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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 19 species · Thingvellir (Þingvellir)

Showing 19 species · Thingvellir (Þingvellir)

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Least Concern

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

American Mink

Neovison vison

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Relevancia
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Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
21 countries27 parks5 dive sites
Arctic FoxLeast Concern

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
7 countries19 parks
Brown TroutNot Evaluated

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
81 countries14 parks23 dive sites
Barnacle GooseLeast Concern

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
12 countries25 parks
MallardLeast Concern

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
53 countries207 parks
Common EiderLeast Concern

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds
21 countries34 parks
Least Concern

Arctic Charr

Salvelinus alpinus

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
19 countries69 parks7 dive sites
Least Concern

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
46 countries109 parks
Least Concern

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
46 countries83 parks
Least Concern

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
46 countries207 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
92 countries47 parks
45 countries41 parks
21 countries28 parks
45 countries21 parks
29 countries77 parks
11 countries35 parks
12 countries36 parks
12 countries33 parks
5 countries17 parks