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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

1,331

Parks with species

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Yellow-lipped Sea KraitLeast Concern

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Laticauda colubrina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
African PenguinCritically Endangered

African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Cape GannetEndangered

Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Magnificent FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Nazca BoobyLeast Concern

Nazca Booby

Sula granti

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Parson's ChameleonNear Threatened

Parson's Chameleon

Calumma parsonii

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Galápagos Giant TortoiseVulnerable

Galápagos Giant Tortoise

Chelonoidis niger

EndemicHerbivoreDiurnal
South American Fur SealLeast Concern

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Southern Brown KiwiVulnerable

Southern Brown Kiwi

Apteryx australis

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Steller Sea LionNear Threatened

Steller Sea Lion

Eumetopias jubatus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Afro-Australian Fur SealLeast Concern

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Sooty TernLeast Concern

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Juan Fernandez Fur SealLeast Concern

Juan Fernandez Fur Seal

Arctocephalus philippii

CarnivoreColonialOcean
New Zealand Fur SealLeast Concern

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

CarnivoreColonialOcean
Audouin's GullLeast Concern

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Imperial ShagLeast Concern

Imperial Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Peruvian BoobyLeast Concern

Peruvian Booby

Sula variegata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Guanay CormorantNear Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Chinstrap PenguinLeast Concern

Chinstrap Penguin

Pygoscelis antarcticus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Red-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Hawaiian Monk SealEndangered

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Neomonachus schauinslandi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Wandering AlbatrossVulnerable

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Short-eared OwlLeast Concern

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Herring GullLeast Concern

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Yellow-legged GullLeast Concern

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Eleonora's FalconLeast Concern

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonorae

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Southern Giant PetrelLeast Concern

Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Southern Rockhopper PenguinVulnerable

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Balearic ShearwaterCritically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Royal TernLeast Concern

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Javan ChevrotainData Deficient

Javan Chevrotain

Tragulus javanicus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Lesser FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata ariel

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Kelp GullLeast Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Silvery LutungVulnerable

Silvery Lutung

Trachypithecus cristatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Manx ShearwaterLeast Concern

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Macaroni PenguinVulnerable

Macaroni Penguin

Eudyptes chrysolophus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Masked BoobyLeast Concern

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Brown BoobyLeast Concern

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Edible-nest SwiftletLeast Concern

Edible-nest Swiftlet

Aerodramus fuciphagus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Brown NoddyLeast Concern

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Aldabra Giant TortoiseVulnerable

Aldabra Giant Tortoise

Aldabrachelys gigantea

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Strawberry Poison FrogLeast Concern

Strawberry Poison Frog

Oophaga pumilio

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Grey-headed AlbatrossEndangered

Grey-headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Atlantic White TernLeast Concern

Atlantic White Tern

Gygis alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Pacific Golden PloverLeast Concern

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Great SkuaLeast Concern

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
European Storm-PetrelLeast Concern

European Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Scopoli's ShearwaterLeast Concern

Scopoli's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Yelkouan ShearwaterVulnerable

Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Cape PetrelLeast Concern

Cape Petrel

Daption capense

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Bristle-thighed CurlewVulnerable

Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

InsectivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Ancient MurreletLeast Concern

Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus antiquus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Snowy SheathbillLeast Concern

Snowy Sheathbill

Chionis albus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Fiordland PenguinNear Threatened

Fiordland Penguin

Eudyptes pachyrhynchus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Yellow-eyed PenguinEndangered

Yellow-eyed Penguin

Megadyptes antipodes

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Hispaniolan SolenodonEndangered

Hispaniolan Solenodon

Solenodon paradoxus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common TernLeast Concern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
KakapoCritically Endangered

Kakapo

Strigops habroptilus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
KeaEndangered

Kea

Nestor notabilis

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
1 country
Tiger SnakeLeast Concern

Tiger Snake

Notechis scutatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Bee HummingbirdNear Threatened

Bee Hummingbird

Mellisuga helenae

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Cuban AmazonNear Threatened

Cuban Amazon

Amazona leucocephala

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
Wilson's Storm PetrelLeast Concern

Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Hispaniola BoaLeast Concern

Hispaniola Boa

Chilabothrus striatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Black ColobusVulnerable

Black Colobus

Colobus satanas

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Common CoquiLeast Concern

Common Coqui

Eleutherodactylus coqui

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Socotra CormorantVulnerable

Socotra Cormorant

Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
African Blue TitLeast Concern

African Blue Tit

Cyanistes teneriffae

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Cuban BoaNear Threatened

Cuban Boa

Chilabothrus angulifer

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Great Spotted KiwiVulnerable

Great Spotted Kiwi

Apteryx haastii

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Galapagos Sea LionEndangered

Galapagos Sea Lion

Zalophus wollebaeki

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Tenerife Wall GeckoLeast Concern

Tenerife Wall Gecko

Tarentola delalandii

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Eastern QuollEndangered

Eastern Quoll

Dasyurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Cuban TrogonLeast Concern

Cuban Trogon

Priotelus temnurus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
WekaVulnerable

Weka

Gallirallus australis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
1 country
Hispaniolan AmazonVulnerable

Hispaniolan Amazon

Amazona ventralis

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Cuvier's HutiaEndangered

Cuvier's Hutia

Plagiodontia aedium

HerbivoreNocturnalEndangered
Desmarest's HutiaLeast Concern

Desmarest's Hutia

Capromys pilorides

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
New Zealand KakaEndangered

New Zealand Kaka

Nestor meridionalis

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Canary Islands ChiffchaffLeast Concern

