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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Amburana cearensis
|
Amburana cearensis |
Plants |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru |
2. |
Andean Condor
|
Vultur gryphus |
Birds |
Colombia to Chile and Argentina |
3. |
Araucaria angustifolia
|
Araucaria angustifolia |
Plants |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
4. |
Aspidosperma polyneuron
|
Aspidosperma polyneuron |
Plants |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru |
5. |
Aylacostoma stigmaticum
|
Aylacostoma stigmaticum |
Snails |
Argentina, Paraguay |
6. |
Aylacostoma guaraniticum
|
Aylacostoma guaraniticum |
Snails |
Argentina, Paraguay |
7. |
Aylacostoma chloroticum
|
Aylacostoma chloroticum |
Snails |
Argentina, Paraguay |
8. |
Bare-throated Bellbird
|
Procnias nudicollis |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
9. |
Bay-ringed Tyrannulet
|
Phylloscartes sylviolus |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
10. |
Bearded Tachuri
|
Polystictus pectoralis |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela |
11. |
Black-bodied Woodpecker
|
Dryocopus schulzi |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay |
12. |
Black-masked Finch
|
Coryphaspiza melanotis |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru |
13. |
Blackish-blue Seedeater
|
Amaurospiza moesta |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
14. |
Blue-winged Macaw
|
Primolius maracana |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
15. |
Brazilian Merganser
|
Mergus octosetaceus |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
16. |
Broad-snouted Caiman
|
Caiman latirostris |
Reptiles |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
17. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
18. |
Buffy-fronted Seedeater
|
Sporophila frontalis |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
19. |
Burmeister's Armadillo
|
Calyptophractus retusus |
Mammals |
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay |
20. |
Bush Dog
|
Speothos venaticus |
Mammals |
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
21. |
Caesalpinia paraguariensis
|
Caesalpinia paraguariensis |
Plants |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
22. |
Canebrake Groundcreeper
|
Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
|
23. |
Cedrela lilloi
|
Cedrela lilloi |
Plants |
South America |
24. |
Cedro Misionero
|
Cedrela fissilis |
Plants |
Central America, South America |
25. |
Chaco Eagle
|
Buteogallus coronatus |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
26. |
Chaco Side-necked Turtle
|
Acanthochelys pallidipectoris |
Reptiles |
Argentina, Paraguay |
27. |
Chaco Tortoise
|
Chelonoidis chilensis |
Reptiles |
Argentina, Paraguay |
28. |
Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo
|
Cabassous chacoensis |
Mammals |
Argentina, Paraguay |
29. |
Chacoan Peccary
|
Catagonus wagneri |
Mammals |
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay |
30. |
Chestnut Seedeater
|
Sporophila cinnamomea |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
31. |
Chilean Flamingo
|
Phoenicopterus chilensis |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay |
32. |
Cock-tailed Tyrant
|
Alectrurus tricolor |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
33. |
Cougar
|
Puma concolor |
Mammals |
North and Central America |
34. |
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher
|
Polioptila lactea |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
35. |
Dark-throated Seedeater
|
Sporophila ruficollis |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
36. |
Darwin's Rhea
|
Rhea pennata |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru |
37. |
Dinelli's Doradito
|
Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay |
38. |
Dwarf Tinamou
|
Taoniscus nanus |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
39. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
40. |
Geoffroy's Cat
|
Leopardus geoffroyi |
Mammals |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay |
41. |
Giant Anteater
|
Myrmecophaga tridactyla |
Mammals |
Central and South America |
42. |
Giant Armadillo
|
Priodontes maximus |
Mammals |
Guyana to Argentina, Venezuela |
43. |
Giant Otter
|
Pteronura brasiliensis |
Mammals |
South America |
44. |
Glaucous Macaw
|
Anodorhynchus glaucus |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
|
45. |
Greater Rhea
|
Rhea americana |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
46. |
Green-throated Euphonia
|
Euphonia chalybea |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
47. |
Guatambu Blanco
|
Balfourodendron riedelianum |
Plants |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
48. |
Guianan Crested Eagle
|
Morphnus guianensis |
Birds |
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
49. |
Harpy Eagle
|
Harpia harpyja |
Birds |
Mexico south to Argentina |
50. |
Helmeted Woodpecker
|
Dryocopus galeatus |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
51. |
Hyacinth Macaw
|
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus |
