Country Β· South America
Animals of Bolivia
14 animals on this site have a range that includes Bolivia. Each fact file has a map with the whole range.
14 profiles
VUBirds
Andean condor
Vultur gryphus
The Andean condor is a huge black vulture of the Andes and the Pacific coast of South America.
Living
LCBirds
Burrowing owl
Athene cunicularia
The burrowing owl is a small, long-legged owl of open country in the Americas.
Living
LCMammals
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
The capybara is the largest rodent in the world.
Living
VUBirds
Harpy eagle
Harpia harpyja
The harpy eagle is the most powerful bird of prey in the American rainforest, with rear talons the length of a grizzly bear's claws.
Living
LCBirds
Hoatzin
Opisthocomus hoazin
The hoatzin is a crested bird of Amazon swamp forest that lives on leaves and ferments them in a huge crop.
Living
VUBirds
Hyacinth macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
The hyacinth macaw is the longest parrot in the world, a cobalt blue bird with bare yellow skin around the eye.
Living
NTMammals
Jaguar
Panthera onca
The jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
Living
LCMammals
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
The kinkajou is a small nocturnal relative of the raccoon that lives in the canopy of tropical forests from Mexico to Brazil.
Living
NEInsects
Leafcutter ant
Atta cephalotes
Leafcutter ants carry pieces of leaf back to the nest, but they do not eat them.
Living
NTMammals
Maned wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus
The maned wolf is the tallest wild dog in the world and the largest canid in South America.
Living
LCMammals
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
The ocelot is a medium-sized spotted cat of the Americas, from Texas to northern Argentina.
Living
LCBirds
Scarlet macaw
Ara macao
The scarlet macaw is a large, loud parrot of the American tropics.
Living
VUMammals
Spectacled bear
Tremarctos ornatus
The spectacled bear is South America's only bear and the last of the short-faced bears, named for the pale rings that circle its eyes.
Living
LCMammals
VicuΓ±a
Vicugna vicugna
The vicuΓ±a is the smallest wild camelid and the ancestor of the alpaca, living on the high grassland of the central Andes.
Living
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