Animals of the Gobi desert

207 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records inside the Gobi Desert outline from Natural Earth on GBIF.

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What animals live in the Gobi desert?

207 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records inside the Gobi Desert outline from Natural Earth: 172 birds, 25 mammals, 9 sharks & fish, 1 insects & other invertebrates. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Peregrine falcon, Osprey, Red fox, Golden eagle, House sparrow, Common raven.

All 207 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

• Red fox Vulpes vulpes

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

• Onager Equus hemionus

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 4

• Argali Ovis ammon
• Goitered gazelle Gazella subgutturosa
• Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa
• Siberian ibex Capra sibirica

Bats 2

• Ognev's long-eared bat Plecotus ognevi
• Parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

• Alashan ground squirrel Spermophilus alashanicus
• European ground squirrel Spermophilus citellus

Mice, rats & other rodents 10

• Brandt's vole Lasiopodomys brandtii
• Campbell's dwarf hamster Phodopus campbelli
• Five-toed pygmy jerboa Cardiocranius paradoxus
• Great gerbil Rhombomys opimus
• Grey dwarf hamster Cricetulus migratorius
• Mongolian five-toed jerboa Allactaga sibirica
• Northern three-toed jerboa Dipus sagitta
• Roborovski dwarf hamster Phodopus roborovskii
• Stolička's mountain vole Alticola stoliczkanus
• Zaisan mole vole Ellobius tancrei

Rabbits, hares & pikas 3

• Daurian pika Ochotona dauurica
• Pallas's pika Ochotona pallasi
• Tolai hare Lepus tolai

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 2

• Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens
• Long-eared hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus

Birds of prey 20

• Amur falcon Falco amurensis
• Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus
• Black kite Milvus migrans
• Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus
• Common buzzard Buteo buteo
• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Crested honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Eurasian griffon vulture Gyps fulvus
• Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo
• Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
• Hen harrier Circus cyaneus
• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
• Rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus
• Saker falcon Falco cherrug
• Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis
• Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus

Owls 4

• Eurasian eagle-owl Bubo bubo
• Little owl Athene noctua
• Long-eared owl Asio otus
• Short-eared owl Asio flammeus

Ducks, geese & swans 23

• Bar-headed goose Anser indicus
• Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
• Common merganser Mergus merganser
• Common pochard Aythya ferina
• Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
• Eurasian teal
• Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope
• Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca
• Gadwall Mareca strepera
• Garganey Spatula querquedula
• Greylag goose Anser anser
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Mandarin duck Aix galericulata
• Mute swan Cygnus olor
• Northern pintail Anas acuta
• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Red-crested pochard Netta rufina
• Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
• Swan goose Anser cygnoides
• Taiga bean goose Anser fabalis
• Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
• Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus
• Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 31

• Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
• Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Common gull Larus canus
• Common redshank Tringa totanus
• Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Dunlin Calidris alpina
• Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola
• Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius
• Little stint Calidris minuta
• Little tern Sternula albifrons
• Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
• Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
• Red knot Calidris canutus
• Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus
• Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii
• White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus
• Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola

Seabirds, divers & grebes 6

• Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis
• Black-throated loon Gavia arctica
• Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
• Horned grebe Podiceps auritus
• Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 13

• Black stork Ciconia nigra
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Common crane Grus grus
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Demoiselle crane Anthropoides virgo
• Eurasian bittern Botaurus stellaris
• Eurasian coot Fulica atra
• Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Purple heron Ardea purpurea
• Red-crowned crane Grus japonensis

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 3

• Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar
• Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus
• Japanese quail Coturnix japonica

Pigeons & doves 4

• Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
• Rock dove Columba livia
• Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 4

• Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
• Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla
• Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 3

• Common swift Apus apus
• European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
• White-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus

Crows, jays & magpies 6

• Carrion crow Corvus corone
• Common raven Corvus corax
• Eurasian magpie Pica pica
• Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos
• Red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
• Rook Corvus frugilegus

Songbirds & perching birds 53

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Bearded reedling Panurus biarmicus
• Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
• Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
• Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
• Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
• Coal tit Periparus ater
• Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
• Common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
• Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
• Dusky warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
• Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Eurasian chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
• Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus
• Eurasian siskin Spinus spinus
• Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis
• Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
• Eurasian treecreeper Certhia familiaris
• Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes
• Goldcrest Regulus regulus
• Great tit Parus major
• Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla
• Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
• Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• Horned lark Eremophila alpestris
• House sparrow Passer domesticus
• Hume's leaf warbler Phylloscopus humei
• Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
• Little bunting Emberiza pusilla
• Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus
• Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana
• Pallas's leaf warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
• Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra
• Red-flanked bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
• Richard's pipit Anthus richardi
• Rosy starling Pastor roseus
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Saxaul sparrow Passer ammodendri
• Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
• Twite Linaria flavirostris
• Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
• Water pipit Anthus spinoletta
• Western house martin Delichon urbicum
• Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
• White wagtail Motacilla alba
• Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
• Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 2

• Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus
• Great bustard Otis tarda

Bony fish 9

• Black bullhead Ameiurus melas
• Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
• Brown trout Salmo trutta
• Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
• Common carp Cyprinus carpio
• Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris
• Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
• Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
• Yellow perch Perca flavescens

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 1

• Chorthippus albomarginatus Chorthippus albomarginatus

Records: GBIF.org, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only, no fossils or captive animals, accessed 23 October 2026. Region outlines: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Birds include migrants passing through.