Field guide by country

The Netherlands

From the roaring red deer of the Veluwe to the seals on the sandbanks of the Wadden Sea. The Netherlands is small, but rich in habitats. Choose an animal and discover how to recognise it, how it lives through the year, and the stories and traditions that come with it.

Habitat · The Netherlands

Animals of the Veluwe

Illustration of a red deer

Red deer

Cervus elaphus

Illustration of a wild boar

Wild boar

Sus scrofa

Illustration of a roe deer

Roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

Illustration of a badger

Badger

Meles meles

Illustration of a red squirrel

Red squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Habitat · The Netherlands

Animals of farmland & polders

Illustration of a brown hare

Brown hare

Lepus europaeus

Illustration of a pheasant

Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Illustration of a grey partridge

Grey partridge

Perdix perdix

Illustration of a rabbit

Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Habitat · The Netherlands

Animals of fresh water

Illustration of a European eel

European eel

Anguilla anguilla

Illustration of a kingfisher

Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Illustration of a mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Illustration of a greylag goose

Greylag goose

Anser anser

Illustration of a northern pike

Northern pike

Esox lucius

Illustration of a zander

Zander

Sander lucioperca

Habitat · The Netherlands

Animals of the North Sea & Wadden Sea

Illustration of a striped red mullet

Red mullet

Mullus surmuletus

Illustration of blue mussels

Blue mussel

Mytilus edulis

Illustration of a European flat oyster

Flat oyster

Ostrea edulis

Illustration of a brown shrimp

Brown shrimp

Crangon crangon

Illustration of a harbour seal

Harbour seal

Phoca vitulina