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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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Showing 90 species · Espolon de Curlandia (Curonian Spit)

Showing 90 species · Espolon de Curlandia (Curonian Spit)

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Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

OmnivoreNocturnalIn herds

Common Crane

Grus grus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Smelt

Osmerus eperlanus

CarnivoreColonialFish

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sand Martin

Riparia riparia

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Great Tit

Parus major

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Coal Tit

Periparus ater

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eurasian Teal

Anas crecca

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary

97 countries24 parks1 dive site

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

34 countries8 parks33 dive sites

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs

55 countries9 parks3 dive sites

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

20 countries14 parks20 dive sites

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

48 countries261 parks

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

49 countries4 parks3 dive sites

Moose

Alces alces

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

15 countries57 parks

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

81 countries73 parks

Eurasian Beaver

Castor fiber

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs

32 countries20 parks

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

52 countries60 parks

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7 parks

19 countries26 parks13 dive sites

52 countries204 parks

45 countries170 parks

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45 countries244 parks

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45 countries261 parks

49 countries261 parks

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45 countries156 parks

49 countries261 parks

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97 countries261 parks

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46 countries109 parks