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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 18 species · Jaramillo Petrified Forest

Showing 18 species · Jaramillo Petrified Forest

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Least Concern

Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Magellanic Oystercatcher

Haematopus leucopodus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Large Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus villosus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Near Threatened

Pichi

Zaedyus pichiy

OmnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus humboldtii

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Austral Parakeet

Enicognathus ferrugineus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Patagonia Mountain Lizard

Phymaturus patagonicus

HerbivoreDiurnalReptile
Relevancia
A – Z
GuanacoLeast Concern

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
11 countries18 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries137 parks
Patagonian MaraNear Threatened

Patagonian Mara

Dolichotis patagonum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
7 countries4 parks
Black-chested Buzzard-EagleLeast Concern

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
10 countries17 parks
Least Concern

Peale's Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus australis

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean
4 countries16 parks2 dive sites
Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
11 countries51 parks
Least Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
13 countries34 parks
Least Concern

Buff-Necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
10 countries33 parks
Least Concern

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Eudromia elegans

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
7 countries18 parks
Least Concern

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
7 countries53 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
7 countries24 parks
3 countries12 parks
4 countries15 parks
4 countries20 parks
2 countries13 parks
2 countries20 parks
2 countries25 parks
1 country1 park