City
Bursa
🇹🇷 Turkey
Asia, Turkey 108 spp. recorded
Bursa is the fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region after Istanbul. Bursa is one of the centers of Turkey's automotive production, becoming an industrial center of the country. The city provides various places of interest. Wikipedia
40.234° N 29.056° E
🦜 Nature
108 Species sighted
848 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Oct Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Eastern European Hedgehog
Erinaceus concolor
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko
Mediodactylus danilewskii
LC
Green Lizard
Lacerta viridis
VU
Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle
Pelodiscus sinensis
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Anatolian Banded Newt
Ommatotriton nesterovi
LC
Marsh Frog
Pelophylax ridibundus
LC
Shelkovnikov's Tree Frog
Hyla orientalis
LC
Green Toad
Bufotes viridis
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
LC
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
LC
Eastern European Hedgehog
Erinaceus concolor
LC
Eurasian Scops Owl
Otus scops
LC
European Serin
Serinus serinus
LC
Shelkovnikov's Tree Frog
Hyla orientalis
LC
Green Toad
Bufotes viridis
LC
Little Owl
Athene noctua
LC
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus
LC
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Recent sightings in Bursa
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
7.3Jan
6.6Feb
7.1Mar
6.8Apr
6.8May
5.1Jun
6.3Jul
7Aug
5Sep
7.6Oct
4.6Nov
5.7Dec
🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Low
Protected land
—
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
—
Wildlife spots
0
spotsZoos & centres
1
placesClimate
Mediterranean
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zoos & rescue centres
0.0 Moderate
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
2.7
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 318
🐒 Mammals 74
🦎 Reptiles 38
🐸 Amphibians 14
444 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
15 Threatened 0 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
2.6
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
37% 📊
Coverage (51 species at ≥5% of 444 in the inventory)
11% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (5 bird, 4 reptile, 2 mammal, 1 amphibian)
91% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
2 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
3 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
2.9
Climate Mixed Medium
Green cover Low Low
Protected land & sea — Low
Protected areas 0 Low
Wildlife spots 0 Low
Zoos & centres 1 Medium
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Bursa?
108 species
Bursa's urban area has 108 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Caucasian Squirrel (about 60%), Italian Wall Lizard (about 50%), Pond Slider (about 40%), Eurasian Jackdaw (about 40%) and Hooded Crow (about 30%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Bursa?
October and December–August
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 30% on a given day, against about 20% in September and November.
Can you see a Caucasian Squirrel in Bursa?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Caucasian Squirrel sighting in Bursa on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is November (about 80%).
Can you see an Italian Wall Lizard in Bursa?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Italian Wall Lizard sighting in Bursa on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May and September (about 70%).
Can you see a Eurasian Jackdaw in Bursa?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Jackdaw sighting in Bursa on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January (about 60%).
Is Bursa good for wildlife watching?
2.6 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Bursa gets 2.6/5: 366th of 380 cities worldwide and 156th in Asia. 4 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
Nearest Parks
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Nearest Zoos & Centres
Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data