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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Rusty-flanked Treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
Family Certhiidae (Treecreepers)
Range: mountains of western Nepal to northeastern Myanmar, southeastern Tibet, and southwestern China
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Certhiidae (Treecreepers)
Range: mountains of western Nepal to northeastern Myanmar, southeastern Tibet, and southwestern China
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML634690830 - Rusty-flanked Treecreeper - Macaulay Library
© Vincent Wang; Xizang, China; 21 Apr 2025
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February 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
Family Certhiidae (Treecreepers)
Range: mountains of western Nepal to northeastern Myanmar, southeastern Tibet, and southwestern China
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Certhiidae (Treecreepers)
Range: mountains of western Nepal to northeastern Myanmar, southeastern Tibet, and southwestern China
IUCN status: Least Concern
Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius)
Family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML33319341 - Mexican Parrotlet - Macaulay Library
© manuel grosselet; Cuauhtémoc, Colima, Mexico;
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February 2, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius)
Family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Gursky's Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius spectrumgurskyae)
Family Tarsiidae
Range: Australasia (Asia)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Tarsiidae
Range: Australasia (Asia)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
ML639198142 - Gursky's Spectral Tarsier - Macaulay Library
© Holger Teichmann; Sulawesi Utara, Sulawesi, Indonesia;
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February 2, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Gursky's Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius spectrumgurskyae)
Family Tarsiidae
Range: Australasia (Asia)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Tarsiidae
Range: Australasia (Asia)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Chuuk Flycatcher (Myiagra oceanica)
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
Range: Chuuk (western Caroline Islands)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
Range: Chuuk (western Caroline Islands)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML618878017 - Chuuk Flycatcher - Macaulay Library
© Noam Markus; Chuuk, Micronesia; 12 May 2024
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February 2, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Chuuk Flycatcher (Myiagra oceanica)
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
Range: Chuuk (western Caroline Islands)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
Range: Chuuk (western Caroline Islands)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Yucatán Squirrel (Sciurus yucatanensis)
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic, Neotropic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic, Neotropic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML638979828 - Yucatán Squirrel - Macaulay Library
© Luis Trinchan; Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico; 15 Jul 2025
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February 2, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Yucatán Squirrel (Sciurus yucatanensis)
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic, Neotropic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic, Neotropic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche carteri)
Family Diomedeidae (Albatrosses)
Range: breeds on southern Indian Ocean islands; ranges mainly southern Indian Ocean between Tropic of Capricorn and Subtropical Convergence
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Diomedeidae (Albatrosses)
Range: breeds on southern Indian Ocean islands; ranges mainly southern Indian Ocean between Tropic of Capricorn and Subtropical Convergence
IUCN status: Endangered
ML40051931 - Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross - Macaulay Library
© Chris Wiley; Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia; 29 Jun 2013
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February 2, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche carteri)
Family Diomedeidae (Albatrosses)
Range: breeds on southern Indian Ocean islands; ranges mainly southern Indian Ocean between Tropic of Capricorn and Subtropical Convergence
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Diomedeidae (Albatrosses)
Range: breeds on southern Indian Ocean islands; ranges mainly southern Indian Ocean between Tropic of Capricorn and Subtropical Convergence
IUCN status: Endangered
Echo Parakeet (Psittacula eques)
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
ML631753876 - Echo Parakeet - Macaulay Library
© Maciej Kotlarski; Black River, Mauritius; 18 Feb 2025
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February 2, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Echo Parakeet (Psittacula eques)
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus flavipes)
Family Dasyuridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Dasyuridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML641404694 - Yellow-footed Antechinus - Macaulay Library
© Ben Milbourne; Indigo, Victoria, Australia; 05 Sep 2025
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February 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus flavipes)
Family Dasyuridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Dasyuridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur chalcospilos)
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
Range: woodland and thornscrub of east and southern Africa
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
Range: woodland and thornscrub of east and southern Africa
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML394276671 - Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove - Macaulay Library
© Eric VanderWerf; Western, Uganda; 09 Jul 2021
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February 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur chalcospilos)
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
Range: woodland and thornscrub of east and southern Africa
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
Range: woodland and thornscrub of east and southern Africa
IUCN status: Least Concern
Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater)
Family Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML199408911 - Great Thrush - Macaulay Library
© David Monroy Rengifo; Valle del Cauca, Colombia; 06 Jan 2020
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February 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater)
Family Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Bronze-tailed Comet (Polyonymus caroli)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Pacific slope of Andes of Peru
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Pacific slope of Andes of Peru
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML369748921 - Bronze-tailed Comet - Macaulay Library
© Dennis Osorio; Lima, Peru; 20 May 2021
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February 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Bronze-tailed Comet (Polyonymus caroli)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Pacific slope of Andes of Peru
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Pacific slope of Andes of Peru
IUCN status: Least Concern
Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana)
Family Acanthizidae (Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Acanthizidae (Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML244483801 - Yellow Thornbill - Macaulay Library
© Indra Bone; Moorabool, Victoria, Australia; 20 Jun 2020
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February 1, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana)
Family Acanthizidae (Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Acanthizidae (Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
Family Ciconiidae (Storks)
Range: locally in sub-Saharan Africa
