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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 192 species · The Broads

Showing 192 species · The Broads

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MallardLeast Concern

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
53 countries
Tawny OwlLeast Concern

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
45 countries
Mute SwanLeast Concern

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
45 countries
Northern WheatearLeast Concern

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
European HareLeast Concern

European Hare

Lepus europaeus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Rock PigeonLeast Concern

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
MerlinLeast Concern

Merlin

Falco columbarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
69 countries
Eurasian OystercatcherNear Threatened

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

CarnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
Greater White-fronted GooseLeast Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Fallow DeerLeast Concern

Fallow Deer

Dama dama

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
40 countries
Pied AvocetLeast Concern

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Northern LapwingNear Threatened

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Eurasian BitternLeast Concern

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pike

Esox lucius

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Smelt

Osmerus eperlanus

CarnivoreColonialFish
Least Concern

Common Bream

Abramis brama

OmnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Not Evaluated

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Least Concern

River Lamprey

Lampetra fluviatilis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Sand Martin

Riparia riparia

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Brent Goose

Branta bernicla

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

West European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Green Tiger Beetle

Cicindela campestris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
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Three-spined SticklebackLeast Concern

Three-spined Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
55 countries141 parks19 dive sites
Common CarpLeast Concern

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
90 countries38 parks8 dive sites
PerchLeast Concern

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
45 countries114 parks6 dive sites
Common StarlingLeast Concern

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
48 countries261 parks
Greylag GooseLeast Concern

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
47 countries50 parks
Barnacle GooseLeast Concern

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
12 countries25 parks
European RabbitNear Threatened

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial
49 countries105 parks
DunlinLeast Concern

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds
59 countries38 parks
Red KiteLeast Concern

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
46 countries187 parks
Hen HarrierLeast Concern

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
45 countries153 parks
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Insects
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207 parks
206 parks
132 parks
47 countries
186 parks
45 countries
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51 countries
110 parks
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58 countries
71 parks
49 countries
28 parks
183 parks
45 countries
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46 countries
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45 countries
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19 countries26 parks13 dive sites
45 countries68 parks4 dive sites
46 countries79 parks3 dive sites
18 countries28 parks16 dive sites
79 countries25 parks4 dive sites
46 countries28 parks
97 countries61 parks
45 countries170 parks
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45 countries244 parks
48 countries206 parks
39 countries153 parks
47 countries31 parks
46 countries39 parks