Birds > Fringillidae & Hawaiian Honeycreepers
The ‘I’iwi (Drepanis coccinea), also known as the Scarlet Honeycreeper, is an internationally celebrated icon of the Hawaiian archipelago and a textbook triumph of evolutionary adaptive radiation. Clothed in a blazing plumage of scarlet-vermilion feathers...
Mammals > Pitheciidae & Saki Monkeys
The White-nosed Saki (Chiropotes albinasus) is one of the most distinctive and anatomically specialized arboreal primates of the South American continent. Endemic strictly to the continuous tropical rainforests of the south-central Brazilian Amazon, this charismatic...
Reptiles > Pygopodidae & Legless Lizards
The Pink-tailed Worm-lizard (Aprasia parapulchella) is an extraordinary and cryptic fossorial squamate endemic to the threatened temperate grasslands of southeastern Australia. Superficially resembling a miniature earthworm or blind snake, this specialized pygopodid...
Birds > Psittacidae & Parrots
The White-bellied Caique (Pionites leucogaster), celebrated among ornithologists as one of the most acrobatic and charismatic parrots of the Neotropics, is native to the primary lowland rainforests south of the Amazon River. Adorned in a vibrant plumage featuring an...
Plants > Stangeriaceae & Cycads
The Stangeria Cycad (Stangeria eriopus), widely renowned as the Natal grass cycad, is one of the most botanically intriguing and historically confounding gymnosperms on Earth. Endemic strictly to a narrow coastal corridor of southeastern Africa, this monotypic cycad...