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ciconiidae (Storks)
Range: locally in sub-Saharan Africa
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML204490111 - Saddle-billed Stork - Macaulay Library
© Jacques Erard; Northern, Zambia; 01 Aug 2018
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February 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
Family Ciconiidae (Storks)
Range: locally in sub-Saharan Africa
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ciconiidae (Storks)
Range: locally in sub-Saharan Africa
IUCN status: Least Concern
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Family Caviidae
Range: Neotropic (South America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Caviidae
Range: Neotropic (South America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML648763379 - Capybara - Macaulay Library
© Nicolas Mazzini; Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 11 Jan 2026
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February 1, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Family Caviidae
Range: Neotropic (South America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Caviidae
Range: Neotropic (South America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Mexican Mouse Opossum (Marmosa mexicana)
Family Didelphidae
Range: Nearctic, Neotropic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Didelphidae
Range: Nearctic, Neotropic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML647805799 - Mexican Mouse Opossum - Macaulay Library
© Óscar Vironchi; Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico; 28 Dec 2025
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February 1, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Mexican Mouse Opossum (Marmosa mexicana)
Family Didelphidae
Range: Nearctic, Neotropic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Didelphidae
Range: Nearctic, Neotropic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Gray's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon grayi)
Family Ziphiidae
Range: Marine
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ziphiidae
Range: Marine
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML632090926 - Gray's Beaked Whale - Macaulay Library
© Luke Seitz; High Seas, High Seas; 07 Jan 2024
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February 1, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Gray's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon grayi)
Family Ziphiidae
Range: Marine
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ziphiidae
Range: Marine
IUCN status: Least Concern
Chestnut-bellied Partridge (Arborophila javanica)
Family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML615427958 - Chestnut-bellied Partridge - Macaulay Library
© John Richardson; Jawa Timur, Jawa, Indonesia; 11 May 2019
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February 1, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Chestnut-bellied Partridge (Arborophila javanica)
Family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Tricolored Brushfinch (Atlapetes tricolor)
Family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML401492821 - Golden-crowned Brushfinch - Macaulay Library
© Ethan Borland; Cuzco [Cusco], Peru; 23 Jul 2018
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February 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Tricolored Brushfinch (Atlapetes tricolor)
Family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Fire-capped Tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)
Family Paridae (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Paridae (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML634677041 - Fire-capped Tit - Macaulay Library
© Radoslaw Gwozdz; North-West Frontier, Pakistan; 07 Apr 2025
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February 1, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Fire-capped Tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)
Family Paridae (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Paridae (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Collared Forest Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus)
Family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML79087371 - Collared Forest-Falcon - Macaulay Library
© Doug Gochfeld; Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico; 20 Dec 2017
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January 31, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Collared Forest Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus)
Family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Black Jacobin (Florisuga fusca)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: eastern Brazil to Uruguay and northeastern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: eastern Brazil to Uruguay and northeastern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML612131852 - Black Jacobin - Macaulay Library
© Thelma Gátuzzô; Salesópolis, São Paulo, Brazil; 09 Dec 2023
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January 31, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Black Jacobin (Florisuga fusca)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: eastern Brazil to Uruguay and northeastern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: eastern Brazil to Uruguay and northeastern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Bay-chested Warbling Finch (Castanozoster thoracicus)
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: scrub of southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais to northern Río Grande do Sul)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: scrub of southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais to northern Río Grande do Sul)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML505013761 - Bay-chested Warbling Finch - Macaulay Library
© Andres Vasquez Noboa; Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 28 Oct 2022
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January 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Bay-chested Warbling Finch (Castanozoster thoracicus)
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: scrub of southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais to northern Río Grande do Sul)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: scrub of southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais to northern Río Grande do Sul)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Dusky Crested Flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata)
Family Stenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Stenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML205468151 - Dusky Crested Flycatcher - Macaulay Library
© Nik Borrow; Western, Kenya; 26 Oct 2013
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January 31, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Dusky Crested Flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata)
Family Stenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Stenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Striped Wren-Babbler (Kenopia striata)
Family Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
Range: southern peninsular Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Family Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
Range: southern peninsular Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML627050995 - Striped Wren-Babbler - Macaulay Library
© Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok; Sabah, Malaysia; 23 Oct 2024
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January 31, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Striped Wren-Babbler (Kenopia striata)
Family Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
Range: southern peninsular Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Family Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
Range: southern peninsular Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
Family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML647062065 - Little Spiderhunter - Macaulay Library
© Muhammed Rafi; Kozhikode, Kerala, India; 07 Dec 2025
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January 31, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
Family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern