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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 69 species · Kuş Cenneti

Showing 69 species · Kuş Cenneti

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Great BustardNear Threatened

Great Bustard

Otis tarda

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Eurasian BitternLeast Concern

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Woodlark

Lullula arborea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Eurasian Teal

Anas crecca

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Near Threatened

Ferruginous Duck

Aythya nyroca

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
Least Concern

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Near Threatened

Little Bustard

Tetrax tetrax

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
Least Concern

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Corn Bunting

Emberiza calandra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
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White-Headed DuckNot Evaluated

White-Headed Duck

Oxyura leucocephala

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
19 countries16 parks
Great White PelicanLeast Concern

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
72 countries22 parks
Common CarpLeast Concern

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
90 countries38 parks8 dive sites
Purple SwamphenLeast Concern

Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
49 countries57 parks
White StorkLeast Concern

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
95 countries129 parks
Eurasian OystercatcherNear Threatened

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

CarnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
58 countries71 parks
Glossy IbisLeast Concern

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
112 countries71 parks
Dalmatian PelicanNear Threatened

Dalmatian Pelican

Pelecanus crispus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
15 countries14 parks
Eurasian Stone-CurlewLeast Concern

Eurasian Stone-Curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

CarnivoreNocturnalBird
49 countries72 parks
Pied AvocetLeast Concern

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
45 countries66 parks
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