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Photos from Macaulay Library with attribution.
Birds from https://doi.org/10.2173/avilist.v2025
Mammals from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17033774
More taxa planned.
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Photos from Macaulay Library with attribution.
Birds from https://doi.org/10.2173/avilist.v2025
Mammals from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17033774
More taxa planned.
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Ceara Gnateater (Conopophaga cearae)
Family Conopophagidae (Gnateaters)
Range: local in northeastern Brazil (Serra de Baturité in Ceará, Pernambuco, and Chapada Diamantina in northern Bahia)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Family Conopophagidae (Gnateaters)
Range: local in northeastern Brazil (Serra de Baturité in Ceará, Pernambuco, and Chapada Diamantina in northern Bahia)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML616875555 - Ceara Gnateater - Macaulay Library
© steve b; Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil; 03 Apr 2024
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November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Ceara Gnateater (Conopophaga cearae)
Family Conopophagidae (Gnateaters)
Range: local in northeastern Brazil (Serra de Baturité in Ceará, Pernambuco, and Chapada Diamantina in northern Bahia)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Family Conopophagidae (Gnateaters)
Range: local in northeastern Brazil (Serra de Baturité in Ceará, Pernambuco, and Chapada Diamantina in northern Bahia)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana)
Family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
ML205336161 - Black-tailed Tityra (Eastern) - Macaulay Library
© Pia Öberg; Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 01 Nov 2004
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November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana)
Family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Giant Root Rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus)
Family Spalacidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Spalacidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Endangered
ML644508263 - Giant Root Rat - Macaulay Library
© Akshay Bharadwaj; Oromia, Ethiopia;
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November 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Giant Root Rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus)
Family Spalacidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Spalacidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Endangered
Livingstone's Flycatcher (Erythrocercus livingstonei)
Family Erythrocercidae (Yellow Flycatchers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Erythrocercidae (Yellow Flycatchers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML611824317 - Livingstone's Flycatcher - Macaulay Library
© GARY DOUGLAS; Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe; 27 Nov 2023
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November 11, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Livingstone's Flycatcher (Erythrocercus livingstonei)
Family Erythrocercidae (Yellow Flycatchers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Erythrocercidae (Yellow Flycatchers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Humblot's Heron (Ardea humbloti)
Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
Range: mainly coastal wetlands in lowlands of western and central Madagascar; rare Comoros
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
Range: mainly coastal wetlands in lowlands of western and central Madagascar; rare Comoros
IUCN status: Endangered
ML142917331 - Humblot's Heron - Macaulay Library
© Stephen Gast; Mahajanga, Madagascar; 18 Nov 2018
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November 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Humblot's Heron (Ardea humbloti)
Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
Range: mainly coastal wetlands in lowlands of western and central Madagascar; rare Comoros
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
Range: mainly coastal wetlands in lowlands of western and central Madagascar; rare Comoros
IUCN status: Endangered
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML632419898 - Eastern Gray Squirrel - Macaulay Library
© Nick Butts; Tioga, New York, United States; 19 Mar 2025
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November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Black-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Andes of northern Ecuador (Pichincha, Atacazo, and Imbabura)
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Andes of northern Ecuador (Pichincha, Atacazo, and Imbabura)
IUCN status: Endangered
ML610106017 - Black-breasted Puffleg - Macaulay Library
© Andres Vasquez Noboa; Pichincha, Ecuador; 17 Oct 2023
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November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Black-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Andes of northern Ecuador (Pichincha, Atacazo, and Imbabura)
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Andes of northern Ecuador (Pichincha, Atacazo, and Imbabura)
IUCN status: Endangered
Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus)
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML614324675 - Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove - Macaulay Library
© Mihir Joshi; Papua, Papua, Indonesia; 20 Jul 2023
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November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus)
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Endangered
ML633132564 - Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse - Macaulay Library
© Connor Cochrane; Marin, California, United States;
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November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Endangered
American Marten (Martes americana)
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML633265652 - American Marten - Macaulay Library
© David Pereksta; St. Louis, Minnesota, United States; 09 Feb 2025
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November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
American Marten (Martes americana)
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Max's Short-tailed Gymnure (Hylomys maxi)
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
ML644348206 - Max's Short-tailed Gymnure - Macaulay Library
© Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok; Selangor, Malaysia; 02 Oct 2025
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November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Max's Short-tailed Gymnure (Hylomys maxi)
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Yellow-gaped Honeyeater (Meliphaga flavirictus)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML628922616 - Yellow-gaped Honeyeater - Macaulay Library
© Daniel López-Velasco | Ornis Birding Expeditions; Western, Papua New Guinea; 08 Sep 2024
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November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Yellow-gaped Honeyeater (Meliphaga flavirictus)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Buff-breasted Babbler (Pellorneum tickelli)
Family Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML621808868 - Buff-breasted Babbler - Macaulay Library
© Proust Lee; Pahang, Malaysia; 16 Jul 2024
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November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Buff-breasted Babbler (Pellorneum tickelli)
Family Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Mountain Kingfisher (Syma megarhyncha)
Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML269206301 - Mountain Kingfisher - Macaulay Library
© Steve James; Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea; 03 Aug 2017
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November 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Mountain Kingfisher (Syma megarhyncha)
Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Mees's Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi)
Family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks)
