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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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Showing 28 species · Torres del Paine

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Peale's Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus australis

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Near Threatened

Pampas Cat

Leopardus colocolo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Chilean Rose Tarantula

Grammostola rosea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Buff-Necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Black-necked Swan

Cygnus melancoryphus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Magellanic Oystercatcher

Haematopus leucopodus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Near Threatened

Pichi

Zaedyus pichiy

OmnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus humboldtii

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Austral Parakeet

Enicognathus ferrugineus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

11 countries18 parks

Near Threatened

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

10 countries9 parks

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

7 countries40 parks

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

17 countries19 parks

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

25 countries137 parks

Patagonian Huemul

Hippocamelus bisulcus

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered

7 countries11 parks

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

7 countries23 parks

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

10 countries17 parks

Upland Goose

Chloephaga picta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

7 countries9 parks

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

6 countries19 parks4 dive sites

4 countries16 parks2 dive sites

16 countries11 parks

54 countries130 parks

11 countries51 parks

8 countries27 parks

35 countries65 parks

13 countries34 parks

7 countries11 parks

10 countries33 parks

7 countries20 parks

7 countries53 parks

7 countries39 parks

7 countries24 parks

3 countries12 parks

4 countries15 parks

2 countries13 parks

2 countries20 parks

2 countries25 parks