This page is a snapshot of wildlife that calls Germany home. It is important to keep in mind that this is a work in progress and does not include all wildlife. Enjoy!
Mammals of Germany
Canis lupus - A Wolf at Adler-Und Wolfspark in Pelm, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Capra ibex - Alpine ibex at Wildpark Phorzheim, Baden-Württemberg
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Capreolus capreolus - Row Deer Buck Running In A Field in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Cervus elaphus - A Red Deer Buck In A Field Near Spies, Bavaria
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Dama dama - Fallow Deer at the Naturpark Schönbuch in Baden-Württemberg
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Erinaceus europaeus - European hedgehog Early AM in Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Lepus europaeus - A European Hare in an Agricultural Field in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Lutra lutra - Eurasian Otter Pair at Wildpark in Phorzheim in Baden-Württemberg
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Lynx lynx - Lynx Walking at the Wildpark Phorzheim in Baden-Württemberg
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Mus musculus - House Mouse On the Ground In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Myodes glareolus - A Bank Vole Under A Rock In Pelm , Rhineland-Pfalz
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Ondatra zibethica - A Muskrat Next to the Schutter River Kehl, Baden-Württemberg
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Oryctolagus cuniculus - A European Rabbit In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Ovis aries musimon - European Mouflons Running In A Field Near Thierbach, Thuringia
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Phoca vitulina - Harbor Seals On A Sand Bar In the North Sea Off Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony
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Sciurus vulgaris - A European Red Squirrel Near the Imperial Castle in Nuremberg, Bavaria
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Sus scrofa - A Wild Boar Foraging in Verbandsgemeinde, Rhineland-Pfalz
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Vulpes vulpes - A Red Fox in a Field Near Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Reptiles of Germany
Podarcis muralis - A Common Wall Lizard Male In Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Trachemys scripta elegans - A Red-eared Slider In A Pond at Vaihingen - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Amphibians of Germany
Bufo bufo - A Common Toad at Aussichtsturm Vogelinsel in Muhr am See, Bavaria
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Insects of Germany
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Coleoptera Order
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Hemiptera Order |
Harmonia axyridis - A Harlequin Ladybug On A Leaf in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Pyrrhocoris apterus - Pair of Firebugs in Neu-Isenburg, Hessen
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Lepidoptera Order
Aglais urticae - A Small Tortoisehell Butterfly On A Flower in Gahma, Thuringia
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Aphantopus hyperanthus - A Ringlet Butterfly in Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Argynnis paphia - A Silver-washed Fritillary on a Flower in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Maniola jurtina - Meadow Brown Butterfly In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Pieris rapae - A Small White On A Flower in Merzig, Saarland
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Polygonia c-album - Comma Butterfly in Grafenau Forest, Baden-Württemberg
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Thaumetopoea processionea - Oak Processionary Caterpillars in Neuburg, Bavaria
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Vanessa atalanta - Red Admiral In Grafenau, Forest, Baden-Württemberg
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Vanessa cardui - Painted Lady On Purple Flowers In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Odonata Order
Calopteryx splendens - A Banded Demoiselle on the Wörnitz River in Donauwörth, Bavaria
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Calopteryx virgo - A Beautiful Demoiselle Near Würm River in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Coenagrion puella - An Azure Bluet Next to Pond in Neuburg, Bavaria
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Libellula depressa -Broad-bodied Chaser Next to A Pond in Neuburg, Bavaria
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Birds of Germany
Accipitriformes
Buteo buteo - A Common Buzzard Gliding Over Stadtilm, Thuringia
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Milvus milvus - A Red Kite Over Agricultural Fields Near Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Anseriformes
Aix galericulata - A Mandarin Duck in Neuer See in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Alopochen aegyptiaca - Egyptian Goose in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Anas penelope - Eurasian Wigeon in Bärensee in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Anas platyrhynchos - A Mallard On the Ground In Thierbach, Thuringia
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Anser anser - A Greylag Goose In Flight Over Aussichtsturm Vogelinsel in Muhr am See, Bavaria
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Aythya fuligula - A Tufted Duck in the Pegnitz River in Nuremberg, Bavaria
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Branta canadensis - A Canada Goose Over Aussichtsturm Vogelinsel in Muhr am See, Bavaria
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Cygnus olor - A Mute Swan and Reflection in a Pond in Langfurth, Bavaria
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Netta rufina - A Red-crested Pochard on the Pegnitz River in Nuremberg, Bavaria
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Charadriiformes
Chroicocephalus ridibundus - A Black-headed Gull In The Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Vanellus vanellus - A Northern Lapwing In Flight Low Over Ansbach, Bavaria
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Columbiformes
Columba palumbus - A Wood Pigeon In A Field In Glehn, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Streptopelia decaocto - Collared Dove in Berg, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Coraciiformes
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Falconiformes
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Alcedo atthis - A Kingfisher Above the Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Falco tinnunculus - Kestral Hovering Over Gahma, Thuringia
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Galliformes Gruiformes Gruiformes
