Birds > Psittaciformes
The Perijá Parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps), also known as Todd’s Parakeet, is a gorgeous, endangered conure restricted entirely to the mist-shrouded ridge crests of the Serranía del Perijá on the frontier of Colombia and Venezuela. Isolated on this isolated...
Birds > Passerines
The Hawaii Creeper (Loxops mana) is a small, specialized Hawaiian honeycreeper found only on the volcanic slopes of the Big Island of Hawaii. Occupying a distinct evolutionary niche akin to nuthatches or treecreepers of the continental mainland, this olive-green...
Mammals > Diprotodontia
The Ifola Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus notatus) is a magnificent, heavily built arboreal macropod endemic to the rugged Central Cordillera of Papua New Guinea. Once classified as a subspecies of the Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroo, taxonomic revisions have established...
Reptiles > Squamata
Vaillant’s Mabuya (Chioninia vaillantii), often referred to as the Cape Verde Giant Skink, is one of the largest surviving lizard species endemic to the isolated volcanic Cape Verde archipelago off the coast of West Africa. Following the tragic extinction of its...
Birds > Passeriformes
The St. Lucia Black Finch (Melanospiza richardsoni), known locally as the ‘Moisson Pied-Blanc’ or ‘Pêche-pêche,’ is a rare, reclusive songbird found nowhere else on Earth outside the lush Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. Long classified within...
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