Birds > Birds of Prey
The Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis) is a majestic and enigmatic raptor of the Neotropical rainforest, soaring through the upper canopies and river corridors of Central and South America. Often living sympatrically with the larger Harpy Eagle, the Crested Eagle is...
Mammals > Primates
The West African Potto (Perodicticus potto) is a secretive, nocturnal strepsirrhine primate inhabiting the high rainforest canopies of the Upper Guinea forest belt. Moving with deliberate, silent, unbroken deliberation along moss-covered tree limbs, the potto...
Amphibians > Salamanders
Doflein’s Salamander (Bolitoglossa dofleini), also known as the giant mushroom-tongued salamander, is the largest terrestrial lungless salamander in the Neotropics. Inhabiting the pristine lowland wet forests and limestone karst ravines of Mesoamerica, this...
Mammals > Rodents
The Mountain Paca (Cuniculus taczanowskii) is a large, stocky hystricognath rodent endemic strictly to the high-elevation cloud forests and cold páramo fringes of the northern and central Andes. Adapted to freezing tropical alpine temperatures, it is distinguished...
Birds > Songbirds
The Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), famously hailed as the ‘Rainbow Finch,’ is arguably the most brilliantly colorful passerine bird in Australasia. Endemic to the hot, sun-baked tropical savannas of northern Australia, this dazzling avian jewel boasts...
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