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Explore endangered species across South America by country → species with scientific names, distribution, population trends, threats, IUCN status, images and FAQs, updated regularly.

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Chilean FlamingoNT

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

Wading birds20–30 years in the wild; longer under care

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a large South American wader of saline and brackishwetlands, noted for its pale pin···

Darwin’s FrogEN

Darwin’s Frog

Rhinoderma darwinii

AnuraEstimated 5–10 years in the wild

Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) is a tiny terrestrial frog of temperate forests in southernChile and southwestern Argentina, ···

Tremarctos ornatusLC

Tremarctos ornatus

Tremarctos ornatus,Andean Bear,Andean bear

Carnivora20-25years

Spectacled bear (scientific name: Tremarctos ornatus) is also known as Andean Bear. It is the only bear species in South America a···

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