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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Showing 32 species · Esteros de Farrapos

Showing 32 species · Esteros de Farrapos

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Red-crested Cardinal

Paroaria coronata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Southern Screamer

Chauna torquata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Buff-Necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Black-necked Swan

Cygnus melancoryphus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Buenos Aires Scorpion

Bothriurus bonariensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Eudromia elegans

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Yellow Armadillo

Euphractus sexcinctus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pampas Fox

Lycalopex gymnocercus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Double-collared Seedeater

Sporophila caerulescens

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Argentinean Horned Frog

Ceratophrys ornata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Black-and-white Tegu

Tupinambis merianae

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Yellow Anaconda

Eunectes notaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red-winged Tinamou

Rhynchotus rufescens

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Geoffroy's Cat

Leopardus geoffroyi

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Hilaire's Side-necked Turtle

Phrynops hilarii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Pampas Deer

Ozotoceros bezoarticus

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Yellow Cardinal

Gubernatrix cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

14 countries4 parks

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

CarnivoreNocturnalReptile

5 countries14 parks

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

41 countries21 parks

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

38 countries13 parks

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

58 countries71 parks

Near Threatened

Greater Rhea

Rhea americana

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

7 countries10 parks

Crab-eating Fox

Cerdocyon thous

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

5 countries9 parks

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

16 countries71 parks

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

15 countries25 parks

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

11 countries51 parks

7 countries20 parks

7 countries13 parks

11 countries24 parks

10 countries33 parks

7 countries20 parks

7 countries18 parks

7 countries18 parks

16 countries18 parks

8 countries31 parks

7 countries53 parks

7 countries41 parks

7 countries39 parks

7 countries23 parks

6 countries44 parks

3 countries6 parks

6 countries41 parks

5 countries13 parks

5 countries12 parks

7 countries27 parks

4 countries20 parks

5 countries16 parks

3 countries11 parks