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A full-body African elephant 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

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 16 species · Alberto de Agostini

Showing 16 species · Alberto de Agostini

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Least Concern

Buff-Necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Magellanic Oystercatcher

Haematopus leucopodus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus humboldtii

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Austral Parakeet

Enicognathus ferrugineus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
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Black-browed AlbatrossLeast Concern

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
17 countries19 parks
Least Concern

South American Sea Lion

Otaria flavescens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
9 countries13 parks6 dive sites
Least Concern

Commerson's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean
9 countries8 parks2 dive sites
Least Concern

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
6 countries19 parks4 dive sites
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
8 countries75 parks2 dive sites
Least Concern

Peale's Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus australis

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean
4 countries16 parks2 dive sites
Vulnerable

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
11 countries15 parks
Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
11 countries51 parks
Near Threatened

Pampas Cat

Leopardus colocolo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
8 countries27 parks
Least Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
13 countries34 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
10 countries33 parks
7 countries53 parks
7 countries24 parks
3 countries12 parks
2 countries20 parks
2 countries25 parks