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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

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Showing 15 species · Vuntut

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Least Concern

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Thinhorn Sheep

Ovis dalli

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Relevancia
A – Z
Sandhill CraneLeast Concern

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
5 countries25 parks
Northern WheatearLeast Concern

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
47 countries186 parks
Greater White-fronted GooseLeast Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
49 countries28 parks
Least Concern

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
13 countries40 parks
Least Concern

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
54 countries130 parks
Least Concern

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
37 countries24 parks
Least Concern

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescens

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
8 countries24 parks
Least Concern

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
11 countries24 parks
Near Threatened

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity
10 countries26 parks
Least Concern

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
12 countries45 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
12 countries83 parks
11 countries35 parks
5 countries17 parks
2 countries26 parks
2 countries10 parks