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Fauna y biodiversidad de Bolivia — selva amazónica
— Wildlife & biodiversity · Bolivia 2026

Bolivia Wildlife:
the most biodiverse country

Bolivia holds 40% of South America's biodiversity in less than 1% of its territory. 1,400+ birds, jaguar, pink dolphin, condor and blue Morpho butterfly — all in one country.

40%
of South American biodiversity in <1% of the territory
1.400+
bird species — more than all of Europe
2ª
largest jaguar population in the world
11
distinct ecosystems from altiplano to Amazon

— Key species

12 animals to see in Bolivia

Jaguar
Pantanal · Madidi · Kaa-Iya
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Where
Kaa-Iya Park · San Matías · TIPNIS
Prob.
High (specialised tours)
Pink river dolphin (bufeo)
Beni Pampas
Pink river dolphin (bufeo)
Inia boliviensis
Where
Yacuma Pampas · Mamoré River
Prob.
Near-guaranteed
Andean condor
Altiplano · Southwest
Andean condor
Vultur gryphus
Where
Torotoro Park · Laguna Colorada · Sajama
Prob.
Good (in specific areas)
Spectacled bear
Yungas · Tucumano Forest · Tunari
Spectacled bear
Tremarctos ornatus
Where
Madidi · Amboró · Tunari Park
Prob.
Low–medium (elusive)
Anaconda
Beni Pampas
Anaconda
Eunectes murinus
Where
Yacuma Pampas (from canoe)
Prob.
High at Yacuma
Andean flamingo
Bolivian Southwest
Andean flamingo
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Where
Laguna Colorada · Laguna Verde
Prob.
High at Laguna Colorada
Blue Morpho butterfly
Tucumano Forest · Chapare
Blue Morpho butterfly
Morpho menelaus
Where
Tariquía Reserve · Madidi
Prob.
High at Tariquía
Amazonian tapir
Amazon · Madidi
Amazonian tapir
Tapirus terrestris
Where
Madidi · Chalalan · Rurrenabaque
Prob.
Medium (at water and mud)
Giant river otter
Pampas · Amazon
Giant river otter
Pteronura brasiliensis
Where
Yacuma Pampas · Iténez
Prob.
High at Yacuma
Black caiman
Beni Pampas
Black caiman
Melanosuchus niger
Where
Yacuma Pampas (from canoe)
Prob.
Very high at Yacuma
Hyacinth macaw
Pantanal · Cerrado
Hyacinth macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Where
San Matías · Puerto Suárez
Prob.
Good in Pantanal
Llama
Altiplano
Llama
Lama glama
Where
Sajama · Titicaca · Uyuni
Prob.
Very high — omnipresent

— Wildlife routes

Love Bolivia wildlife routes

All routes →
El Jaguar
Pantanal · Chaco · jaguar guaranteed · 8–12 days
El Bufeo
Amazon · pink dolphins · pampas · 7–10 days
El Tapir
Madidi · Chalalan · 1,000 birds · 8–12 days
El Yacaré
Otuquis · Pantanal · caimans · 8–12 days
La Capibara
Llanos de Moxos · Trinidad · 6–9 days
La Mariposa Morfo
Tarija · Tariquía · blue morpho · 7–10 days

— FAQ

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