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Animals of United Arab Emirates

National animals of the United Arab Emirates

From Wikipedia’s List of national animals (CC BY-SA 4.0). All national animals →

184 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from United Arab Emirates on GBIF: 165 birds, 6 mammals, 6 sharks & fish, 4 insects & other invertebrates, 3 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

OspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernCanada gooseCanada gooseBranta canadensisLeast concernOrtolan buntingOrtolan buntingEmberiza hortulanaLeast concernMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosLeast concernRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernEuropean robinEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaLeast concernIndian peafowlIndian peafowlPavo cristatusLeast concernCommon starlingCommon starlingSturnus vulgarisLeast concernRose-ringed parakeetRose-ringed parakeetPsittacula krameriLeast concernGreen sea turtleGreen sea turtleChelonia mydasLeast concernCommon nightingaleCommon nightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosLeast concernMute swanMute swanCygnus olorLeast concernGreat egretGreat egretArdea albaLeast concernBarn swallowBarn swallowHirundo rusticaLeast concernCommon swiftCommon swiftApus apusLeast concernCommon mynaCommon mynaAcridotheres tristisLeast concernGrey heronGrey heronArdea cinereaLeast concernCommon pheasantCommon pheasantPhasianus colchicusLeast concernEurasian sparrowhawkEurasian sparrowhawkAccipiter nisusLeast concernBlack kiteBlack kiteMilvus migransLeast concernEurasian collared doveEurasian collared doveStreptopelia decaoctoLeast concernEgyptian gooseEgyptian gooseAlopochen aegyptiacaLeast concernWhite storkWhite storkCiconia ciconiaLeast concern

All 184 animals by group

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 3

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 1

Mice, rats & other rodents 1

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1

Birds of prey 16

Owls 3

Parrots 2

Ducks, geese & swans 18

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 37

Seabirds, divers & grebes 3

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 19

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 6

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 6

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 1

Songbirds & perching birds 46

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Turtles & tortoises 1

Sharks 4

Rays, skates & chimaeras 1

Bony fish 1

Butterflies & moths 1

Bees, wasps & ants 2

Dragonflies & damselflies 1

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.