Fish > Synanceiidae & Scorpaeniformes
The Estuarine Stonefish (Synanceia horrida), also known across Australia and the Indo-Pacific as the common stonefish, is an infamous, heavily armored scorpaeniform fish belonging to the stonefish family Synanceiidae. Native to the warm, shallow coastal estuaries,...
Birds > Larids & Charadriiformes
The Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) is an extraordinary, aerially supreme coastal seabird belonging to the skimmer subfamily Rynchopinae within the gull and tern family Laridae (order Charadriiformes). Native to the coastal estuaries, barrier beaches, and broad lowland...
Birds > Ciconiids & Ciconiiformes
The Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is an imposing, statuesque, monumental wading bird belonging to the stork family Ciconiidae within the order Ciconiiformes. Widely distributed across the freshwater wetlands and seasonally flooded plains of...
Birds > Ramphastids & Piciformes
The Guianan Toucanet (Selenidera piperivora), historically referenced in classic ornithology as the Guianan dichromatic toucanet, is an exquisite, compact, brightly colored ramphastid bird belonging to the toucan family Ramphastidae within the order Piciformes....
Mammals > Procyonids & Carnivorans
The Kinkajou (Potos flavus), affectionately known throughout Latin America as the ‘honey bear’ (oso de la miel) or martucha, is an extraordinary, arboreal, nocturnal procyonid mammal and the sole living species in the genus Potos within the family...
