Animals of the Amazon rainforest
598 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records inside the Amazon Basin outline from Natural Earth on GBIF.
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- What animals live in the Amazon rainforest?
- 598 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records inside the Amazon Basin outline from Natural Earth: 395 mammals, 94 birds, 39 insects & other invertebrates, 32 sharks & fish, 23 reptiles, 15 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Capybara, Tiger, Wolf, Jaguar, Cougar, Peregrine falcon.
CapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaerisLeast concern
TigerPanthera tigrisEndangered
WolfCanis lupusLeast concern
JaguarPanthera oncaNear threatened
CougarPuma concolorLeast concern
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusLeast concern
Wild boarSus scrofaLeast concern
OspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concern
NutriaMyocastor coypusLeast concern
House sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concern
OcelotLeopardus pardalisLeast concern
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusLeast concern
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusLeast concern
Maned wolfChrysocyon brachyurusNear threatened
Mahi-mahiCoryphaena hippurusLeast concern
Green anacondaEunectes murinusLeast concern
MallardAnas platyrhynchosLeast concern
Harpy eagleHarpia harpyjaVulnerable
White-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianusLeast concern
Rock doveColumba liviaLeast concern
KinkajouPotos flavusLeast concern
Great horned owlBubo virginianusLeast concern
Red junglefowlGallus gallusLeast concern
Andean condorVultur gryphusVulnerableAll 598 animals by group
Big cats 3
Small wild cats 4
- Jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi
- Margay Leopardus wiedii
- Ocelot Leopardus pardalis
- Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus
Bears 1
- Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus
Wolves 2
- Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus
- Wolf Canis lupus
Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 5
- Bush dog Speothos venaticus
- Crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous
- Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus
- Hoary fox Lycalopex vetulus
- Short-eared dog Atelocynus microtis
Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7
- Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis
- Greater grison Galictis vittata
- Lesser grison Galictis cuja
- Molina's hog-nosed skunk Conepatus chinga
- Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis
- Striped hog-nosed skunk Conepatus semistriatus
- Tayra Eira barbara
Raccoons, coatis & relatives 4
- Eastern lowland olingo Bassaricyon alleni
- Kinkajou Potos flavus
- Nasuella olivacea Nasuella olivacea
- South American coati Nasua nasua
Seals, sea lions & walrus 1
- South American sea lion Otaria flavescens
Whales & dolphins 3
- Amazon river dolphin Inia geoffrensis
- La Plata dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei
- Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis
Manatees & dugong 1
- Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis
Wild horses, asses & tapirs 2
- Mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque
- South American tapir Tapirus terrestris
Deer 6
- Little red brocket Mazama rufina
- Marsh deer Blastocerus dichotomus
- Pampas deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus
- Red brocket Mazama americana
- Taruca Hippocamelus antisensis
- White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
Wild pigs & peccaries 3
- Collared peccary Dicotyles tajacu
- White-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari
- Wild boar Sus scrofa
Camels, llamas & relatives 1
- Vicuña Vicugna vicugna
Monkeys 97
- Alta Floresta titi monkey Plecturocebus grovesi
- Amazon black howler Alouatta nigerrima
- Andean saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus leucogenys
- Azara's night monkey Aotus azarae
- Azaras's capuchin Sapajus cay
- Bald uakari Cacajao calvus
- Black bearded saki Chiropotes satanas
- Black capuchin Sapajus nigritus
- Black howler Alouatta caraya
- Black tamarin Saguinus niger
- Black titi monkey Cheracebus lugens
- Black-capped squirrel monkey Saimiri boliviensis
- Black-headed night monkey Aotus nigriceps
- Black-mantled tamarin Leontocebus nigricollis
- Black-striped capuchin Sapajus libidinosus
- Black-tailed marmoset Mico melanurus
- Black-tufted marmoset Callithrix penicillata
- Bolivian red howler Alouatta sara
- Brown titi monkey Plecturocebus brunneus
- Brown-backed bearded saki Chiropotes israelita
- Brown-mantled tamarin Leontocebus fuscicollis
- Chestnut-bellied titi monkey Plecturocebus caligatus
- Collared titi monkey Cheracebus torquatus
- Collins' squirrel monkey Saimiri collinsi
- Colombian red howler Alouatta seniculus
- Common marmoset Callithrix jacchus