Canary Islands Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus canariensis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Canary ShrewEndangered

Canary Shrew

Crocidura canariensis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Rufous-bellied PademelonLeast Concern

Rufous-bellied Pademelon

Thylogale billardierii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Cuban EmeraldLeast Concern

Cuban Emerald

Chlorostilbon ricordii

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Hawaiian PetrelEndangered

Hawaiian Petrel

Pterodroma sandwichensis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Rock ShagLeast Concern

Rock Shag

Leucocarbo magellanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Dominica BoaLeast Concern

Dominica Boa

Boa nebulosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Puerto Rican BoaLeast Concern

Puerto Rican Boa

Chilabothrus inornatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Cuban CrocodileCritically Endangered

Cuban Crocodile

Crocodylus rhombifer

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Puerto Rican Barn OwlExtinct

Puerto Rican Barn Owl

Tyto cavatica

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Tooth-billed PigeonCritically Endangered

Tooth-billed Pigeon

Didunculus strigirostris

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Waved AlbatrossCritically Endangered

Waved Albatross

Phoebastria irrorata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Zapata RailCritically Endangered

Zapata Rail

Mustelirallus cerverai

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
QuokkaVulnerable

Quokka

Setonix brachyurus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country
Brown RatLeast Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
ThylacineExtinct

Thylacine

Thylacinus cynocephalus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
DodoExtinct

Dodo

Raphus cucullatus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
1 country
Vulnerable

Northern Fur Seal

Callorhinus ursinus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Least Concern

Cuban Brown Anole

Anolis sagrei

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Pacific Boa

Candoia carinata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Hill Myna

Gracula religiosa

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Diving-Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Brown Tree Snake

Boiga irregularis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Horned Puffin

Fratercula corniculata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus jamaicensis

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Near Threatened

Nicobar Pigeon

Caloenas nicobarica

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Panther Chameleon

Furcifer pardalis

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Southern Elephant SealVulnerable

Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds
13 countries20 parks4 dive sites
Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
21 countries27 parks5 dive sites
Komodo DragonEndangered

Komodo Dragon

Varanus komodoensis

EndemicCarnivoreDiurnal
1 country1 park1 dive site
Blue-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries13 parks2 dive sites
Berthelot's PipitLeast Concern

Berthelot's Pipit

Anthus berthelotii

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
2 countries5 parks
Humboldt PenguinVulnerable

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries6 parks2 dive sites
Northern GannetLeast Concern

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
20 countries28 parks1 dive site
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
Mediterranean Monk SealVulnerable

Mediterranean Monk Seal

Monachus monachus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
28 countries14 parks20 dive sites
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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.

10 countries
21 parks
94 dive sites
10 countries
6 parks
14 countries
11 parks
38 countries
13 parks
2 dive sites
5 countries
7 parks
1 country
6 parks
1 country
1 park
6 countries
19 parks
4 dive sites
1 country
5 parks
4 countries
8 parks
6 dive sites
4 countries
10 parks
5 dive sites
76 countries
17 parks
2 dive sites
3 countries
4 parks
3 dive sites
2 countries
6 parks
12 dive sites
31 countries
22 parks
1 dive site
7 countries
5 parks
2 dive sites
3 countries
5 parks
2 dive sites
2 countries
4 parks
2 dive sites
7 countries
12 parks
1 dive site
70 countries
15 parks
1 dive site
1 country
3 parks
3 dive sites
17 countries
9 parks
54 countries
130 parks
46 countries
39 parks
17 countries
81 parks
12 countries
24 parks
11 countries
24 parks
11 countries
15 parks
8 countries
14 parks
13 countries
17 parks
15 countries
5 parks
26 countries
6 parks
13 countries
34 parks
13 countries
19 parks
17 countries
20 parks
11 countries
10 parks
68 countries
6 parks
74 countries
4 parks
14 countries
16 parks
68 countries
15 parks
2 countries
1 park
1 dive site
8 countries
10 parks
11 countries
11 parks
57 countries
4 parks
30 countries
26 parks
17 countries
17 parks
21 countries
19 parks
30 countries
5 parks
27 countries
22 parks
16 countries
22 parks
22 countries
7 parks
6 countries
14 parks
9 countries
10 parks
1 country
5 parks
1 dive site
1 country
2 parks
2 countries
4 parks
63 countries
4 parks
1 country
4 parks
7 parks
1 country
25 parks
1 country
7 parks
3 countries
6 parks
6 countries
8 parks
2 countries
4 parks
5 countries
4 parks
31 countries
3 parks
11 countries
3 parks
5 countries
4 parks
1 country
6 parks
1 country
6 parks
1 country
1 park
6 dive sites
1 country
4 parks
1 country
4 parks
1 country
7 parks
6 parks
3 countries
4 parks
2 countries
4 parks
1 country
7 parks
1 country
9 parks
1 country
4 parks
1 country
4 parks
1 country
8 parks
2 countries
3 parks
1 country
3 parks
2 countries
1 park
1 dive site
1 country
2 parks
1 country
2 parks
1 country
2 parks
1 country
2 parks
1 country
2 parks
2 countries
1 park
2 countries
1 park
1 dive site
50 countries
3 countries
5 countries9 parks3 dive sites
36 countries23 parks
10 countries28 parks
21 countries5 parks
92 countries47 parks
62 countries35 parks
19 countries18 parks
12 countries11 parks
9 countries13 parks
4 countries12 parks
20 countries28 parks
17 countries17 parks
11 countries16 parks
3 countries4 parks