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

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

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Conservation

Showing 22 species · Fiordland

Showing 22 species · Fiordland

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Great Spotted KiwiVulnerable

Great Spotted Kiwi

Apteryx haastii

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
WekaVulnerable

Weka

Gallirallus australis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
1 country
New Zealand KakaEndangered

New Zealand Kaka

Nestor meridionalis

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Endangered

Hector's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus hectori

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Least Concern

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Brush-tailed Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Fungus Gnat

Arachnocampa luminosa

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Spotted Shag

Phalacrocorax punctatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Endangered

South Island Takahe

Porphyrio hochstetteri

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
21 countries8 parks16 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries81 parks364 dive sites
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
Southern Royal AlbatrossVulnerable

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
15 countries5 parks1 dive site
Black-browed AlbatrossLeast Concern

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
17 countries19 parks
Southern Brown KiwiVulnerable

Southern Brown Kiwi

Apteryx australis

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
1 country5 parks
New Zealand Fur SealLeast Concern

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

CarnivoreColonialOcean
2 countries6 parks12 dive sites
Kelp GullLeast Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
13 countries34 parks
Fiordland PenguinNear Threatened

Fiordland Penguin

Eudyptes pachyrhynchus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
1 country5 parks1 dive site
KeaEndangered

Kea

Nestor notabilis

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
1 country7 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
1 country
6 parks
6 parks
1 country
9 parks
1 country5 parks3 dive sites
2 countries23 parks
4 countries49 parks
2 countries59 parks
1 country8 parks
2 countries15 parks
1 country16 parks
4 countries68 parks
1 country3 parks