- Common woolly monkey Lagothrix lagothricha
- Coppery titi monkey Plecturocebus cupreus
- Eastern black-handed tamarin Saguinus ursula
- Eastern pygmy marmoset Cebuella niveiventris
- Ecuadorian squirrel monkey Saimiri macrodon
- Emilia's marmoset Mico emiliae
- Emperor tamarin Saguinus imperator
- Goeldi's marmoset Callimico goeldii
- Gold-and-white marmoset Mico chrysoleucos
- Golden lion tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia
- Golden-faced saki Pithecia chrysocephala
- Golden-handed tamarin Saguinus midas
- Golden-mantled tamarin Leontocebus tripartitus
- Gray-bellied night monkey Aotus lemurinus
- Guianan squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus
- Guyanan red howler Alouatta macconnelli
- Hoffmanns's titi monkey Plecturocebus hoffmannsi
- Humboldt's squirrel monkey Saimiri cassiquiarensis
- Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin Cebus albifrons
- Illiger's saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus illigeri
- Isabel's saki Pithecia isabela
- Kaapori capuchin Cebus kaapori
- Lesson's saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus fuscus
- Lucifer titi monkey Cheracebus lucifer
- Marañón white-fronted capuchin Cebus yuracus
- Marca's marmoset Mico marcai
- Miller's saki Pithecia milleri
- Monk saki Pithecia monachus
- Mottle-faced tamarin Saguinus inustus
- Moustached tamarin Saguinus mystax
- Nancy Ma's night monkey Aotus nancymaae
- Napo saki Pithecia napensis
- Peruvian night monkey Aotus miconax
- Peruvian spider monkey Ateles chamek
- Pied tamarin Saguinus bicolor
- Prince Bernhard's titi monkey Plecturocebus bernhardi
- Purus red howler Alouatta puruensis
- Red-backed bearded saki Chiropotes chiropotes
- Red-bellied titi monkey Plecturocebus moloch
- Red-faced spider monkey Ateles paniscus
- Red-handed howler Alouatta belzebul
- Red-mantled saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus lagonotus
- Reddish-brown bearded saki Chiropotes sagulatus
- Rio Mayo titi monkey Plecturocebus oenanthe
- Rio Tapajós saki Pithecia irrorata
- Rondon's marmoset Mico rondoni
- Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset Mico humilis
- Santarem marmoset Mico humeralifer
- Shock-headed capuchin Cebus cuscinus
- Silvery marmoset Mico argentatus
- Spix's night monkey Aotus vociferans
- Spix's red-handed howler Alouatta discolor
- Spix's white-fronted capuchin Cebus unicolor
- Three-striped night monkey Aotus trivirgatus
- Toppin's titi monkey Plecturocebus toppini
- Tufted capuchin Sapajus apella
- Urubamba brown titi monkey Plecturocebus urubambensis
- Uta Hick's bearded saki Chiropotes utahickae
- Vieira's titi monkey Plecturocebus vieirai
- Weddell's saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus weddelli
- Wedge-capped capuchin Cebus olivaceus
- Western pygmy marmoset Callithrix pygmaea
- White marmoset Mico leucippe
- White-bellied spider monkey Ateles belzebuth
- White-cheeked spider monkey Ateles marginatus
- White-eared titi monkey Plecturocebus donacophilus
- White-faced saki Pithecia pithecia
- White-footed saki Pithecia albicans
- White-nosed saki Chiropotes albinasus
- White-tailed titi monkey Plecturocebus discolor
- Yellow-tailed woolly monkey Lagothrix flavicauda
Marsupials 25
- Agile gracile opossum Gracilinanus agilis
- Andean white-eared opossum Didelphis pernigra
- Anderson's four-eyed opossum Philander andersoni
- Bare-tailed woolly opossum Caluromys philander
- Big-eared opossum Didelphis aurita
- Bishop's slender opossum Marmosops bishopi
- Brown four-eyed opossum Metachirus nudicaudatus
- Brown-eared woolly opossum Caluromys lanatus
- Common opossum Didelphis marsupialis
- Emilia's short-tailed opossum Monodelphis emiliae
- Gray four-eyed opossum Philander opossum
- Gray short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica
- Gray slender opossum Marmosops incanus
- Guianan white-eared opossum Didelphis imperfecta
- Karimi's fat-tailed mouse opossum Thylamys karimii
- Linnaeus's mouse opossum Marmosa murina
- Little woolly mouse opossum Micoureus phaeus
- Marmosops caucae Marmosops caucae
- Northern three-striped opossum Monodelphis americana
- Tate's woolly mouse opossum Marmosa paraguayana
- Water opossum Chironectes minimus
- White-bellied slender opossum Marmosops noctivagus
- White-bellied woolly mouse opossum Micoureus constantiae
- White-eared opossum Didelphis albiventris
- Woolly mouse opossum Marmosa demerarae
Bats 134
- Anoura peruana Anoura peruana
- Argentine brown bat Eptesicus furinalis
- Benkeith's short-tailed bat Carollia benkeithi
- Bidentate yellow-eared bat Vampyriscus bidens
- Big crested mastiff bat Promops centralis
- Big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops macrotis
- Big naked-backed bat Pteronotus gymnonotus
- Big-eared woolly bat Chrotopterus auritus
- Black bonneted bat Eumops auripendulus
- Black mastiff bat Molossus rufus
- Black myotis Myotis nigricans
- Brazilian big-eyed bat Chiroderma doriae
