This is the list of animal species that appear in Rio and Rio 2. The most common animal species featured in both of the films are sauropids. (most of them being birds)
Invertebrates
Insects
- Mosquito
- Butterfly
Vertebrates
Fish
Tetrapods
Amphibians
- Tree Frogs
Aminotes
Sauropsids (All reptiles including Birds, Even-arched aminote)
- Snake
- Alligator
- Spix's Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii)
- Toco Toucan (Ramphasto toco)
- Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
- Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
- Finch (Fringillidae)
- Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
- Yellow Canary (Serinus canaria)
- Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacauta galerita)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Black-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus)
- Golden Conure (Guarouba guarouba)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Plain Parakeet (Brotogeris tirica)
- Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
- Lineolated Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola)
- Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
- Shining Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus)
- Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)
- Blue-and-gold Macaw (Ara ararauna))
- Crimson-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura perlata)
- Rhea (Rhea Americana)
- Scarlet Macaw (Ara Macao)
- Peach-Fronted Parakeet (Aratinga Aurea)
- And more
Mammals (Odd-arched aminote)
- Bulldog (Canis Lupus Familiaris)
- Little White-shouldered Bat (Ametrida Centurio)
- Common Marmoset (Callithrix Jacchus)
- Cat (Felis Silvestris Catus)
- Anteater (Tamandua Mexicana)
- Human (Homo Sapien)
- Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)