Birds > Passeriformes
The Curve-billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus procurvoides) is an extraordinary member of the woodcreeper family (Dendrocolaptinae) native to the vast rainforests of the Amazon Basin. Renowned for possessing one of the most dramatically curved beaks of any passerine...
Invertebrates > Sepiida
The Striped Pyjama Squid (Sepioloidea lineolata), also known as the striped dumpling squid, is an eye-catching cephalopod native to the coastal shallows of southern Australia. Despite its common name, it is actually a member of the cuttlefish order (Sepiida) rather...
Fish > Anguilliformes
The Kidako Moray (Gymnothorax kidako) is a formidable predatory eel native to the rocky and coralline waters of the Pacific Ocean. Widely observed around the volcanic coastlines of southern Japan and the Hawaiian Archipelago, this benthic hunter is celebrated for its...
Birds > Cuculiformes
The Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris) is a strikingly colorful, non-parasitic cuckoo endemic to the lush Sundaic rainforests of Southeast Asia. Unlike many members of the cuckoo family that lay their eggs in foreign nests, malkohas are dedicated...
Mammals > Carnivorans
The Spotted Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor) is a slender, exquisitely patterned arboreal carnivoran native to the humid montane forests of the eastern Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Long classified alongside civets and genets within the family Viverridae, recent genomic...
