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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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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 31 species · Okavango Delta

Showing 31 species · Okavango Delta

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Long-tailed CormorantLeast Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Northern Carmine Bee-eaterLeast Concern

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
African Wild DogEndangered

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
43 countries
ImpalaLeast Concern

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
African Fish-EagleLeast Concern

African Fish-Eagle

Haliaeetus vocifer

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Greater KuduLeast Concern

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
SitatungaLeast Concern

Sitatunga

Tragelaphus spekii

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Cocoi HeronLeast Concern

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries
Least Concern

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Grey Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides concolor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythrorynchus

InsectivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Helmeted Turtle

Pelomedusa subrufa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Pink-Backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Southern Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Vulnerable

Wattled Crane

Bugeranus carunculatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Southern Lechwe

Kobus leche

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
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African Savanna ElephantEndangered

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries58 parks
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
Common HippopotamusVulnerable

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
43 countries30 parks1 dive site
African BuffaloNear Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries61 parks
GiraffeVulnerable

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
43 countries19 parks
LionVulnerable

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular
44 countries52 parks
Great White PelicanLeast Concern

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
72 countries22 parks
CheetahVulnerable

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
44 countries33 parks
Spotted HyaenaLeast Concern

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs
43 countries35 parks
African LeopardVulnerable

African Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus

Big FiveCarnivoreNocturnal
43 countries4 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
14 countries
46 parks
1 dive site
43 countries
5 parks
20 parks
43 countries
28 parks
45 countries
21 parks
1 dive site
43 countries
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43 countries
13 parks
71 parks
57 countries69 parks1 dive site
46 countries39 parks
43 countries32 parks
43 countries24 parks
44 countries27 parks
43 countries34 parks
13 countries39 parks
43 countries68 parks
44 countries67 parks
43 countries57 parks
43 countries32 parks
13 countries26 parks
5 countries8 parks