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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 17 species · Perito Moreno (Santa Cruz)

Showing 17 species · Perito Moreno (Santa Cruz)

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Least Concern

Buff-Necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Near Threatened

Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Near Threatened

Pichi

Zaedyus pichiy

OmnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Austral Parakeet

Enicognathus ferrugineus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Critically Endangered

Hooded Grebe

Podiceps gallardoi

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Relevancia
A – Z
GuanacoLeast Concern

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
11 countries18 parks
Chilean FlamingoNear Threatened

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries9 parks
Andean CondorVulnerable

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
7 countries40 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries137 parks
Patagonian HuemulEndangered

Patagonian Huemul

Hippocamelus bisulcus

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
7 countries11 parks
CulpeoLeast Concern

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries23 parks
Black-chested Buzzard-EagleLeast Concern

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
10 countries17 parks
Upland GooseLeast Concern

Upland Goose

Chloephaga picta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
7 countries9 parks
Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
11 countries51 parks
Least Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
13 countries34 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
10 countries33 parks
7 countries53 parks
7 countries24 parks
4 countries15 parks
2 countries13 parks
2 countries25 parks
7 countries1 park