Phasianus colchicus - A Common Pheasant In A Field In Berg, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Fulica atra - Eurasian Coot in the Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Gallinula chloropus - A Moorhen Foraging in Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Passeriformes
Aegithalidae Family
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Alaudidae Family
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Certhiidae Family
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Aegithalos caudatus - Long-tailed Tit in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Alauda arvensis - Eurasian Skylark On The Ground In Ansbach, Bavaria
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Certhia familiaris - Eurasian Treecreeper in Grafenau Forest, Baden-Württemberg
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Corvidae Family
Corvus corone - A Carrion Crow On A Roof In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Corvus monedula - A Jackdaw In Flight Over A Field in Sendelfingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Garrulus glandarius - A Eurasian Jay in Carlsfeld, Saxony
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Corvidae Family
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Emberizidae Family
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Pica pica - Magpie On the Ground in Forhen-Linden, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Emberiza citrinella - A Yellowhammer In a Tree in Sendelfingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Fringillidae Family
Carduelis carduelis - European Goldfinch in a Tree at Spangdahlem, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Chloris chloris - A European Greenfinch On A Spruce Tree in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Fringilla coelebs - Chaffinch On The Ground In Ansbach, Bavaria
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Linaria cannabina - Linnet On the Ground In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Serinus serinus - European Serin In A Tree in Eliasbrunn, Thuringia
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Hirundinidae Family
Delichon urbicum - A House Martin In Flight Over Wadern, Saarland
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Hirundo rustica - A Barn Swallow Over Eicks, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Motacillidae Family
Motacilla alba - A White Wagtail on a Roof in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Motacilla cinerea - Grey Wagtail And Reflection In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Muscicaidae Family
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Erithacus rubecula - A European Robin on the Ground in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Muscicapa striata - A Spotted Flycatcher In A Tree in Central Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Phoenicurus ochruros - Black Redstart on Panzer Kaserne, Baden-Württemberg
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Paridae Family
Cyanistes caeruleus - A Blue Tit Next to Patch MS in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Lophophanes cristatus - Crested Tit in a Tree in Garmisch, Bavaria
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Parus major - Great Tit In A Tree In Hagenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Paridae Family
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Passeridae Family
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Poecile montanus - Willow Tit in Grafenau Forest, Baden-Württemberg
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Passer domesticus - House Sparrow On A Fence Near Borg, Saarland
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Phylloscopidae Family
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Regulidae Family
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Silviidae Family
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Phylloscopus collybita - A Chiffchaff Next to the Würm River in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Regulus regulus - A Goldcrest in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Sylvia atricapilla - Blackcap On A Branch At Aussichtsturm Vogelinsel in Muhr am See, Bavaria
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Sittidai Family
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Troglodytidae Family
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Sturnidae Family
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Sitta europaea - Eurasian Nuthatch On A Tree in Phorzheim, Baden-Württemberg
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Sturnus vulgaris - A European Starling On The Ground At Spangdahlem, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Troglodytes troglodytes - Wren at Goldgrund Nature Reserve in Rheinland-Pfalz
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Turdidae Family
Turdus merula - Black Bird on a Stump in Neu-Isenburg, Hesse
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Turdus philomelos -A Song Thrush at Vogelsang in Eifel National Park in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Turdus pilaris - A Fieldfare On A Line in Schmidtheim, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Pelecaniformes
Ardea cinerea - Grey Heron in Weil Der Stadt, Baden-Württemberg
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Ciconia ciconia - A White Stork Pair Atop Their Nest in Feuchtwangen, Bavaria
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Piciformes
Dendrocopos major - Great Spotted Woodpecker at Goldgrund Nature Reserve, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Dendrocopos medius - Middle Spotted Woodpecker On A Tree in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Dryocopus martius - Black Woodpecker in the Black Forest Near Bad Wildbad, Baden-Württemberg
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Podiceps cristatus - Great Crested Grebe on the Rhein River Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg
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Podicipediformes |
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Psittaciformes |
Podiceps cristatus - Great Crested Grebe on the Rhein River in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg
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Psittacula krameri - Rose-ringed Parakeet Atop A Tree In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Strigiformes
Bubo bubo - Eurasian Eagle-owl at Wildpark Phorzheim in Baden-Württemberg
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Strix aluco - Tawny Owl Juvenile In A Tree In Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Suliformes
Phalacrocorax carbo - A Great Cormorant Near the Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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