Peru
What is recorded in Peru
- Species
- 6,293
- Grid cells
- 62,465
- Records
- 6,102,950
- Years covered
- 1980-2026
- Insects 3,171
- Birds 1,710
- Bony fish 609
- Amphibians 315
- Mammals 238
- Reptiles 231
- Sharks and rays 18
- Chimaeras 1
These are species with at least one recorded territory in Peru, 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 Peru, among those a photograph exists for. Most recorded is not most numerous: it rewards animals that are common, conspicuous and live where people go.
Peruvian Booby
Sula variegata
West Peruvian Dove
Zenaida meloda
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Chiguanco Thrush
Turdus chiguanco
Long-tailed Mockingbird
Mimus longicaudatus
Blue-grey Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Croaking Ground Dove
Columbina cruziana
Scrub Blackbird
Dives warczewiczi
Amazilia Hummingbird
Amazilis amazilia
No regions recorded yet
The reference database has no regions filed under Peru.
Nothing written up here yet
The field guide covers Peru on the map, but none of its species have an entry written for them yet.