Birds > Passerines
The Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), affectionately known as the ‘butcherbird,’ is a predatory songbird renowned for its raptor-like hunting behavior. Despite having the delicate feet of a perching passerine, this formidable hunter captures large...
Birds > Bristlebirds
The Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti) is a charismatic, ground-dwelling songbird endemic to the storm-swept coastal cliffs and dunes of southeastern Australia. Famed for its rich, ringing melodic whistle that echoes above the roar of the Southern Ocean, this...
Mammals > Macropods
The Monjon (Petrogale burbidgei), also known as the Warabi, holds the distinction of being the smallest of all known rock-wallabies and macropods on Earth. Confined exclusively to the remote, labyrinthine sandstone gorges and monsoon rainforest pockets of Western...
Mammals > Macropods
The Parma Wallaby (Notamacropus parma) holds one of the most remarkable conservation redemption stories in Australian mammalogy. As the smallest member of the genus Notamacropus, this shy, elusive macropod was long presumed extinct on the Australian mainland by the...
Fish > Catfish
The Golden Nugget Pleco (Baryancistrus xanthellus), celebrated in the aquarium trade under the code L018/L085, is one of the most stunning armored suckermouth catfishes in South America. Endemic strictly to the clear-water rapids of the Rio Xingu and its major...
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