page_title: Barinas (state)
section_title: Flora and fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Barinas (state) / Geography / Flora and fauna
caption_attribution_description: Español: Barinas, Venezuela
context_page_description: Barinas State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Barinas.
  Barinas State covers a total surface area of 35,200 km² and had an estimated population of 970,689 in 2015.
context_section_description: Barinas has two ecoregions: the Llanos and the Northern Andes, the latter being its center of endemism.
  The Llanos constitute extensive grasslands and abundant gallery forests. In its flora, there are many trees, such as the apamate; jabillo; samán; ceiba; mango; merecure; cañafístola llanera; and the araguaney, the national tree. There are also many palms, especially the llanera. Among the herbs, the water lilies and the mother-of-pearl and barina flowers stand out.
  The Mérida mountain range has, from its highlands to its foothills, moors, tropical mountain forests and wooded savannas. Among its vegetation, the cardón, cují, bucare and frailejones are characteristic in its upper parts, while in the foothills, pardillo, granadilla, caobas and vera grows.
  There are more than 450 species of birds, among which are the prey species – especially the Andean condor, herons, storks, ducks, the parachute, the Orinoco woodpecker and the carrao.
  Mammals are the most abundant vertebrates, highlighting the deer, foxes, otters, anteaters, honey bears, cachicamos, cunaguars, jaguars, spider monkeys, capuchins, rabbits and chigüires. Rabbits, spectacled bears, porcupines and shrews are only found in the Andes.
  In the Llanos, there are lots of reptiles, including anacondas, podocnemids, iguanas, rattlesnakes, babo, jicotea turtles, mato real, Orinoco caiman and mapanare. The rivers are inhabited by catfish, piranhas, goldfish and electric eels.
  There are also two species in danger of extinction: the morrocoy sabanero and tonina.
caption: Wild horses in Barinas
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