Barbary sheep Ammotragus lervia
- Cuvier's gazelle Gazella cuvieri
- Dorcas gazelle Gazella dorcas
Bats 2
- Meridional serotine Eptesicus isabellinus
- Trident bat Asellia tridens
Mice, rats & other rodents 1
- Lesser short-tailed gerbil Dipodillus simoni
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1
- North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus
Birds of prey 6
- Black kite Milvus migrans
- Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
- Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
- Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
Owls 1
- Little owl Athene noctua
Ducks, geese & swans 6
- Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Eurasian teal
- Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern pintail Anas acuta
- Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 23
- Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common redshank Tringa totanus
- Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Little stint Calidris minuta
- Little tern Sternula albifrons
- Mediterranean gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus
- Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis
Seabirds, divers & grebes 4
- Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 9
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
- White stork Ciconia ciconia
Pigeons & doves 4
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto (introduced)
- European turtle dove Streptopelia turtur
- Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Rock dove Columba livia
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 2
- Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
- European bee-eater Merops apiaster
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Common swift Apus apus
Crows, jays & magpies 1
- Common raven Corvus corax
Songbirds & perching birds 23
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common blackbird Turdus merula
- Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Corn bunting Emberiza calandra
- Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- European greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- European robin Erithacus rubecula
- European serin Serinus serinus
- European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
- Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Western house martin Delichon urbicum
- Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
- White wagtail Motacilla alba
- Woodchat shrike Lanius senator
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1
- Common chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Turtles & tortoises 2
- Greek tortoise Testudo graeca
- Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
Bony fish 3
- Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
- Mullus barbatus Mullus barbatus
- Scorpaena scrofa Scorpaena scrofa
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 3
- Black bean aphid Aphis fabae
- Culex pipiens Culex pipiens
- Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1
- Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 3
- Leucothoe incisa Leucothoe incisa
- Pilumnus hirtellus Pilumnus hirtellus
- Squilla mantis Squilla mantis
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 3
- Cotylorhiza tuberculata Cotylorhiza tuberculata
- Phyllorhiza punctata Phyllorhiza punctata
- Rhizostoma pulmo Rhizostoma pulmo
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 2
- Arbacia lixula Arbacia lixula
- Paracentrotus lividus Paracentrotus lividus
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.