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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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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,331

Parks with species

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Large predators194speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNocturnal wildlife772speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 15 species · Fray Jorge

Showing 15 species · Fray Jorge

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Least Concern

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant Hummingbird

Patagona gigas

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Gray Gull

Leucophaeus modestus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Degu

Octodon degus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Relevancia
A – Z
Humboldt PenguinVulnerable

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries6 parks2 dive sites
Peruvian BoobyLeast Concern

Peruvian Booby

Sula variegata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
3 countries5 parks2 dive sites
Guanay CormorantNear Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries4 parks2 dive sites
Chilean RecluseNot Evaluated

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries11 parks
Southern LapwingLeast Concern

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
11 countries51 parks
Pampas CatNear Threatened

Pampas Cat

Leopardus colocolo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
8 countries26 parks
Peruvian PelicanNear Threatened

Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
3 countries6 parks1 dive site
Buff-necked IbisLeast Concern

Buff-necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
10 countries33 parks
Burrowing ParrotLeast Concern

Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
7 countries24 parks
Vulnerable

Chilean Rose Tarantula

Grammostola rosea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries11 parks
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Endangered

About this catalogue

Each species profile brings together what the animal is and where it can be seen: its classification and conservation status, its size, weight and lifespan, its diet and activity pattern, and the countries, parks and dive sites where its presence is documented. Taxonomy and common names come from GBIF and conservation status from the IUCN Red List; how we build our profiles explains every source and what we do when a fact is missing.

7 countries53 parks
7 countries39 parks
7 countries26 parks
4 countries7 parks
1 country3 parks