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Country Name of animal Scientific name [a] Picture Ref. Albania Golden eagle (national bird) : Aquila chrysaetos [1] [2] Algeria Fennec fox (national animal): Vulpes zerda [3] Antigua and Barbuda
The Eurasian blackbird is the national bird of Sweden.. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Sweden.The avifauna of Sweden included a total of 560 confirmed species as of October 2024, according to BirdLife Sveriges (BLS) with supplemental additions from Avibase. [1]
Hungary: 11 animals in the Őrség National Park [116] and few more in the Körös-Maros National Park. [117] Italy: A small herd can be found in the Natura Viva Park near Verona, Italy, where the animals are protected and are prepared to be put in nature again in the wild areas of Romania. Kyrgyzstan: Animals were reintroduced at one point. [118]
Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref. Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Albania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [8] Aruba "Prikichi" Brown ...
The only endemic fish in Sweden is the critically endangered freshwater Coregonus trybomi, still surviving in only a single lake. [14] Amphibians found in Sweden include eleven species of frogs and toads and two species of newt, while reptiles include four species of snake and three species of lizard. They are all protected under the law. [15]
Scientific name Common name Swedish name Description Image Notes Bombina bombina: European fire-bellied toad Klockgroda: Bufo bufo: Common toad Vanlig padda: Adults are about 15 centimetres (6 in) long and colored brown, olive-brown or greyish brown. Bufo viridis: European green toad Grönfläckig padda: Epidalea calamita: Natterjack toad ...
Some notable specimens are the turbot which is common both on Sweden's east and west coasts. The Swedish catch was as much as 82 tonnes in the 1950s, but had decreased to 10–20 tonnes by the 1980s. [21] The plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) is one of Sweden's most important food fishes. It is common around the shores on both the east and west coast.
There are 84 mammal species (with two uncertain) recorded in Sweden according to the IUCN Red List. Two are endangered, one is vulnerable as well now extinct, and four are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: