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Wildlife in Birmingham

824 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records in Birmingham on GBIF. Part of our UK wildlife map.

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Birmingham?
824 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Birmingham on GBIF: 523 insects & other invertebrates, 224 birds, 39 mammals, 27 sharks & fish, 6 reptiles, 5 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Red fox, House sparrow.
Which mammals live in Birmingham?
39 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, Red deer, European rabbit, Red squirrel, Brown rat.
StoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernSilverfishSilverfishLepisma saccharinaOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernCanada gooseCanada gooseBranta canadensisLeast concernCommon ravenCommon ravenCorvus coraxLeast concernMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosLeast concernHummingbird hawk-mothHummingbird hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarumRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernRed deerRed deerCervus elaphusLeast concernCommon blackbirdCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaLeast concernEuropean robinEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaLeast concernAdderAdderVipera berusLeast concernGreat titGreat titParus majorLeast concernEuropean rabbitEuropean rabbitOryctolagus cuniculusEndangeredRed squirrelRed squirrelSciurus vulgarisLeast concernCommon starlingCommon starlingSturnus vulgarisLeast concernBrown ratBrown ratRattus norvegicusLeast concernEastern gray squirrelEastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensisLeast concernNorthern pikeNorthern pikeEsox luciusLeast concernRoe deerRoe deerCapreolus capreolusLeast concernRose-ringed parakeetRose-ringed parakeetPsittacula krameriLeast concernCommon buzzardCommon buzzardButeo buteoLeast concern

All 824 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 4

Bats 10

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 8

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 8

Owls 4

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 39

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 53

Seabirds, divers & grebes 11

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 13

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 4

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 4

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

Crows, jays & magpies 6

Songbirds & perching birds 74

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 2

Frogs & toads 2

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Bony fish 27

Butterflies & moths 148

Bees, wasps & ants 30

Beetles 131

Dragonflies & damselflies 27

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 163

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 17

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 7

Area = GBIF’s interpretation of each record’s location (county boundary as used by GBIF). Records: GBIF.org, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only, no fossils or captive animals, accessed 23 October 2026.