Species Search Engine

The species search engine provides data from the German national Red Lists of animals, plants and fungi, such as the threat category, status of population, population trends and additional information. Please enter the scientific species name. In the results table, you will find the symbols indicating the four main groups of organisms for your guidance.

Comment: The German national Red List threat categories do not correspond with the international IUCN categories.

For your orientation, you will find the symbols of the four informal main groups in this hit list:

  • Piktogramm Vertebrates
  • Piktogramm Invertebrates
  • Piktogramm Plants
  • Piktogramm Fungi and lichens
Your search returned 1 hits
Scientific name German name Red List Category
Wirbeltiere Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 Flussseeschwalbe Highly Threatened