- Brazilian brown bat Eptesicus brasiliensis
- Brazilian funnel-eared bat Natalus macrourus
- Broad-eared bat Nyctinomops laticaudatus
- Brock's yellow-eared bat Vampyriscus brocki
- Brown fruit-eating bat Artibeus concolor
- Buffy broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus infuscus
- Carriker's round-eared bat Lophostoma carrikeri
- Chestnut long-tongued bat Lionycteris spurrelli
- Chestnut sac-winged bat Cormura brevirostris
- Chestnut short-tailed bat Carollia castanea
- Chiriquinan serotine Eptesicus chiriquinus
- Cinnamon dog-faced bat Cynomops abrasus
- Colombian bonneted bat Eumops trumbulli
- Commissaris's long-tongued bat Glossophaga commissarisi
- Common big-eared bat Micronycteris microtis
- Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus
- Dark fruit-eating bat Artibeus obscurus
- Dark long-tongued bat Lichonycteris obscura
- Davies's big-eared bat Glyphonycteris daviesi
- Dekeyser's nectar bat Lonchophylla dekeyseri
- Dwarf dog-faced bat Molossops temminckii
- Dwarf little fruit bat Rhinophylla pumilio
- Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis
- Eumops nanus Eumops nanus
- Flat-faced fruit-eating bat Artibeus planirostris
- Fringe-lipped bat Trachops cirrhosus
- Fringed fruit-eating bat Artibeus fimbriatus
- Frosted sac-winged bat Saccopteryx canescens
- Geoffroy's tailless bat Anoura geoffroyi
- Gervais's fruit-eating bat Artibeus cinereus
- Gnome fruit-eating bat Dermanura gnoma
- Golden bat Mimon bennettii
- Gray short-tailed bat Carollia subrufa
- Great fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus
- Great stripe-faced bat Vampyrodes caraccioli
- Greater broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus vittatus
- Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus
- Greater dog-like bat Peropteryx kappleri
- Greater round-eared bat Tonatia bidens
- Greater sac-winged bat Saccopteryx bilineata
- Greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus
- Guianan spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus latifolius
- Hairy big-eared bat Micronycteris hirsuta
- Hairy big-eyed bat Chiroderma villosum
- Hairy-legged myotis Myotis keaysi
- Hairy-legged vampire bat Diphylla ecaudata
- Handley's tailless bat Anoura cultrata
- Heller's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus helleri
- Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus
- Incan broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus incarum
- Ipanema bat Pygoderma bilabiatum
- Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis
- Lesser bulldog bat Noctilio albiventris
- Lesser dog-like bat Peropteryx macrotis
- Lesser sac-winged bat Saccopteryx leptura
- Lesser spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus elongatus
- Little big-eared bat Micronycteris megalotis
- Little big-eyed bat Chiroderma trinitatum
- Little white-shouldered bat Ametrida centurio
- Little yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira lilium
- MacConnell's bat Mesophylla macconnelli
- Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis
- Miller's long-tongued bat Glossophaga longirostris
- Niceforo's big-eared bat Trinycteris nicefori
- Northern ghost bat Diclidurus albus
- Northern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa thyone
- Orange nectar bat Lonchophylla robusta
- Pale brown long-nosed bat Lichonycteris degener
- Pale spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus discolor
- Pale-faced bat Phylloderma stenops
- Pale-winged dog-like bat Peropteryx pallidoptera
- Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina
- Parnell's mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii
- Patagonian bonneted bat Eumops patagonicus
- Peters's disk-winged bat Thyroptera discifera
- Proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso
- Pygmy fruit-eating bat Artibeus phaeotis
- Pygmy round-eared bat Lophostoma brasiliense
- Recife broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus recifinus
- Riparian myotis Myotis riparius
- Rufous dog-faced bat Molossops neglectus
- Salvin's big-eyed bat Chiroderma salvini
- Schmidts's big-eared bat Micronycteris schmidtorum
- Schultz's round-eared bat Lophostoma schulzi
- Seba's short-tailed bat Carollia perspicillata
- Shaggy bat Centronycteris maximiliani
- Short-headed broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus brachycephalus
- Silky short-tailed bat Carollia brevicauda
- Silver fruit-eating bat Artibeus glaucus
- Silver-tipped myotis Myotis albescens
- Slender broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus angustirostris
- South American hoary bat Lasiurus villosissimus
- Southern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa pusilla
- Southern red bat Lasiurus blossevillii
- Southern yellow bat Lasiurus ega
- Spectral bat Vampyrum spectrum
- Spix's disk-winged bat Thyroptera tricolor
- Stripe-headed round-eared bat Tonatia saurophila
- Striped hairy-nosed bat Mimon crenulatum
