Canada

What is recorded in Canada

Species

17,699

Grid cells

196,038

Records

80,052,167

Years covered

1980-2026

• Insects 16,076
• Bony fish 785
• Birds 522
• Mammals 175
• Amphibians 47
• Sharks and rays 47
• Reptiles 43
• Chimaeras 4

These are species with at least one recorded territory in Canada, 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 Canada, 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

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

2,453,417 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

1,913,216 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

1,658,348 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

1,600,381 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

1,526,935 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

1,484,983 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

1,455,316 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

1,365,981 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,288,144 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,198,087 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

1,131,297 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,102,371 records