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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

Parks with species

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Conservation

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Showing 40 species · Diawling

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Common GreenshankLeast Concern

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Kentish PloverLeast Concern

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Egyptian CobraLeast Concern

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
African Spurred TortoiseEndangered

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
WhimbrelLeast Concern

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
37 countries
Cream-coloured CourserLeast Concern

Cream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Desert LocustNot Evaluated

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
African Fish-EagleLeast Concern

African Fish-Eagle

Haliaeetus vocifer

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Royal TernLeast Concern

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
13 countries
Dorcas GazelleVulnerable

Dorcas Gazelle

Gazella dorcas

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Desert MonitorLeast Concern

Desert Monitor

Varanus griseus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
African SpoonbillLeast Concern

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Little EgretLeast Concern

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Cocoi HeronLeast Concern

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries
Pink-Backed PelicanLeast Concern

Pink-Backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
American White PelicanLeast Concern

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Pale FoxLeast Concern

Pale Fox

Vulpes pallida

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
16 countries
Golden JackalLeast Concern

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Grey HeronLeast Concern

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
64 countries
Least Concern

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Fattailed Scorpion

Androctonus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Jaculus jaculus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

African Electric Catfish

Malapterurus electricus

CarnivoreNocturnalFish
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Greater FlamingoLeast Concern

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
82 countries13 parks1 dive site
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
32 countries14 parks15 dive sites
Great White PelicanLeast Concern

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
72 countries22 parks
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
81 countries20 parks34 dive sites
TarponVulnerable

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

CarnivoreVulnerableFish
50 countries29 parks24 dive sites
Glossy IbisLeast Concern

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
112 countries71 parks
Eurasian SpoonbillLeast Concern

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
29 countries12 parks
Long-tailed CormorantLeast Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
14 countries46 parks1 dive site
African ManateeVulnerable

African Manatee

Trichechus senegalensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
19 countries7 parks1 dive site
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97 countries
61 parks
37 countries
61 parks
68 countries
36 parks
43 countries
17 parks
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18 countries
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58 countries
72 parks
71 countries
29 parks
45 countries
21 parks
1 dive site
17 parks
36 countries
6 parks
34 countries
26 parks
44 countries
67 parks
165 countries
143 parks
71 parks
43 countries
57 parks
44 countries
10 parks
10 parks
51 countries
18 parks
7 parks
57 countries69 parks1 dive site
32 countries23 parks
161 countries90 parks
56 countries30 parks
92 countries47 parks
100 countries32 parks
44 countries73 parks
91 countries31 parks
34 countries26 parks
23 countries14 parks