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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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Conservation

Showing 19 species · Thingvellir (Þingvellir)

Showing 19 species · Thingvellir (Þingvellir)

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Red-breasted MerganserLeast Concern

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Snow BuntingLeast Concern

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
American MinkLeast Concern

American Mink

Neovison vison

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Horned GrebeVulnerable

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Arctic Charr

Salvelinus alpinus

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Least Concern

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
21 countries27 parks5 dive sites
Arctic FoxLeast Concern

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
7 countries19 parks
Brown TroutNot Evaluated

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
81 countries14 parks23 dive sites
Barnacle GooseLeast Concern

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
12 countries25 parks
MallardLeast Concern

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
53 countries207 parks
Eurasian WigeonLeast Concern

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
46 countries109 parks
RedwingLeast Concern

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
46 countries83 parks
Meadow PipitLeast Concern

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
46 countries207 parks
Red-throated LoonLeast Concern

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
45 countries41 parks
Common EiderLeast Concern

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds
21 countries34 parks
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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.

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21 parks
11 countries
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12 countries
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12 countries
33 parks
19 countries69 parks7 dive sites
92 countries47 parks
21 countries28 parks
29 countries77 parks
5 countries17 parks