Austria

What is recorded in Austria

Species

8,199

Grid cells

48,395

Records

1,639,308

Years covered

1980-2026

• Insects 7,889
• Birds 176
• Mammals 63
• Bony fish 34
• Reptiles 19
• Amphibians 18

These are species with at least one recorded territory in Austria, not a national checklist: a bird list from eBird or Avibase is more complete. The counts follow recording effort as much as wildlife, so a country with more visitors and more naturalists will show more of both.

Most recorded here

The species with the most open occurrence records in Austria, among those a photograph exists for. Most recorded is not most numerous: it rewards animals that are common, conspicuous and live where people go.

mammal

Not assessed · location generalised

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

20,104 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

18,008 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

13,681 records

amphibian

Not assessed · location generalised

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

12,336 records

mammal

Not assessed · location generalised

Alpine Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

11,449 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

10,942 records

amphibian

Not assessed · location generalised

Mesotriton alpestris

10,556 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

9,884 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

9,673 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

9,473 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

9,418 records

amphibian

Not assessed · location generalised

Common Toad

Bufo bufo

9,275 records