- Sturnira parvidens Sturnira parvidens
- Tailed tailless bat Anoura caudifer
- Tent-making bat Uroderma bilobatum
- Thomas's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus dorsalis
- Thomas's nectar bat Hsunycteris thomasi
- Thomas's yellow bat Rhogeessa io
- Thumbless bat Furipterus horrens
- Tilda's yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira tildae
- Tricolored big-eared bat Glyphonycteris sylvestris
- Trinidad dog-like bat Peropteryx trinitatis
- Tropical big-eared brown bat Histiotus velatus
- Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus
- Velvety fruit-eating bat Enchisthenes hartii
- Velvety myotis Myotis simus
- Visored bat Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum
- Wagner's bonneted bat Eumops glaucinus
- Wagner's mustached bat Pteronotus personatus
- Western mastiff bat Eumops perotis
- White-lined broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus lineatus
- White-throated round-eared bat Lophostoma silvicolum
- White-winged vampire bat Diaemus youngi
- Yellow-throated big-eared bat Lampronycteris brachyotis
- Yellowish myotis Myotis levis
Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 9
- Amazon dwarf squirrel Microsciurus flaviventer
- Andean squirrel Sciurus pucheranii
- Bolivian squirrel Sciurus ignitus
- Brazilian squirrel Sciurus aestuans
- Junín red squirrel Sciurus pyrrhinus
- Northern Amazon red squirrel Sciurus igniventris
- Red-tailed squirrel Sciurus granatensis
- Southern Amazon red squirrel Sciurus spadiceus
- Yellow-throated squirrel Sciurus gilvigularis
Mice, rats & other rodents 70
- Abrothrix jelskii Abrothrix jelskii
- Akodon aerosus Akodon aerosus
- Akodon azarae Akodon azarae
- Akodon boliviensis Akodon boliviensis
- Amazonian long-tailed porcupine Coendou longicaudatus
- Amazonian marsh rat Holochilus sciureus
- Andean big-eared mouse Auliscomys sublimis
- Andean swamp rat Neotomys ebriosus
- Atlantic Forest climbing mouse Rhipidomys mastacalis
- Azara's agouti Dasyprocta azarae
- Bicolored-spined porcupine Coendou bicolor
- Black agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa
- Black rat Rattus rattus
- Brazilian guinea pig Cavia aperea
- Brazilian porcupine Coendou prehensilis
- Brazilian spiny tree-rat Makalata didelphoides
- Brown agouti Dasyprocta variegata
- Brown rat Rattus norvegicus
- Caatinga vesper mouse Calomys expulsus
- Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
- Central American agouti Dasyprocta punctata
- Cerrado climbing mouse Rhipidomys macrurus
- Cerrado mouse Thalpomys cerradensis
- Common punaré Thrichomys apereoides
- Common yellow-toothed cavy Galea musteloides
- Cursor grass mouse Akodon cursor
- Delicate vesper mouse Calomys tener
- Drylands vesper mouse Calomys musculinus
- Ferreira's spiny tree-rat Mesomys hispidus
- Green acouchi Myoprocta pratti
- Guyenne spiny rat Proechimys guyannensis
- Hairy-tailed bolo mouse Necromys lasiurus
- Handleyomys alfaroi Handleyomys alfaroi
- Hylaeamys megacephalus Hylaeamys megacephalus
- Hylaeamys perenensis Hylaeamys perenensis
- Long-tailed spiny rat Proechimys longicaudatus
- Lowland paca Cuniculus paca
- Melanomys caliginosus Melanomys caliginosus
- Microryzomys altissimus Microryzomys altissimus
- Microryzomys minutus Microryzomys minutus
- Montane grass mouse Akodon montensis
- Montane guinea pig Cavia tschudii
- Mountain paca Cuniculus taczanowskii
- Nectomys apicalis Nectomys apicalis
- Nectomys rattus Nectomys rattus
- Nectomys squamipes Nectomys squamipes
- Nephelomys albigularis Nephelomys albigularis
- Northern viscacha Lagidium peruanum
- Nutria Myocastor coypus
- Oecomys bicolor Oecomys bicolor
- Oecomys catherinae Oecomys catherinae
- Oligoryzomys flavescens Oligoryzomys flavescens
- Oligoryzomys fulvescens Oligoryzomys fulvescens
- Oligoryzomys longicaudatus Oligoryzomys longicaudatus
- Oligoryzomys microtis Oligoryzomys microtis
- Oligoryzomys nigripes Oligoryzomys nigripes
- Pacarana Dinomys branickii
- Peruvian tree-rat Makalata rhipidura
- Red acouchi Myoprocta acouchy
- Red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporina
- Short-tailed spiny rat Proechimys brevicauda
- Soft grass mouse Akodon mollis
- Southern spiny pocket mouse Heteromys australis
- Southern viscacha Lagidium viscacia
- Tome's spiny rat Proechimys semispinosus
- Trinidad spiny pocket mouse Heteromys anomalus
- White-faced spiny tree-rat Echimys chrysurus
- Woolly giant rat Kunsia tomentosus
- Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat Isothrix bistriata
- Zygodontomys brevicauda Zygodontomys brevicauda
Rabbits, hares & pikas 2
- Andean tapeti Sylvilagus andinus
- Common tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis
Sloths, anteaters & armadillos 15
- Brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatus
- Common silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus
- Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
