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Posts every 2 hrs. 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. DM maintainer @feathertrail.net for GitHub URL.
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 19m
Strachey's mountain vole (Alticola stoliczkanus)

Family Cricetidae
Range: Palearctic (Asia)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML635464889 - Strachey's mountain vole - Macaulay Library
© Jerome Zhang; Qinghai, China; 09 Jul 2024
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 2h
Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)

Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML533953771 - Yellow-bellied Elaenia - Macaulay Library
© Brennan Moore; Bolívar, Colombia; 10 Feb 2023
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 3h
Blue-naped Pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)

Family Pittidae (Pittas)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML638545745 - Blue-naped Pitta - Macaulay Library
© Parthasarathi Chakrabarti; Sepahijala, Tripura, India; 06 Jul 2025
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 6h
Northern Red-backed Vole (Clethrionomys rutilus)

Family Cricetidae
Range: Palearctic, Nearctic (Asia, Europe, North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML634839737 - Northern Red-backed Vole - Macaulay Library
© Cam Nikkel; Skagway Municipality, Alaska, United States; 21 May 2023
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 8h
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)

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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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 10h
Grey-headed Greenbul (Phyllastrephus poliocephalus)

Family Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
Range: montane rainforest of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML635085357 - Gray-headed Greenbul - Macaulay Library
© Niall D Perrins; South-West, Cameroon; 09 Mar 2025
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 12h
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus)

Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Range: breeds northwestern India eastwards to eastern China and southwards to northern Indian Peninsula and southeastern Asia; winters to southern India, Sri Lanka, Greater Sundas, and Philippines
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML573611371 - Chestnut-winged Cuckoo - Macaulay Library
© Parthasarathi Chakrabarti; Gomati, Tripura, India; 14 May 2023
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 16h
Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Family Physeteridae
Range: Marine
IUCN status: Vulnerable
ML639979610 - Sperm Whale - Macaulay Library
© Khaleb Yordan; Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi, Indonesia;
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 18h
Corsican Finch (Carduelis corsicana)

Family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
Range: Corsica and Sardinia
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML204858321 - Corsican Finch - Macaulay Library
© Phillip Edwards; Haute-Corse, Corse, France; 17 May 2017
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 20h
North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Family Erethizontidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML635420456 - North American Porcupine - Macaulay Library
© James Teitgen; Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; 24 Oct 2023
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 22h
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

Family Vespertilionidae
Range: Nearctic, Neotropic, Oceania (Biorealm) (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML633543262 - Hoary Bat - Macaulay Library
© Ed Poropat; Brewster, Texas, United States;
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Bolivian Big-eared Mouse (Auliscomys boliviensis)

Family Cricetidae
Range: Neotropic (South America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML635835978 - Bolivian Big-eared Mouse - Macaulay Library
© Tamara Catalán Bermudez; Putre, Arica y Parinacota, Chile; 12 May 2022
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Mount Kupe Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus kupeensis)

Family Malaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
Range: rainforest of Mount Kupé (southwestern Cameroon)
IUCN status: Endangered
ML548014581 - Mount Kupe Bushshrike - Macaulay Library
© Johannes Ferdinand; South-West, Cameroon; 15 Feb 2018
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Coypu (Myocastor coypus)

Family Echimyidae
Range: Neotropic (South America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML642016244 - Coypu - Macaulay Library
© Simon Edel; Teltow-Fläming, Brandenburg, Germany; 12 Sep 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Black-mantled Tamarin (Saguinus nigricollis)

Family Callitrichidae
Range: Neotropic (South America)
IUCN status: Unknown
ML634006271 - Black-mantled Tamarin - Macaulay Library
© Timo Mitzen; Napo, Ecuador; 05 Sep 2021
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Common Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)

Family Erinaceidae
Range: Palearctic (Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML637543548 - Common Hedgehog - Macaulay Library
© Nicolás Bitar; Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; 10 Jun 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

Family Dasyuridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Endangered
ML641004360 - Tasmanian Devil - Macaulay Library
© Michael Hoit; Circular Head, Tasmania, Australia;
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)

Family Bovidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML638812091 - Defassa Waterbuck - Macaulay Library
© Dorian Anderson; Rift Valley, Kenya; 22 Aug 2023
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Russet-winged Schiffornis (Schiffornis stenorhyncha)

Family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML618854146 - Russet-winged Schiffornis - Macaulay Library
© Anthony Batista; Colón, Panama; 11 May 2024
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Ringed Storm Petrel (Hydrobates hornbyi)

Family Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm Petrels)
Range: breeds Atacama Desert, mostly in mountains well inland (northern Chile); ranges Humboldt Current of southern Ecuador to north-central Chile
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML620212290 - Ringed Storm-Petrel - Macaulay Library
© Luis Salazar Vargas 🇨🇱; Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile; 02 Jun 2024
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Long-tailed Bush Warbler (Locustella caudata)

Family Locustellidae (Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML615611558 - Long-tailed Bush Warbler - Macaulay Library
© Allan Barredo; South Cotabato, Philippines; 02 Mar 2024
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Santo Thicketbird (Cincloramphus whitneyi)

Family Locustellidae (Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies)
Range: mountains of Espiritu Santo (Vanuatu)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML181570591 - Santo Thicketbird - Macaulay Library
© John C. Mittermeier; Sanma, Vanuatu; 04 Jan 2016
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)

Family Capitonidae (New World Barbets)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML265436911 - Red-headed Barbet - Macaulay Library
© Alex Luna; Pichincha, Ecuador; 23 Sep 2020
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 2d
Red Myzomela (Myzomela cruentata)

Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML621970965 - Red Myzomela - Macaulay Library
© Jason Gregg; West New Britain, Papua New Guinea; 16 Jul 2024
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 2d
Long-billed Murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix)

Family Alcidae (Auks, Puffins, and Murres)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML346386131 - Long-billed Murrelet - Macaulay Library
© Tom Johnson; Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States; 08 Jun 2021
macaulaylibrary.org
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