Range: Lesser Sundas (Sumba and Flores)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks)
Range: Lesser Sundas (Sumba and Flores)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML377746081 - Mees's Nightjar - Macaulay Library
© Keith Cowton; Nusa Tenggara Timur, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia; 08 Sep 2018
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November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Mees's Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi)
Family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks)
Range: Lesser Sundas (Sumba and Flores)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks)
Range: Lesser Sundas (Sumba and Flores)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Comoro Fody (Foudia eminentissima)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
ML205896441 - Red-headed Fody (Southern Comoros) - Macaulay Library
© Pete Morris; Mayotte, Mayotte; 30 Sep 2012
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November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Comoro Fody (Foudia eminentissima)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Himalayan Shortwing (Brachypteryx cruralis)
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
Range: breeds eastern Himalayas to northern Myanmar and western China; winters to northern Indochina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
Range: breeds eastern Himalayas to northern Myanmar and western China; winters to northern Indochina
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML595494401 - Himalayan Shortwing - Macaulay Library
© Nathan Wall; Chiang Mai, Thailand; 16 May 2023
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November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Himalayan Shortwing (Brachypteryx cruralis)
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
Range: breeds eastern Himalayas to northern Myanmar and western China; winters to northern Indochina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
Range: breeds eastern Himalayas to northern Myanmar and western China; winters to northern Indochina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Manchurian Bush Warbler (Horornis canturians)
Family Cettiidae (Bush Warblers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cettiidae (Bush Warblers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML195536241 - Manchurian Bush Warbler - Macaulay Library
© Pavel Parkhaev; Primorsky Krai, Russia; 22 May 2019
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November 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Manchurian Bush Warbler (Horornis canturians)
Family Cettiidae (Bush Warblers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cettiidae (Bush Warblers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Arrowhead Piculet (Picumnus minutissimus)
Family Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Range: coastal lowlands of Suriname; possibly also in adjacent Guyana and French Guiana
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Range: coastal lowlands of Suriname; possibly also in adjacent Guyana and French Guiana
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML314048051 - Arrowhead Piculet - Macaulay Library
© Simon van der Meulen; Commewijne, Suriname; 06 Nov 2017
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November 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Arrowhead Piculet (Picumnus minutissimus)
Family Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Range: coastal lowlands of Suriname; possibly also in adjacent Guyana and French Guiana
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Range: coastal lowlands of Suriname; possibly also in adjacent Guyana and French Guiana
IUCN status: Least Concern
Grey-brown Mouse Lemur (Microcebus griseorufus)
Family Cheirogaleidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cheirogaleidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML639198627 - Grey-brown Mouse Lemur - Macaulay Library
© Holger Teichmann; Toliara, Madagascar; 04 Aug 2018
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November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Grey-brown Mouse Lemur (Microcebus griseorufus)
Family Cheirogaleidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cheirogaleidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor)
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
Range: northern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, eastward to southwestern Cape York Peninsula, southern Queensland)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
Range: northern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, eastward to southwestern Cape York Peninsula, southern Queensland)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML252759181 - Varied Lorikeet - Macaulay Library
© Adrian Boyle; Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia; 29 Jul 2020
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November 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor)
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
Range: northern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, eastward to southwestern Cape York Peninsula, southern Queensland)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
Range: northern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, eastward to southwestern Cape York Peninsula, southern Queensland)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis)
Family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML617985060 - Himalayan Cutia - Macaulay Library
© Chris Venetz | Ornis Birding Expeditions; Monggar, Bhutan; 08 Apr 2024
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November 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis)
Family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
White-naped Yuhina (Yuhina bakeri)
Family Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
Range: mountains of northeastern India (Assam) to Myanmar and southern China (northwestern Yunnan)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
Range: mountains of northeastern India (Assam) to Myanmar and southern China (northwestern Yunnan)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML248632721 - White-naped Yuhina - Macaulay Library
© Dibyendu Ash; West Sikkim, Sikkim, India; 25 Oct 2015
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November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
White-naped Yuhina (Yuhina bakeri)
Family Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
Range: mountains of northeastern India (Assam) to Myanmar and southern China (northwestern Yunnan)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
Range: mountains of northeastern India (Assam) to Myanmar and southern China (northwestern Yunnan)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa)
Family Jacanidae (Jacanas)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Jacanidae (Jacanas)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML214552681 - Northern Jacana - Macaulay Library
© Jorge Eduardo Ruano; Orange Walk, Belize; 09 Mar 2020
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November 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa)
Family Jacanidae (Jacanas)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Jacanidae (Jacanas)
IUCN status: Least Concern
White-tailed Trogon (Trogon chionurus)
Family Trogonidae (Trogons)
Range: lowlands of eastern Panama to western Colombia and western Ecuador
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trogonidae (Trogons)
Range: lowlands of eastern Panama to western Colombia and western Ecuador
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML206041501 - White-tailed Trogon - Macaulay Library
© Lars Petersson | My World of Bird Photography; Santander, Colombia; 24 Jul 2008
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November 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
White-tailed Trogon (Trogon chionurus)
Family Trogonidae (Trogons)
Range: lowlands of eastern Panama to western Colombia and western Ecuador
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trogonidae (Trogons)
Range: lowlands of eastern Panama to western Colombia and western Ecuador
IUCN status: Least Concern