Rediscovered
- Caatinga Woodpecker Celeus obrieni ("Extinct" in 1926, Rediscovered in 2006, Brazil, Critically Endangered in the IUCN redlist 2007)
- Kinglet Calyptura, Calyptura cristata ("Extinct" in 1960, Rediscovered in 1996, Brazil Critically Endangered)
- Fuertes's Parrot, Hapalopsittaca fuertesi ("Extinct" in 1911, Rediscovered in 2003, Colombia, Critically Endangered)
- Fernandina Rice Rat, Nesoryzomys fernandinae ("Extinct" in 1980, Rediscovered during surveys in 1995 and 1997, Ecuador, Galapagos, Vulnerable)
- Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog, Atelopus cruciger ("Extinct" in 1982, Rediscovered in 2003, Venezuela)
- Gracilidris, a genus of dolichoderine ant thought to have gone extinct 15-20 million years ago, found in Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina and described in 2006.
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