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Wildlife of Germany

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

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​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

Reptiles of Germany

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​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

Amphibians of Germany

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Bufo bufo - A Common Toad at Aussichtsturm Vogelinsel in Muhr am See, Bavaria

Insects of Germany

Coleoptera Order

Hemiptera Order

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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 

Lepidoptera Order

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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

Odonata Order

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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

Birds of Germany
Accipitriformes

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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

Anseriformes

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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

Charadriiformes

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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

Columbiformes

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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

Coraciiformes

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

Galliformes                                       Gruiformes                                            Gruiformes

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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

Passeriformes

Aegithalidae Family

Alaudidae Family

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

Corvidae Family

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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

Corvidae Family

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

Fringillidae Family

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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

Hirundinidae Family

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Delichon urbicum - A House Martin In Flight Over Wadern, Saarland
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Hirundo rustica - A Barn Swallow Over Eicks, North Rhine-Westphalia

Motacillidae Family

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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

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

Paridae Family

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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

Paridae Family

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

Phylloscopidae Family

Regulidae Family

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

Sittidai Family

Troglodytidae Family

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

Turdidae Family

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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



 Pelecaniformes

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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

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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

Podicipediformes

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​Psittaciformes

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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

Strigiformes

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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



​Suliformes

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Phalacrocorax carbo - A Great Cormorant Near the Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg


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