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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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Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

California Quail

Callipepla californica

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

HerbivoreCrepuscularTemperate forest

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

American Pika

Ochotona princeps

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

25 countries137 parks

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs

3 countries36 parks

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

70 countries41 parks

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

4 countries41 parks

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

7 countries4 parks

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

3 countries41 parks

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

2 countries9 parks

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group

8 countries75 parks2 dive sites

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

43 countries95 parks

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

21 countries103 parks

11 countries105 parks

8 countries57 parks

52 countries62 parks

18 countries71 parks

8 countries58 parks

35 countries65 parks

7 countries88 parks

10 countries81 parks

42 countries80 parks

6 countries14 parks

3 countries20 parks

3 countries61 parks

3 countries57 parks

26 countries108 parks

2 countries45 parks

3 countries24 parks

3 countries27 parks

3 countries70 parks

2 countries32 parks

2 countries19 parks