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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 14 species · Egmont/Taranaki

Showing 14 species · Egmont/Taranaki

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Least Concern

Spotted Shag

Phalacrocorax punctatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

North Island Brown Kiwi

Apteryx mantelli

EndemicFlightless birdInsectivore
Least Concern

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Vulnerable

Wetapunga

Deinacrida heteracantha

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
A – Z
Least Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
13 countries34 parks
Vulnerable

Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

InsectivoreDiurnalVulnerable
22 countries7 parks
Least Concern

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
6 countries48 parks
Not Evaluated

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries57 parks
Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

CarnivoreDiurnalBird
3 countries26 parks
Least Concern

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
5 countries39 parks
Least Concern

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries23 parks
Least Concern

Great Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
4 countries49 parks
Least Concern

Common Brush-tailed Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
2 countries59 parks
Not Evaluated

Fungus Gnat

Arachnocampa luminosa

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
1 country8 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
1 country16 parks
1 country4 parks
4 countries68 parks
1 country10 parks