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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

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Showing 28 species · Monte Leon

Showing 28 species · Monte Leon

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Peale's Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus australis

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Near Threatened

Pampas Cat

Leopardus colocolo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Buff-Necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Black-necked Swan

Cygnus melancoryphus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Eudromia elegans

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Geoffroy's Cat

Leopardus geoffroyi

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Magellanic Oystercatcher

Haematopus leucopodus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Large Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus villosus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Pichi

Zaedyus pichiy

OmnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus humboldtii

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Austral Parakeet

Enicognathus ferrugineus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Rock Shag

Leucocarbo magellanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

11 countries18 parks

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

7 countries40 parks

Magellanic Penguin

Spheniscus magellanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

10 countries6 parks3 dive sites

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

17 countries19 parks

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

25 countries137 parks

Near Threatened

Patagonian Mara

Dolichotis patagonum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

7 countries4 parks

Imperial Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

7 countries5 parks2 dive sites

South American Sea Lion

Otaria flavescens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

9 countries13 parks6 dive sites

Commerson's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean

9 countries8 parks2 dive sites

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

6 countries19 parks4 dive sites

4 countries16 parks2 dive sites

11 countries15 parks

11 countries51 parks

8 countries27 parks

13 countries34 parks

10 countries33 parks

7 countries20 parks

7 countries18 parks

7 countries53 parks

7 countries27 parks

7 countries24 parks

3 countries12 parks

4 countries15 parks

4 countries20 parks

2 countries13 parks

2 countries20 parks

2 countries25 parks

2 countries1 park1 dive site