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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species
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Blue-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Black-tailed Prairie DogLeast Concern

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Magellanic PenguinLeast Concern

Magellanic Penguin

Spheniscus magellanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Emperor PenguinEndangered

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Flightless birdPiscivoreDiurnal
Northern Elephant SealLeast Concern

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Humboldt PenguinVulnerable

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Northern GannetLeast Concern

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Black-browed AlbatrossLeast Concern

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Rock HyraxLeast Concern

Rock Hyrax

Procavia capensis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Grey Reef SharkEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Nurse SharkVulnerable

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Galapagos SharkLeast Concern

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish
Grey SealLeast Concern

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Common StarlingLeast Concern

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Magnificent FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Great CormorantLeast Concern

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Marine IguanaVulnerable

Marine Iguana

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Common MurreLeast Concern

Common Murre

Uria aalge

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
24 countries
European ShagLeast Concern

European Shag

Phalacrocorax aristotelis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Steller Sea LionNear Threatened

Steller Sea Lion

Eumetopias jubatus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Afro-Australian Fur SealLeast Concern

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Antarctic Fur SealEndangered

Antarctic Fur Seal

Arctocephalus gazella

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Gentoo PenguinLeast Concern

Gentoo Penguin

Pygoscelis papua

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Sooty TernLeast Concern

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
New Zealand Fur SealLeast Concern

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

CarnivoreColonialOcean
Red CoralEndangered

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
Audouin's GullLeast Concern

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Imperial ShagLeast Concern

Imperial Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
American FlamingoLeast Concern

American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Long-tailed CormorantLeast Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Great FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Chinstrap PenguinLeast Concern

Chinstrap Penguin

Pygoscelis antarcticus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Northern Carmine Bee-eaterLeast Concern

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Arctic TernLeast Concern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Red-billed ChoughLeast Concern

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
European RabbitNear Threatened

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial
Roseate SpoonbillLeast Concern

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Grey ParrotEndangered

Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
MeerkatLeast Concern

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries
Alpine SwiftLeast Concern

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
MallardLeast Concern

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
53 countries
White StorkLeast Concern

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
CoypuLeast Concern

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Purple HeronLeast Concern

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Rock PigeonLeast Concern

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Painted StorkNear Threatened

Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Andean FlamingoVulnerable

Andean Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Greater Horseshoe BatLeast Concern

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Macaroni PenguinVulnerable

Macaroni Penguin

Eudyptes chrysolophus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Masked BoobyLeast Concern

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Brown BoobyLeast Concern

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
White-collared SwiftLeast Concern

White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Griffon VultureLeast Concern

Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Glossy IbisLeast Concern

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Dalmatian PelicanNear Threatened

Dalmatian Pelican

Pelecanus crispus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Brown PelicanLeast Concern

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
OilbirdLeast Concern

Oilbird

Steatornis caripensis

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
8 countries
Marabou StorkLeast Concern

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
American White PelicanLeast Concern

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Adelie PenguinLeast Concern

Adelie Penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
White-backed VultureCritically Endangered

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Atlantic White TernLeast Concern

Atlantic White Tern

Gygis alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Scopoli's ShearwaterLeast Concern

Scopoli's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Pied AvocetLeast Concern

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
James's FlamingoNear Threatened

James's Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Long-tailed MarmotLeast Concern

Long-tailed Marmot

Marmota caudata

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Spot-billed PelicanNear Threatened

Spot-billed Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
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Sockeye SalmonLeast Concern

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

ColonialFishFreshwater
4 countries7 parks5 dive sites
Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
21 countries27 parks5 dive sites
King PenguinLeast Concern

King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
12 countries6 parks1 dive site
Lesser FlamingoNear Threatened

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

DiurnalColonialNear Threatened
47 countries11 parks
Greater FlamingoLeast Concern

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
82 countries13 parks1 dive site
Chilean FlamingoNear Threatened

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries9 parks
MonarchNot Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
57 countries31 parks
Great White PelicanLeast Concern

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
72 countries22 parks
Weddell SealLeast Concern

Weddell Seal

Leptonychotes weddellii

CarnivoreColonialOcean
6 countries23 parks3 dive sites
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48 countries
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49 countries
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