---
title: "Animal Checklist"
description: "Check off every animal you have seen. A free, playful checklist for walks, holidays and the zoo. The catalogue holds 11593 species in 7 categories."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/
last_updated: 2026-09-21
---

# Animal Checklist

> Check off every animal you have seen. A free, playful checklist for walks, holidays and the zoo. The catalogue holds 11593 species in 7 categories.

Language: en. Ticking a species off happens in the browser; this markdown view is read only.

## Categories

| Category | id | Species |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 🦊 Mammals | `mammals` | 1796 |
| 🐦 Birds | `birds` | 3499 |
| 🦎 Reptiles | `reptiles` | 1178 |
| 🐸 Amphibians | `amphibians` | 735 |
| 🐟 Fish | `fish` | 1173 |
| 🦋 Insects & spiders | `insects` | 2366 |
| 🐌 Other animals | `other` | 846 |

## Habitats

`forest` (Forest), `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `sea` (Sea & coast), `mountains` (Mountains), `urban` (Towns & gardens), `farm` (Farm), `zoo` (Zoo & pets), `savanna` (Savanna), `jungle` (Jungle), `arctic` (Arctic), `desert` (Desert)

## Most observed species (page 1 of 194)

- [Mallard](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mallard) — *Anas platyrhynchos*, birds, freshwater/urban
- [Western Honey Bee](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/western-honey-bee) — *Apis mellifera*, insects, urban/farm
- [Asian Lady Beetle](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/asian-lady-beetle) — *Harmonia axyridis*, insects, urban
- [House Sparrow](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/house-sparrow) — *Passer domesticus*, birds, urban/farm
- [Monarch](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/monarch) — *Danaus plexippus*, insects, grassland/urban
- [Canada Goose](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/canada-goose) — *Branta canadensis*, birds, freshwater/arctic
- [American Robin](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/american-robin) — *Turdus migratorius*, birds, forest/urban
- [Great Blue Heron](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/great-blue-heron) — *Ardea herodias*, birds, freshwater
- [Rock Pigeon](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rock-pigeon) — *Columba livia*, birds, urban/zoo
- [Great Egret](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/great-egret) — *Ardea alba*, birds, freshwater
- [White-tailed Deer](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-tailed-deer) — *Odocoileus virginianus*, mammals, forest/grassland/urban/savanna
- [Eastern Gray Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/eastern-gray-squirrel) — *Sciurus carolinensis*, mammals, forest/urban
- [Northern Cardinal](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/northern-cardinal) — *Cardinalis cardinalis*, birds, forest/freshwater/urban
- [Red-tailed Hawk](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-tailed-hawk) — *Buteo jamaicensis*, birds, forest/grassland/urban/farm/desert
- [European Starling](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/european-starling) — *Sturnus vulgaris*, birds, grassland/urban
- [House Finch](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/house-finch) — *Haemorhous mexicanus*, birds, urban
- [Common Eastern Bumble Bee](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-eastern-bumble-bee) — *Bombus impatiens*, insects, forest/urban
- [Red-winged Blackbird](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-winged-blackbird) — *Agelaius phoeniceus*, birds, freshwater
- [Mourning Dove](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mourning-dove) — *Zenaida macroura*, birds, urban
- [Seven-spotted Lady Beetle](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/seven-spotted-lady-beetle) — *Coccinella septempunctata*, insects, grassland/urban
- [Red Admiral](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-admiral) — *Vanessa atalanta*, insects, forest
- [Song Sparrow](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/song-sparrow) — *Melospiza melodia*, birds, urban
- [Turkey Vulture](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/turkey-vulture) — *Cathartes aura*, birds, grassland/farm/savanna/desert
- [Small White](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/small-white) — *Pieris rapae*, insects, urban
- [Eurasian Blackbird](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/eurasian-blackbird) — *Turdus merula*, birds, forest/urban
- [Grey Heron](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/grey-heron) — *Ardea cinerea*, birds, freshwater
- [Pond Slider](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/pond-slider) — *Trachemys scripta*, reptiles, freshwater/zoo
