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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Patagonian MaraNear Threatened

Patagonian Mara

Dolichotis patagonum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Bald EagleLeast Concern

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Verreaux's EagleLeast Concern

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Martial EagleEndangered

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Eurasian Eagle-OwlLeast Concern

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bubo

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Rhinoceros HornbillVulnerable

Rhinoceros Hornbill

Buceros rhinoceros

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Rock PtarmiganLeast Concern

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus muta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Corsac FoxLeast Concern

Corsac Fox

Vulpes corsac

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Hen HarrierLeast Concern

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Purple SwamphenLeast Concern

Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Eurasian BeaverLeast Concern

Eurasian Beaver

Castor fiber

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Mute SwanLeast Concern

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
45 countries
Northern WheatearLeast Concern

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Common RavenLeast Concern

Common Raven

Corvus corax

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Peregrine FalconLeast Concern

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Black WoodpeckerLeast Concern

Black Woodpecker

Dryocopus martius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Toco ToucanLeast Concern

Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
11 countries
African Fish-EagleLeast Concern

African Fish-Eagle

Haliaeetus vocifer

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Red-backed ShrikeLeast Concern

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Black StorkLeast Concern

Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
MerlinLeast Concern

Merlin

Falco columbarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
69 countries
Bat-eared FoxLeast Concern

Bat-eared Fox

Otocyon megalotis

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Helmeted HornbillCritically Endangered

Helmeted Hornbill

Rhinoplax vigil

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Black-throated DiverLeast Concern

Black-throated Diver

Gavia arctica

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Great Green MacawCritically Endangered

Great Green Macaw

Ara ambiguus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Great CurassowVulnerable

Great Curassow

Crax rubra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
10 countries
Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerLeast Concern

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Water PipitLeast Concern

Water Pipit

Anthus spinoletta

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
White-backed WoodpeckerLeast Concern

White-backed Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucotos

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Augur BuzzardLeast Concern

Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Crested EagleNear Threatened

Crested Eagle

Morphnus guianensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Black-chested Buzzard-EagleLeast Concern

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Great HornbillVulnerable

Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
CoyoteLeast Concern

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
4 countries
Lar GibbonEndangered

Lar Gibbon

Hylobates lar

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Black-necked CraneNear Threatened

Black-necked Crane

Grus nigricollis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Lowland PacaLeast Concern

Lowland Paca

Cuniculus paca

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
20 countries
SiamangEndangered

Siamang

Symphalangus syndactylus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
13 countries
Upland GooseLeast Concern

Upland Goose

Chloephaga picta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Blue DuikerLeast Concern

Blue Duiker

Philantomba monticola

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Snowy SheathbillLeast Concern

Snowy Sheathbill

Chionis albus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Willie WagtailLeast Concern

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Torrent DuckLeast Concern

Torrent Duck

Merganetta armata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Crab-eating FoxLeast Concern

Crab-eating Fox

Cerdocyon thous

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Indian Grey HornbillLeast Concern

Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Golden JackalLeast Concern

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Black-legged SeriemaLeast Concern

Black-legged Seriema

Chunga burmeisteri

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Common CraneLeast Concern

Common Crane

Grus grus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
49 countries
South Polar SkuaLeast Concern

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
EmuLeast Concern

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
1 country
WekaVulnerable

Weka

Gallirallus australis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
1 country
Trumpeter SwanLeast Concern

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Least Concern

Foureye Butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Emperor Angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator

OmnivoreIn pairsFish
Vulnerable

Red-crowned Crane

Grus japonensis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Southern Brown Kiwi

Apteryx australis

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Spotted Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Amazona aestiva

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Hyacinth Macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

InsectivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Jabiru

Jabiru mycteria

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Senegal Parrot

Poicephalus senegalus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Least Concern

Woodlark

Lullula arborea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Grey Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides concolor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Horned Screamer

Anhima cornuta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Tit

Parus major

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Coal Tit

Periparus ater

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Cream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus vespilloides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-Knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Amazonian Motmot

Momotus momota

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Oscar

Astronotus ocellatus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Least Concern

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocoptes medius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Corn Bunting

Emberiza calandra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

European Serin

Serinus serinus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus nipalensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Eastern Imperial Eagle

Aquila heliaca

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Yellow-Crowned Amazon

Amazona ochrocephala

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-crested Cardinal

Paroaria coronata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
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Scarlet MacawLeast Concern

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

FrugivoreDiurnalIn pairs
20 countries22 parks
Arctic FoxLeast Concern

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
7 countries19 parks
Berthelot's PipitLeast Concern

Berthelot's Pipit

Anthus berthelotii

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
2 countries5 parks
Maned WolfNear Threatened

Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
8 countries9 parks
Blue-And-Yellow MacawLeast Concern

Blue-And-Yellow Macaw

Ara ararauna

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
12 countries5 parks
Southern Royal AlbatrossVulnerable

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
15 countries5 parks1 dive site
African JackalsLeast Concern

African Jackals

Lupulella mesomelas

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
43 countries17 parks
Golden EagleLeast Concern

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
72 countries109 parks
Resplendent QuetzalNear Threatened

Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
8 countries14 parks
White-tailed EagleLeast Concern

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
55 countries9 parks3 dive sites
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