- Giant armadillo Priodontes maximus
- Greater fairy armadillo Calyptophractus retusus
- Greater long-nosed armadillo Dasypus kappleri
- Hairy long-nosed armadillo Dasypus pilosus
- Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanni
- Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus
- Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
- Pale-throated sloth Bradypus tridactylus
- Seven-banded armadillo Dasypus septemcinctus
- Six-banded armadillo Euphractus sexcinctus
- Southern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous unicinctus
- Southern tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla
Birds of prey 11
- Andean condor Vultur gryphus
- Black vulture Coragyps atratus
- Crested caracara Caracara plancus
- Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja
- Harris's hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- King vulture Sarcoramphus papa
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
- Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
- Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
Owls 4
- Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia
- Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
- Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
- Western barn owl Tyto alba
Parrots 8
- Blue-and-yellow macaw Ara ararauna
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Hyacinth macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
- Military macaw Ara militaris
- Monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Red-and-green macaw Ara chloropterus
- Scarlet macaw Ara macao
Ducks, geese & swans 7
- Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
- Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Greylag goose Anser anser
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Swan goose Anser cygnoides
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 15
- American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
- Black tern Chlidonias niger
- Buff-breasted sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
- Common tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
- Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
- White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Seabirds, divers & grebes 4
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Brown booby Sula leucogaster
- Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 18
- American purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- American white ibis Eudocimus albus
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Great blue heron Ardea herodias
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Green heron Butorides virescens
- Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
- Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Scarlet ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Snowy egret Egretta thula
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
- Wood stork Mycteria americana
- Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 4
- Helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris
- Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Pigeons & doves 1
- Rock dove Columba livia
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 2
- Acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
- Toco toucan Ramphastos toco
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 3
- Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
- Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Common potoo Nyctibius griseus
Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 1
- Greater rhea Rhea americana
Songbirds & perching birds 11
- Andean cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus
- Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus
- Sand martin Riparia riparia
- Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus
- White bellbird Procnias albus
Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 5
- Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
- Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
- Red-legged seriema Cariama cristata
- Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
- Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Crocodiles & alligators 5
- Black caiman Melanosuchus niger
- Cuvier's dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus
- Smooth-fronted caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus
- Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus
- Yacare caiman Caiman yacare
Snakes 11
- Boa constrictor Boa constrictor
- Bothrops asper Bothrops asper
- Bothrops atrox Bothrops atrox
- Bothrops jararaca Bothrops jararaca
- Crotalus durissus Crotalus durissus
- Emerald tree boa Corallus caninus
- Green anaconda Eunectes murinus
- Hydrodynastes gigas Hydrodynastes gigas
- Oxybelis aeneus Oxybelis aeneus
- Oxybelis fulgidus Oxybelis fulgidus
- Rainbow boa Epicrates cenchria
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3
- Argentine black and white tegu Salvator merianae
