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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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American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Woodchuck

Marmota monax

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Black-Capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-Winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Cinereus Shrew

Sorex cinereus

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Star-nosed Mole

Condylura cristata

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

2 countries35 parks

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

3 countries34 parks7 dive sites

Common Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

OmnivoreVariable activityFamily group

37 countries60 parks4 dive sites

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group

8 countries75 parks2 dive sites

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

43 countries95 parks

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

13 countries40 parks

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

21 countries103 parks

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

11 countries105 parks

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

8 countries57 parks

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

8 countries58 parks

7 countries88 parks

10 countries81 parks

10 countries37 parks

42 countries80 parks

3 countries61 parks

3 countries57 parks

3 countries35 parks

3 countries38 parks

2 countries37 parks

2 countries45 parks

26 countries108 parks

2 countries59 parks

2 countries45 parks

11 countries57 parks

3 countries48 parks

3 countries70 parks

3 countries79 parks

3 countries40 parks

2 countries31 parks

2 countries30 parks

3 countries32 parks