Mammals > Mystacinidae & Short-tailed Bats
The New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat (Mystacina tuberculata), known in Māori as the pekapeka-tou-poto, is one of the most evolutionarily distinct and remarkable bats on Earth. As one of only two surviving native terrestrial mammal species in New Zealand, this...
Birds > Eurylaimidae & Broadbills
The Wattled Broadbill (Eurylaimus steerii) is an enchanting, gorgeously plumaged passerine endemic to the lowland dipterocarp forests of the southern Philippines. Known for its colossal, swollen sky-blue bill and an enormous fleshy, electric-blue wattle encircling...
Reptiles > Gekkonidae & Slender-toed Geckos
The Serpent Island Gecko (Nactus serpensinsula) is a critically localized, slender-toed gecko endemic to tiny uninhabited volcanic islets lying north of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Driven entirely from the Mauritian mainland following human colonization and the...
Birds > Phasianidae & Pheasants
The Chinese Monal (Lophophorus lhuysii) is one of the largest and most spectacularly iridescent pheasants in the world. Endemic to the rugged subalpine zones and precipitous cliff slopes of the Hengduan Mountains in southwest China, this regal high-altitude bird is...
Birds > Phasianidae & African Partridges
Nahan’s Partridge (Ptilopachus nahani), also historically classified as Nahan’s Francolin, is an elusive ground-dwelling forest bird endemic to the Albertine Rift and adjacent equatorial river basins of Central Africa. Characterized by its striking...
