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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 38 species · Nechisar

Showing 38 species · Nechisar

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Least Concern

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Kenyan Sand Boa

Eryx colubrinus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythrorynchus

InsectivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Hartebeest

Alcelaphus buselaphus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Pink-Backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Wattled Crane

Bugeranus carunculatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

African Golden Wolf

Canis anthus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Aardwolf

Proteles cristata

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Endangered

Beisa Oryx

Oryx beisa

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Hamadryas Baboon

Papio hamadryas

OmnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Least Concern

Crested Porcupine

Hystrix cristata

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Rufous Elephant Shrew

Elephantulus rufescens

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Naked Mole Rat

Heterocephalus glaber

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity
Vulnerable

Soemmerring's Gazelle

Nanger soemmerringii

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
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Great White PelicanLeast Concern

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
72 countries22 parks
Grevy's ZebraEndangered

Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
5 countries10 parks
GeladaLeast Concern

Gelada

Theropithecus gelada

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
1 country6 parks
Long-tailed CormorantLeast Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
14 countries46 parks1 dive site
African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
58 countries72 parks
Cocoi HeronLeast Concern

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries71 parks
Marabou StorkLeast Concern

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries66 parks
Augur BuzzardLeast Concern

Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries35 parks
Least Concern

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries45 parks
Endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
48 countries73 parks
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68 countries36 parks
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