- [Dark-eyed Junco](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/dark-eyed-junco) — *Junco hyemalis*, birds, forest/urban
- [Great Tit](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/great-tit) — *Parus major*, birds, forest/urban
- [Barn Swallow](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/barn-swallow) — *Hirundo rustica*, birds, urban/farm
- [Northern Mockingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/northern-mockingbird) — *Mimus polyglottos*, birds, urban
- [Yellow-rumped Warbler](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/yellow-rumped-warbler) — *Setophaga coronata*, birds, forest
- [Bald Eagle](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bald-eagle) — *Haliaeetus leucocephalus*, birds, freshwater
- [American Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/american-toad) — *Anaxyrus americanus*, amphibians, forest/freshwater/urban
- [Osprey](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/osprey) — *Pandion haliaetus*, birds, freshwater
- [American Crow](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/american-crow) — *Corvus brachyrhynchos*, birds, forest/urban
- [Double-crested Cormorant](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/double-crested-cormorant) — *Nannopterum auritum*, birds, freshwater
- [Downy Woodpecker](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/downy-woodpecker) — *Dryobates pubescens*, birds, forest
- [Eastern Cottontail](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/eastern-cottontail) — *Sylvilagus floridanus*, mammals, grassland/urban
- [Common Garter Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-garter-snake) — *Thamnophis sirtalis*, reptiles, forest/freshwater/urban
- [Common Chaffinch](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-chaffinch) — *Fringilla coelebs*, birds, forest/urban
- [Painted Lady](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/painted-lady) — *Vanessa cardui*, insects, grassland/urban
- [Western Fence Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/western-fence-lizard) — *Sceloporus occidentalis*, reptiles, urban
- [Mule Deer](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mule-deer) — *Odocoileus hemionus*, mammals, forest
- [White Wagtail](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-wagtail) — *Motacilla alba*, birds, grassland/urban
- [Blue Jay](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/blue-jay) — *Cyanocitta cristata*, birds, forest/urban
- [Wild Turkey](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/wild-turkey) — *Meleagris gallopavo*, birds, forest
- [Common Raccoon](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-raccoon) — *Procyon lotor*, mammals, forest/freshwater/urban
- [American Goldfinch](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/american-goldfinch) — *Spinus tristis*, birds, urban
- [Domestic Cat](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/domestic-cat) — *Felis catus*, mammals, urban/zoo
- [European Robin](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/european-robin) — *Erithacus rubecula*, birds, forest/urban
- [Common Raven](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-raven) — *Corvus corax*, birds, forest/mountains
- [Gulf Fritillary](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/gulf-fritillary) — *Dione vanillae*, insects, —
- [Mute Swan](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mute-swan) — *Cygnus olor*, birds, freshwater
- [Painted Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/painted-turtle) — *Chrysemys picta*, reptiles, freshwater/zoo
- [Common Wood-Pigeon](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-wood-pigeon) — *Columba palumbus*, birds, forest/urban/farm
- [Black-headed Gull](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/black-headed-gull) — *Chroicocephalus ridibundus*, birds, freshwater
- [Eurasian Coot](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/eurasian-coot) — *Fulica atra*, birds, freshwater
- [Black-crowned Night Heron](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/black-crowned-night-heron) — *Nycticorax nycticorax*, birds, freshwater
- [Eurasian Magpie](https://animalchecklist.com/animal/eurasian-magpie) — *Pica pica*, birds, —

11593 species match. Read more with `GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals?page=2&per=60&lang=en`.

## For agents

- Public read API: https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1 — described by [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).
- Agent guide: [https://animalchecklist.com/agents.md](https://animalchecklist.com/agents.md), index: [https://animalchecklist.com/llms.txt](https://animalchecklist.com/llms.txt).
- Photos are CC0 or public domain. Summaries are Wikipedia extracts under CC BY-SA 4.0.