- Green iguana Iguana iguana
- Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
Turtles & tortoises 4
- Arrau turtle Podocnemis expansa
- Mata mata Chelus fimbriatus
- Red-footed tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria
- Yellow-footed tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus
Frogs & toads 14
- Ameerega bilinguis Ameerega bilinguis
- Blue poison dart frog Dendrobates azureus
- Cane toad Rhinella marina
- Common Surinam toad Pipa pipa
- Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
- Mimic poison frog Ranitomeya imitator
- Mission golden-eyed tree frog Trachycephalus resinifictrix
- Oreophrynella quelchii Oreophrynella quelchii
- Phyllomedusa bicolor Phyllomedusa bicolor
- Pseudis paradoxa Pseudis paradoxa
- Pumpkin toadlet Brachycephalus ephippium
- Ranitomeya amazonica Ranitomeya amazonica
- Smoky jungle frog Leptodactylus pentadactylus
- Surinam horned frog Ceratophrys cornuta
Salamanders, newts & caecilians 1
- Siphonops annulatus Siphonops annulatus
Sharks 3
- Blue shark Prionace glauca
- Pelagic thresher Alopias pelagicus
- Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
Rays, skates & chimaeras 3
- Ocellate river stingray Potamotrygon motoro
- Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
- Xingu River ray Potamotrygon leopoldi
Bony fish 26
- Arapaima gigas Arapaima gigas
- Black ghost knifefish Apteronotus albifrons
- Black neon tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
- Black tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
- Brachyplatystoma filamentosum Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
- Cardinal tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi
- Electrophorus electricus Electrophorus electricus
- Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
- Green swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii
- Guppy Poecilia reticulata
- Hypostomus plecostomus Hypostomus plecostomus
- Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus
- Neon tetra Paracheirodon innesi
- Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
- Oscar Astronotus ocellatus
- Payara Hydrolycus scomberoides
- Piaractus brachypomus Piaractus brachypomus
- Pristella maxillaris Pristella maxillaris
- Pterophyllum scalare Pterophyllum scalare
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Red-bellied piranha Pygocentrus nattereri
- Redtail catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
- Rummy-nose tetra Hemigrammus rhodostomus
- Silver arowana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
- Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum
- Vandellia cirrhosa Vandellia cirrhosa
Butterflies & moths 3
- Helicoverpa armigera Helicoverpa armigera
- Indianmeal moth Plodia interpunctella
- Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus
Bees, wasps & ants 5
- Argentine ant Linepithema humile
- Paraponera clavata Paraponera clavata
- Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis
- Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta
- Western honey bee Apis mellifera
Beetles 3
- Harmonia axyridis Harmonia axyridis
- Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules
- Rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae
Dragonflies & damselflies 1
- Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 14
- Aedes aegypti Aedes aegypti
- Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus
- American cockroach Periplaneta americana
- Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
- Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis capitata
- Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster
- Drosophila suzukii Drosophila suzukii
- Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
- Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
- Housefly Musca domestica
- Human flea Pulex irritans
- Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci
- Stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans
- Tetrix subulata Tetrix subulata
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 8
- Argiope argentata Argiope argentata
- Argiope trifasciata Argiope trifasciata
- Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
- Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
- Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus sanguineus
- Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae
- Trichonephila clavipes Trichonephila clavipes
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 4
- Armadillidium vulgare Armadillidium vulgare
- Callinectes sapidus Callinectes sapidus
- Macrobrachium rosenbergii Macrobrachium rosenbergii
- Whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1
- Arbacia lixula Arbacia lixula
Records: GBIF.org, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only, no fossils or captive animals, accessed 23 October 2026. Region outlines: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Birds include migrants passing through.