South America

From Amazon rivers and cloud forest to the Pantanal, Patagonia, Pacific coast, and Galapagos, South America is shaped by water, altitude, isolation, and seasonal change.

From Amazon rivers and cloud forest to the Pantanal, Patagonia, Pacific coast, and Galapagos, South America is shaped by water, altitude, isolation, and seasonal change.

Regions

Selected Wildlife

Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja

Harpy Eagle

Vulnerable
Amazon River Dolphin
Inia geoffrensis

Amazon River Dolphin

Endangered
Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus

Andean Condor

Vulnerable
Spectacled Bear
Tremarctos ornatus

Spectacled Bear

Vulnerable
Jaguar
Panthera onca

Jaguar

Near Threatened
Hyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

Hyacinth Macaw

Vulnerable
Puma
Puma concolor

Puma

Least Concern
Guanaco
Lama guanicoe

Guanaco

Least Concern
Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Chelonoidis spp.

Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Vulnerable
Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Marine Iguana

Vulnerable
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