Birds |
Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
52. |
Jaguar
|
Panthera onca |
Mammals |
Arizona, California, Central and South America, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
53. |
Lesser Nothura
|
Nothura minor |
Birds |
Brazil, Paraguay |
54. |
Long-tailed Fat-tailed Opossum
|
Thylamys macrurus |
Mammals |
Brazil, Paraguay |
55. |
Long-tailed Otter
|
Lontra longicaudis |
Mammals |
South America |
56. |
Maned Wolf
|
Chrysocyon brachyurus |
Mammals |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
57. |
Mantled Hawk
|
Leucopternis polionotus |
Birds |
Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
58. |
Margay
|
Leopardus wiedii |
Mammals |
Central and South America, Mexico |
59. |
Marsh Deer
|
Blastocerus dichotomus |
Mammals |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
60. |
Marsh Seedeater
|
Sporophila palustris |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
61. |
Myrciaria cuspidata
|
Myrciaria cuspidata |
Plants |
Brazil, Paraguay |
62. |
Ocelot
|
Leopardus pardalis |
Mammals |
USA (Arizona, Texas) to Central and South America |
63. |
Ochre-breasted Pipit
|
Anthus nattereri |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
64. |
Orinoco Goose
|
Neochen jubata |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, West Indies (Barbados) |
65. |
Palo Barroso
|
Chloroleucon chacoense |
Plants |
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay |
66. |
Pampas Cat
|
Leopardus colocolo |
Mammals |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay |
|
67. |
Pampas Deer
|
Ozotoceros bezoarticus |
Mammals |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
68. |
Paraguay Horned Frog
|
Lepidobatrachus asper |
Amphibians |
Argentina, Paraguay |
69. |
Pilar Tuco-tuco
|
Ctenomys pilarensis |
Mammals |
Paraguay |
70. |
Pithecellobium pithecolobioides
|
Pithecellobium pithecolobioides |
Plants |
Argentina, Paraguay |
71. |
Purple-winged Ground Dove
|
Claravis godefrida |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
72. |
Red Myotis
|
Myotis ruber |
Mammals |
Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
73. |
Red-spectacled Parrot
|
Amazona pretrei |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
74. |
Rufous-faced Crake
|
Laterallus xenopterus |
Birds |
Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
75. |
Rufous-rumped Seedeater
|
Sporophila hypochroma |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
76. |
Rufous-sided Pygmy-tyrant
|
Euscarthmus rufomarginatus |
Birds |
Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname |
77. |
Russet-winged Spadebill
|
Platyrinchus leucoryphus |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
78. |
Rusty-barred Owl
|
Strix hylophila |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
79. |
Saffron Toucanet
|
Pteroglossus bailloni |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
80. |
Saffron-cowled Blackbird
|
Xanthopsar flavus |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
81. |
Santa Fe White-lipped Frog
|
Leptodactylus laticeps |
Amphibians |
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay |
82. |
Sao Paulo Tyrannulet
|
Phylloscartes paulista |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
83. |
Schmidt's Spinythumb Frog
|
Crossodactylus schmidti |
Amphibians |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
84. |
Sharp-tailed Grass Tyrant
|
Culicivora caudacuta |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
85. |
Sickle-winged Nightjar
|
Eleothreptus anomalus |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
86. |
Solitary Tinamou
|
Tinamus solitarius |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
87. |
South American Tapir
|
Tapirus terrestris |
Mammals |
Colombia and Venezuela south to Paraguay and Argentina |
88. |
Southern Bristle-tyrant
|
Phylloscartes eximius |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
|
89. |
Southern Long-nosed Armadillo
|
Dasypus hybridus |
Mammals |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
90. |
Southern Three-banded Armadillo
|
Tolypeutes matacus |
Mammals |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
91. |
Strange-tailed Tyrant
|
Alectrurus risora |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
92. |
Swallow-tailed Cotinga
|
Phibalura flavirostris |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
93. |
Temminck's Seedeater
|
Sporophila falcirostris |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
94. |
Vinaceous-breasted Parrot
|
Amazona vinacea |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
95. |
White-banded Tanager
|
Neothraupis fasciata |
Birds |
Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
96. |
White-browed Foliage-gleaner
|
Anabacerthia amaurotis |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
97. |
White-browed Woodpecker
|
Piculus aurulentus |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
98. |
White-lipped Peccary
|
Tayassu pecari |
Mammals |
Central America, North America, South America |
99. |
White-winged Nightjar
|
Eleothreptus candicans |
Birds |
Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |