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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
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Sahel Bush Sparrow (Gymnoris dentata)

Family Passeridae (Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows)
Range: southern Mauritania to Guinea, eastward to southern Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, and western Ethiopia; western Yemen
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML44728171 - Sahel Bush Sparrow - Macaulay Library
© Chris Wood; Tambacounda, Senegal; 21 Oct 2016
macaulaylibrary.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Grey Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus)

Family Ptiliogonatidae (Silky-flycatchers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML314140571 - Gray Silky-flycatcher - Macaulay Library
© Juan Miguel Artigas Azas; Zaragoza, San Luis Potosí, Mexico; 02 Mar 2021
macaulaylibrary.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Moustached Grass Warbler (Melocichla mentalis)

Family Macrosphenidae (Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML223015201 - Moustached Grass-Warbler - Macaulay Library
© Stefan Hirsch; Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, Ethiopia; 05 Jan 2020
macaulaylibrary.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus sylvia)

Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML148397241 - Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher - Macaulay Library
© Roni Martinez; Cayo, Belize; 30 Mar 2019
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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White-tipped Plantcutter (Phytotoma rutila)

Family Cotingidae (Cotingas)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML626142643 - White-tipped Plantcutter - Macaulay Library
© Dubi Shapiro; Yavi, Jujuy, Argentina; 08 Dec 2023
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Baudo Guan (Penelope ortoni)

Family Cracidae (Guans, Curassows, and Chachalacas)
Range: west slope of Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
IUCN status: Endangered
ML204871631 - Baudo Guan - Macaulay Library
© Phillip Edwards; Valle del Cauca, Colombia; 16 Jan 2018
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Small Indian Mongoose (Urva auropunctata)

Family Herpestidae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML643116882 - Small Indian Mongoose - Macaulay Library
© JoAnn Girard; Hawaii, Hawaii, United States; 06 Oct 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Masked Shining Parrot (Prosopeia personata)

Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
Range: Fiji (Viti Levu); may have formerly occurred also on Ovalau and Bau
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML31240191 - Masked Shining-Parrot - Macaulay Library
© Brian Deans; Central, Fiji; 09 Jul 2016
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Green-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus theresiae)

Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML204135001 - Green-tailed Goldenthroat - Macaulay Library
© Anselmo d'Affonseca; Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; 25 Sep 2016
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

Family Rhinocerotidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML640421925 - Southern White Rhinoceros - Macaulay Library
© Mark Robbins; Mpumalanga, South Africa;
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)

Family Diomedeidae (Albatrosses)
Range: breeds western Hawaiian and Revillagigedo islands; ranges North Pacific
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML641708090 - Laysan Albatross - Macaulay Library
© Mason Maron; Kauai, Hawaii, United States; 02 Jun 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Moose (Alces alces)

Family Cervidae
Range: Nearctic, Palearctic (Asia, Europe, North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML634796493 - Moose - Macaulay Library
© Dottie Herring; Granite, Montana, United States; 21 Apr 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Spot-billed Toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)

Family Ramphastidae (Toucans)
Range: Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML182847841 - Spot-billed Toucanet - Macaulay Library
© Pablo Re; General Manuel Belgrano, Misiones, Argentina; 13 Oct 2019
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

Family Hominidae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Critically Endangered
ML633157991 - Bornean Orangutan - Macaulay Library
© Santiago Imberti; Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan, Indonesia;
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Sand-colored Nighthawk (Chordeiles rupestris)

Family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML155042911 - Sand-colored Nighthawk - Macaulay Library
© Manfred Bienert; Pando, Bolivia; 09 Dec 2016
macaulaylibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Crimson-naped Woodpecker (Dryobates cathpharius)

Family Picidae (Woodpeckers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML207369391 - Crimson-naped Woodpecker - Macaulay Library
© Scott (瑞興) LIN(林); West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India; 24 Jan 2020
macaulaylibrary.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Amazonian Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus)

Family Cotingidae (Cotingas)
Range: southern Venezuela to Guyana, northern Bolivia, and Amazonian Brazil
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML210251591 - Amazonian Umbrellabird - Macaulay Library
© LAERTE CARDIM; Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil; 15 Aug 2017
macaulaylibrary.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Black-headed Canary (Serinus alario)

Family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML589335091 - Black-headed Canary - Macaulay Library
© Trevor Hardaker; Western Cape, South Africa; 24 Jun 2023
macaulaylibrary.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Common Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML644568993 - Eastern Muskrat - Macaulay Library
© Connor Haindfield; Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; 01 Nov 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Grey Laughingthrush (Garrulax maesi)

Family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
Range: southeastern China from south-central Sichuan, far eastern Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, and northern Guangdong) and northern Vietnam
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML378926481 - Gray Laughingthrush - Macaulay Library
© Dinh Thinh; Vinh Phuc, Vietnam;
macaulaylibrary.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus)

Family Soricidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML640977878 - Masked Shrew - Macaulay Library
© Steven Weiss; Ocean, New Jersey, United States; 28 Aug 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots)
IUCN status: Endangered
ML195615431 - Gray Parrot - Macaulay Library
© Peter Alfrey; Western, Uganda; 08 Jul 2019
macaulaylibrary.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Blue-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra alinae)

Family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML598750261 - Blue-headed Sunbird - Macaulay Library
© Eric van Poppel; Western, Uganda; 07 Jul 2023
macaulaylibrary.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)

Family Muridae
Range: Palearctic (Africa, Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML634873948 - Brown Rat - Macaulay Library
© Lionel Xavier Horn; Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom; 14 Nov 2024
macaulaylibrary.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Upland Pipit (Anthus sylvanus)

Family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
Range: Himalayas (eastern Afghanistan to Nepal and southeastern China)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML640347964 - Upland Pipit - Macaulay Library
© Sanjay tha Shrestha; Kaski, Gandaki, Nepal; 28 Dec 2024
macaulaylibrary.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM