Biodiversity Bot
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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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Wallace's Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles wallacii)
Family Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars)
Range: very local in forest of western and central New Guinea, including Aru Islands
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars)
Range: very local in forest of western and central New Guinea, including Aru Islands
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML219372221 - Wallace's Owlet-nightjar - Macaulay Library
© Jacques Erard; Western, Papua New Guinea; 03 Aug 2019
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January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Wallace's Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles wallacii)
Family Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars)
Range: very local in forest of western and central New Guinea, including Aru Islands
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars)
Range: very local in forest of western and central New Guinea, including Aru Islands
IUCN status: Least Concern
Forest Swallow (Atronanus fuliginosus)
Family Hirundinidae (Swallows)
Range: lowland forest of eastern Nigeria, southern Cameroon, and Gabon
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Hirundinidae (Swallows)
Range: lowland forest of eastern Nigeria, southern Cameroon, and Gabon
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML640374259 - Forest Swallow - Macaulay Library
© Niall D Perrins; Cuanza Norte, Angola; 31 Jul 2025
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January 2, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Forest Swallow (Atronanus fuliginosus)
Family Hirundinidae (Swallows)
Range: lowland forest of eastern Nigeria, southern Cameroon, and Gabon
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Hirundinidae (Swallows)
Range: lowland forest of eastern Nigeria, southern Cameroon, and Gabon
IUCN status: Least Concern
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
Range: Rocky Mountains (southwestern Canada to northern Baja California); casual to northwestern Mexico
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
Range: Rocky Mountains (southwestern Canada to northern Baja California); casual to northwestern Mexico
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML119162501 - Clark's Nutcracker - Macaulay Library
© Ryan Schain; Klamath, Oregon, United States; 20 Sep 2014
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January 2, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
Range: Rocky Mountains (southwestern Canada to northern Baja California); casual to northwestern Mexico
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
Range: Rocky Mountains (southwestern Canada to northern Baja California); casual to northwestern Mexico
IUCN status: Least Concern
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML639949655 - Muskrat - Macaulay Library
© Mike Austin; Essex, Ontario, Canada; 07 Aug 2025
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January 2, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: forest of New Caledonia, including Maré and Lifou (Loyalty Islands)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: forest of New Caledonia, including Maré and Lifou (Loyalty Islands)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML491520261 - New Caledonian Friarbird - Macaulay Library
© Jörg Hanoldt; New Caledonia, New Caledonia; 05 Nov 2019
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January 2, 2026 at 6:11 AM
New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: forest of New Caledonia, including Maré and Lifou (Loyalty Islands)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: forest of New Caledonia, including Maré and Lifou (Loyalty Islands)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Common Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Palearctic (Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Palearctic (Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML647427041 - Common Hedgehog - Macaulay Library
© Sam Moynan; Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand; 24 Dec 2025
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January 2, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Common Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Palearctic (Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Palearctic (Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Small-toothed Palm Civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata)
Family Viverridae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Viverridae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML636960067 - Bornean Small-toothed Palm Civet - Macaulay Library
© Michael Ortner; Sabah, Malaysia; 31 Mar 2025
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January 2, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Small-toothed Palm Civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata)
Family Viverridae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Viverridae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Least Concern
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Family Cervidae
Range: Neotropic, Nearctic (North America, South America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cervidae
Range: Neotropic, Nearctic (North America, South America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML637511950 - White-tailed Deer - Macaulay Library
© Brad Imhoff; Licking, Ohio, United States; 13 Jun 2025
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January 2, 2026 at 12:31 AM
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Family Cervidae
Range: Neotropic, Nearctic (North America, South America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cervidae
Range: Neotropic, Nearctic (North America, South America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Marsh Rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris)
Family Leporidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Leporidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML637767010 - Florida Marsh Rabbit - Macaulay Library
© Chris Maletz; Pinellas, Florida, United States; 18 Jun 2025
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January 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Marsh Rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris)
Family Leporidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Leporidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Family Pteropodidae
Range: Afrotropic, Palearctic (Africa, Asia)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Pteropodidae
Range: Afrotropic, Palearctic (Africa, Asia)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML637488257 - Egyptian Rousette - Macaulay Library
© Ozgun Sozuer; Adana, Türkiye; 05 Jan 2018
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January 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Family Pteropodidae
Range: Afrotropic, Palearctic (Africa, Asia)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Pteropodidae
Range: Afrotropic, Palearctic (Africa, Asia)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML643453130 - Muskrat - Macaulay Library
© Rain Saulnier; Camrose-Lloydminister, Alberta, Canada; 12 Oct 2025
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January 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML643725231 - Black-tailed Prairie Dog - Macaulay Library
© Mason Maron; Crook, Wyoming, United States;
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January 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML477691491 - Yellow-crowned Night Heron - Macaulay Library
© Grigory Heaton; Los Angeles, California, United States; 20 Aug 2022
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January 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Striped Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron virgatum)
Family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
Range: mountains of northeastern India (Assam) and southwestern Myanmar (Chin Hills)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
Range: mountains of northeastern India (Assam) and southwestern Myanmar (Chin Hills)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML457414931 - Striped Laughingthrush - Macaulay Library
© Rachit Shah; Kohima, Nagaland, India; 04 May 2022
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January 1, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Striped Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron virgatum)
Family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
Range: mountains of northeastern India (Assam) and southwestern Myanmar (Chin Hills)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
Range: mountains of northeastern India (Assam) and southwestern Myanmar (Chin Hills)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Grey-hooded Warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)
Family Phylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Phylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML641599419 - Gray-hooded Warbler - Macaulay Library
© Ashwini Bhatia; Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India; 09 Sep 2025
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January 1, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Grey-hooded Warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)
Family Phylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Phylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Olive Straightbill (Timeliopsis fulvigula)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML641783756 - Olive Straightbill - Macaulay Library
© Robert Hutchinson / Birdtour Asia; Papua Barat, Papua, Indonesia; 16 Aug 2025
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January 1, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Olive Straightbill (Timeliopsis fulvigula)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Matsudaira's Storm Petrel (Hydrobates matsudairae)
Family Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm Petrels)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm Petrels)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
ML623316694 - Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel - Macaulay Library
© Atsushi Shimazaki; Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan; 12 Jul 2024
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January 1, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Matsudaira's Storm Petrel (Hydrobates matsudairae)
Family Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm Petrels)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm Petrels)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Karoo Scrub Robin (Tychaedon coryphoeus)
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML205111161 - Karoo Scrub-Robin - Macaulay Library
© Dubi Shapiro; Western Cape, South Africa; 17 Jan 2011
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January 1, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Karoo Scrub Robin (Tychaedon coryphoeus)
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
Family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML138239751 - Common Merganser - Macaulay Library
© Micah Silver; Plumas, California, United States; 29 Jan 2019
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January 1, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
Family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)
Family Bovidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Bovidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML636846496 - Bontebok - Macaulay Library
© Dorian Anderson; Western Cape, South Africa; 07 Aug 2022
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January 1, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)
Family Bovidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Bovidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML284310471 - Leaden Flycatcher - Macaulay Library
© Colin Wright; Great Lakes, New South Wales, Australia; 30 Nov 2020
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December 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: western New Guinea (Mount Wilhelmina in Snow Mountains)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: western New Guinea (Mount Wilhelmina in Snow Mountains)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML642584353 - Short-bearded Honeyeater - Macaulay Library
© Sujan Chatterjee; Papua, Papua, Indonesia; 16 Aug 2013
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December 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: western New Guinea (Mount Wilhelmina in Snow Mountains)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: western New Guinea (Mount Wilhelmina in Snow Mountains)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora)
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
Range: Widi Island (off Halmahera) and Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
Range: Widi Island (off Halmahera) and Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML171489841 - Spice Imperial-Pigeon - Macaulay Library
© Charley Hesse • Naturally Adventurous Podcast; Papua Barat, Papua, Indonesia; 06 Aug 2019
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December 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora)
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
Range: Widi Island (off Halmahera) and Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
Range: Widi Island (off Halmahera) and Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Blackish Oystercatcher (Haematopus ater)
Family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
Range: northern Peru to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands; winters to Uruguay
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
Range: northern Peru to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands; winters to Uruguay
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
ML614998133 - Blackish Oystercatcher - Macaulay Library
© Dimitris Salas; Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina; 17 Jan 2024
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December 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Blackish Oystercatcher (Haematopus ater)
Family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
Range: northern Peru to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands; winters to Uruguay
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
Range: northern Peru to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands; winters to Uruguay
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Cape Clapper Lark (Corypha apiata)
Family Alaudidae (Larks)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Alaudidae (Larks)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML600923191 - Cape Clapper Lark - Macaulay Library
© Daniel Engelbrecht - Birding Ecotours; Western Cape, South Africa; 05 Aug 2023
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December 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Cape Clapper Lark (Corypha apiata)
Family Alaudidae (Larks)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Alaudidae (Larks)
IUCN status: Least Concern