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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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2,565

Species documented

224

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1Piscivore

Conservation

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Showing 31 species · Piscivore

Showing 31 species · Piscivore

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Bald EagleLeast Concern

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Great FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Arctic TernLeast Concern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Common KingfisherLeast Concern

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
Painted StorkNear Threatened

Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Common LoonLeast Concern

Common Loon

Gavia immer

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
Dalmatian PelicanNear Threatened

Dalmatian Pelican

Pelecanus crispus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Brown PelicanLeast Concern

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
American White PelicanLeast Concern

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Spot-billed PelicanNear Threatened

Spot-billed Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Common TernLeast Concern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Near Threatened

Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Brown Fish-Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

PiscivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata ariel

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eurasian Water Shrew

Neomys fodiens

PiscivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pink-Backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Endangered

Oriental Stork

Ciconia boyciana

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Critically Endangered

Brazilian Merganser

Mergus octosetaceus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
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Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
21 countries27 parks5 dive sites
OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries24 parks1 dive site
Great White PelicanLeast Concern

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
72 countries22 parks
Blue-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries13 parks2 dive sites
Emperor PenguinEndangered

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Flightless birdPiscivoreDiurnal
6 countries10 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
White-tailed EagleLeast Concern

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
55 countries9 parks3 dive sites
Giant OtterEndangered

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

PiscivoreDiurnalFamily group
11 countries21 parks
Great CormorantLeast Concern

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
49 countries4 parks3 dive sites
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36 parks
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