Hungary

What is recorded in Hungary

Species

1,944

Grid cells

6,056

Records

258,695

Years covered

1980-2026

• Insects 1,782
• Birds 127
• Mammals 10
• Reptiles 9
• Bony fish 9
• Amphibians 7

These are species with at least one recorded territory in Hungary, 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 Hungary, among those a photograph exists for. Most recorded is not most numerous: it rewards animals that are common, conspicuous and live where people go.

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

11,694 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

8,185 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

6,783 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

6,712 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

5,066 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans

5,056 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus

4,846 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

4,761 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

4,512 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

3,977 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

3,914 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

3,778 records