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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 54 species · Huatulco

Showing 54 species · Huatulco

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Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Vulnerable

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Least Concern

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Near Threatened

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

CarnivoreNear ThreatenedOcean
Least Concern

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean
Least Concern

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Spiny-tailed Iguana

Ctenosaura similis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Data Deficient

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
Not Evaluated

Mayan Melipona

Melipona beecheii

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Military Macaw

Ara militaris

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Not Evaluated

Glasswing Butterfly

Greta oto

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pallas's Long-Tongued Bat

Glossophaga soricina

NectarivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Pallas's Mastiff Bat

Molossus molossus

InsectivoreCrepuscularColonial
Relevancia
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Blue-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries13 parks2 dive sites
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
57 countries20 parks8 dive sites
Ruby-Throated HummingbirdLeast Concern

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
12 countries40 parks
Spectacled OwlLeast Concern

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries77 parks
Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
98 countries69 parks90 dive sites
Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
87 countries89 parks7 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
13 countries17 parks15 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
51 countries13 parks19 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Moon Crab

Gecarcinus quadratus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
13 countries11 parks3 dive sites
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Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
Least Concern

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Hydrophis platurus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
41 countries37 parks105 dive sites
47 countries17 parks18 dive sites
45 countries39 parks15 dive sites
57 countries41 parks14 dive sites
56 countries50 parks9 dive sites
123 countries75 parks365 dive sites
22 countries11 parks
43 countries95 parks
21 countries103 parks
11 countries44 parks
36 countries66 parks
12 countries38 parks
35 countries54 parks
10 countries39 parks
17 countries26 parks
18 countries68 parks
110 countries65 parks
44 countries70 parks
38 countries67 parks
13 countries78 parks
52 countries62 parks
18 countries71 parks
8 countries39 parks
7 countries44 parks
37 countries58 parks
42 countries80 parks
5 countries38 parks
43 countries19 parks
5 countries36 parks
16 countries64 parks
17 countries65 parks