Birds > Pittas
The Superb Pitta (Pitta superba) is a magnificent, secretive terrestrial jewel of the avian world, endemic strictly to the remote rainforests of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Archipelago. Renowned for its velvet-black body sharply contrasted with...
Amphibians > Salamanders
The Caucasian Salamander (Mertensiella caucasica) is an exquisite and evolutionary unique true salamander native strictly to the moist, forested mountain gorges of the western Caucasus in Turkey and Georgia. Characterized by a remarkably slender body, an exceptionally...
Birds > Gamebirds
The Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is a remarkable megapode bird endemic to the dry, sun-scorched mallee scrublands of southern Australia. Renowned throughout ornithological science for its monumental nesting behavior, this ground-dwelling bird never incubates its eggs...
Birds > Songbirds
Lidth’s Jay (Garrulus lidthi), also known as the Amami Jay, is a breathtaking corvid endemic exclusively to the subtropical island of Amami Ōshima and adjacent smaller islets in southern Japan. Draped in a regal plumage of deep purplish-blue and rich...
Mammals > Primates
Hose’s Langur (Presbytis hosei) is an elegant, arboreal colobine monkey endemic to the pristine rainforests of northern and eastern Borneo. Instantly recognized by its striking steel-gray coat, crisp white underparts, and iconic black forehead crested with a...
