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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 24 species · Cabo Polonio

Showing 24 species · Cabo Polonio

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Least Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Buff-Necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Black-necked Swan

Cygnus melancoryphus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Buenos Aires Scorpion

Bothriurus bonariensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Eudromia elegans

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Yellow Armadillo

Euphractus sexcinctus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pampas Fox

Lycalopex gymnocercus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Double-collared Seedeater

Sporophila caerulescens

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Black-and-white Tegu

Tupinambis merianae

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Geoffroy's Cat

Leopardus geoffroyi

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Yellow Cardinal

Gubernatrix cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Relevancia
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Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
128 countries66 parks89 dive sites
Least Concern

South American Sea Lion

Otaria flavescens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
9 countries13 parks6 dive sites
Vulnerable

Franciscana

Pontoporia blainvillei

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
3 countries6 parks4 dive sites
Least Concern

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
6 countries19 parks4 dive sites
Least Concern

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
16 countries71 parks
Least Concern

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
15 countries25 parks
Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
11 countries51 parks
Least Concern

Red-crested Cardinal

Paroaria coronata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
7 countries20 parks
Least Concern

Southern Screamer

Chauna torquata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
7 countries13 parks
Least Concern

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
11 countries24 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
13 countries34 parks
10 countries33 parks
7 countries20 parks
7 countries18 parks
7 countries18 parks
8 countries31 parks
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7 countries39 parks
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6 countries44 parks
6 countries41 parks
7 countries27 parks
3 countries11 parks