Rainforest Animals! In this lesson, you will learn a list of rainforest animals in English with ESL picture and example sentences to help you broaden your vocabulary words.
Table of Contents
Rainforest Animals
List of Rainforest Animals
- Jaguar
- Sloth
- Gorilla
- Toucan
- Capybara
- Tapir
- Primate
- Orangutan
- Anteater
- Ocelot
- Okapi
- Harpy eagle
- Hoatzin
- Cassowary
- Chimpanzee
- Scarlet macaw
- Armadillo
- Kinkajou
- Golden lion tamarin
- Peccary
- Potoo
- King vulture
- Hyacinth macaw
- Panthera
- Rhinoceros hornbill
- Crowned eagle
- Crested guan
- Poison dart frog
Rainforest Animals with Examples
Learn rainforest animal names in English with example sentences.
- Jaguar
Should you meet a jaguar in the jungle, just turn slowly, walk away. But slowly, never look back.
- Gorilla
The mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction.
- Toucan
In common with toucans, parrots and woodpeckers, cuckoos have two toes pointing forwards and two pointing back.
- Capybara
Squirrel monkeys, capybara, Gambian pouch rats, scorpions, Butterfly Peacock fish, a menagerie of parakeets, the list goes on, and on and on.
- Tapir
Ocelots, jaguars, otters, tapirs, harpy eagles, and other endangered species survive there.
- Orangutan
A young orangutan swings from tree to tree in Tanjung Putting National Park in Indonesian Borneo.
- Anteater
The spiny anteater is a mammal, although a very primitive one.
- Ocelot
When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat.
- Okapi
But, like the giraffe, the okapi uses its long tongue to grab and eat leaves.
- Harpy eagle
The powerful harpy eagle-which has razor-sharp, five-inch talons-is the world’s largest bird of prey.
- Hoatzin
It is called the hoatzin.
- Cassowary
A cassowary looks like a flamboyant ostrich and can be found wandering the rain forests of Australia and New Guinea.
- Chimpanzee
Look how the mother chimpanzee cares for her young.
- Scarlet macaw
A scarlet macaw is caught munching a snack in Brazil’s Amazon rain forest. These birds are best known for their loud cackles, four-toed feet, and brilliant plumage.
- Armadillo
The armadillo is found in the American South and in Central America.
- Kinkajou
Only the kinkajou’s tail is prehensile, like a monkey’s, and only the kinkajou has been a pet for Paris Hilton.
- Golden lion tamarin
The critically endangered golden lion tamarin is named for its striking orange mane.
- Peccary
The peccary that was most commonly traded is a species in decline and the woolly monkey is threatened with extinction.
- King vulture
The king vulture sat on its perch, naked head and neck.
- Hyacinth macaw
The hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), or hyacinthine macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America.
- Panthera
Intricate rings and dots mark the coat of a jaguar (Panthera onca).
- Rhinoceros hornbill
A rhinoceros hornbill – one of 54 species of hornbills – perches on a fig tree in Gunung Palung National Park.
- Crowned eagle
The crowned eagle, also known as the African crowned eagle or the crowned hawk-eagle is a large bird of prey found in sub-Saharan Africa; in Southern Africa, it is restricted to eastern areas.
- Crested guan
The crested guan is a member of an ancient group of birds of the family Cracidae, which are related to the Australasian mound builders.
- Poison dart frog
The yellow-banded poison dart frog is usually found in humid areas. Indigenous South Americans sometimes coat arrows with the frog poison when hunting.
Rainforest Animals Infographic
