Mammal
Cow
Bos taurus · Bovidae · Artiodactyla
Best monthsMar · Nov–Decmost records
Records450,963in 69 countries
Most seen inChile196,860 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Cow in brief
The cow (Bos taurus) is a mammal of the Bovidae family — species of mammal.
Across the 69 countries we cover it has 450,963 published records, most of them from Chile, Colombia and the Netherlands. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, November and December.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Chile196,860 records · best Mar, Jan
Colombia154,117 records · best Nov, Dec
Netherlands40,415 records · best Oct, Sep
Australia36,994 records · best Sep, Oct
Portugal5,718 records · best Jun, Jul
Germany3,309 records · best Sep, Aug
Kenya3,166 records · best Nov, Apr
New Zealand2,361 records · best Mar, Jan
Denmark1,929 records · best Sep, Apr
United Kingdom1,008 records · best Jul, May
India855 records · best Apr, Sep
Belgium846 records · best Oct, Nov
Sweden703 records · best Jun, Jul
Russia428 records · best Aug, Jul
Egypt423 records · best Feb, Dec
Ecuador239 records · best Oct, Sep
Croatia220 records · best Jul, Aug
Italy195 records · best Jul, Aug
Israel185 records · best Feb, May
Iraq138 records · best Jan, Feb
Thailand99 records · best May, Jun
Luxembourg98 records · best Jul, May
Algeria72 records · best Oct, May
Greece65 records · best Mar, Apr
Uzbekistan52 records · best Apr, May
South Korea48 records · best Jul, Nov
Latvia43 records · best Jul, Aug
Romania43 records · best May, Jul
Czechia42 records · best May, Jun
Sri Lanka32 records · best May, Mar
Hungary31 records · best Jun, May
Albania29 records · best May, Jul
Nigeria22 records · best Sep, Jan
Slovenia18 records · best Sep, Feb
Serbia14 records · best May, Oct
Haiti13 records · best Mar, Jan
Bosnia and Herzegovina12 records · best Apr, May
Montenegro10 records · best Jun, Jul
Gambia10 records · best Jan, Sep
Bhutan8 records · best Jun, Apr
Armenia7 records · best Jul, Jun
Kyrgyzstan7 records · best May, Aug
Saint Kitts and Nevis7 records · best Apr, Mar
Estonia6 records · best Jun, Mar
Lithuania6 records · best Aug, Oct
Equatorial Guinea6 records · best Jan, Feb
Azerbaijan5 records · best Jul, Mar
Cuba5 records · best Feb, Nov
Dominican Republic5 records · best Feb, Jan
Bahamas4 records · best Mar, Apr
Belarus3 records · best Apr, May
Cyprus3 records · best Mar, Jul
Fiji3 records · best Mar, Jul
Samoa3 records · best Jan, Feb
Ireland3 records · best Sep, Oct
Andorra2 records · best Jul, Sep
Malta2 records · best Jan, Feb
Saint Lucia2 records · best Apr, Oct
Oman2 records · best Oct, Nov
Tajikistan2 records · best Jul, Aug
Vanuatu2 records · best Sep, Dec
Cape Verde1 records · best Nov, Jan
Lesotho1 records · best Dec, Jan
Mauritius1 records · best Jul, Jan
Palestine1 records · best Aug, Jan
Solomon Islands1 records · best Jan, Feb
Singapore1 records · best Jul, Jan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1 records · best Aug, Jan
Yemen1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All mammalsMore of the Bovidae family
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