Skip to content
WAnimals
  • Map
  • Species
  • Parks
  • Diving
Log inCreate account
WAnimals

The guide for travellers and animal lovers: discover, plan and share your wild adventures around the world.

Discover wildlife

  • Species
  • Ecosystems
  • Glossary
  • Tags

Explore places

  • Map
  • Countries
  • Parks
  • Diving

Plan experiences

  • Guides

Learn

  • Blog

Resources

  • Help centre
  • Contact
  • Install the app

Follow us

Account

  • Log in
  • Create account

© 2026 WAnimals. All rights reserved.

About usHow we build our profilesTerms of servicePrivacyLegal notice
MapSpeciesParksDiving
An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

Discover any species on the planet

Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

Parks with species

Explore by class

Start here(8)

Conservation

Showing 49 species · Belezma

Showing 49 species · Belezma

Select up to 3 species to compare them

Rock SparrowLeast Concern

Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Spanish FlyNot Evaluated

Spanish Fly

Lytta vesicatoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Lesser KestrelLeast Concern

Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Common Pill WoodlouseNot Evaluated

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

NocturnalColonialTemperate forest
Cream-coloured CourserLeast Concern

Cream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Mammoth WaspNot Evaluated

Mammoth Wasp

Megascolia maculata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Humming-bird Hawk-mothNot Evaluated

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Death's-head Hawk-mothNot Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk-moth

Acherontia atropos

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mole CricketNot Evaluated

Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Pine ProcessionaryNot Evaluated

Pine Processionary

Thaumetopoea pityocampa

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Greater Short-toed LarkLeast Concern

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Horseshoe Whip SnakeLeast Concern

Horseshoe Whip Snake

Hemorrhois hippocrepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Black-crowned Night HeronLeast Concern

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Dartford WarblerNear Threatened

Dartford Warbler

Curruca undata

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Schreiber's Bent-winged BatVulnerable

Schreiber's Bent-winged Bat

Miniopterus schreibersii

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Common TortoiseVulnerable

Common Tortoise

Testudo graeca

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Eurasian Stone-CurlewLeast Concern

Eurasian Stone-Curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

CarnivoreNocturnalBird
Black WheatearLeast Concern

Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucura

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Crested PorcupineLeast Concern

Crested Porcupine

Hystrix cristata

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Iberian Scarce Swallowtail

Iphiclides feisthamelii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Megarian Banded Centipede

Scolopendra cingulata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Conehead Mantis

Empusa pennata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

European Wolf Spider

Lycosa tarantula

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Steppe Spider

Latrodectus tredecimguttatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Social Spider

Stegodyphus lineatus

CarnivoreGrasslandArachnid
Least Concern

Rock Bunting

Emberiza cia

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
Relevancia
A – Z
Booted EagleLeast Concern

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
54 countries142 parks
Short-toed EagleLeast Concern

Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
50 countries142 parks
Montagu's HarrierLeast Concern

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
62 countries76 parks
Glossy IbisLeast Concern

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
112 countries71 parks
Woodchat ShrikeLeast Concern

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
14 countries86 parks
Black-winged StiltLeast Concern

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
77 countries70 parks
Egyptian CobraLeast Concern

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
68 countries36 parks
Western Montpellier SnakeLeast Concern

Western Montpellier Snake

Malpolon monspessulanus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
49 countries71 parks
Spotless StarlingLeast Concern

Spotless Starling

Sturnus unicolor

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries55 parks
Yellow-legged GullLeast Concern

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
17 countries81 parks
Show 9 more
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
13 countries
49 parks
54 countries
129 parks
46 countries
69 parks
84 countries
193 parks
18 countries
21 parks
50 countries
93 parks
54 countries
169 parks
60 countries
147 parks
54 countries
130 parks
56 countries
45 parks
48 countries
35 parks
8 countries
60 parks
61 countries
100 parks
10 countries
68 parks
22 countries
105 parks
38 countries
44 parks
49 countries
72 parks
8 countries
20 parks
48 countries
86 parks
26 countries108 parks
24 countries81 parks
24 countries81 parks
24 countries80 parks
26 countries81 parks
59 countries144 parks
48 countries49 parks
25 countries81 parks
11 countries53 parks
28 countries69 parks
59 countries272 parks