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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McConnell's Spinetail (Synallaxis macconnelli)
Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML360395891 - McConnell's Spinetail - Macaulay Library
© Hugo Foxonet; French Guiana, French Guiana; 14 Jul 2021
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February 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
McConnell's Spinetail (Synallaxis macconnelli)
Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri)
Family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML70903681 - Meyer's Parrot - Macaulay Library
© Marty Herde; North-West, Botswana; 16 Sep 2017
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February 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri)
Family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Black-chinned Sparrow (Spizella atrogularis)
Family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML348684701 - Black-chinned Sparrow - Macaulay Library
© Ian Davies; Brewster, Texas, United States; 09 May 2021
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February 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Black-chinned Sparrow (Spizella atrogularis)
Family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Family Vespertilionidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Vespertilionidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML634072492 - Silver-haired Bat - Macaulay Library
© Chris Benesh; Dona Ana, New Mexico, United States; 19 Apr 2025
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February 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Family Vespertilionidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Vespertilionidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
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
ML634711881 - Muskrat - Macaulay Library
© Pete Fenner; Peoria, Illinois, United States; 29 Apr 2025
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February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Long-tailed Paradigalla (Paradigalla carunculata)
Family Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise)
Range: western New Guinea (Arfak and Fakfak mountains)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Family Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise)
Range: western New Guinea (Arfak and Fakfak mountains)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML639583098 - Long-tailed Paradigalla - Macaulay Library
© Rob Nagtegaal; Papua Barat, Papua, Indonesia; 17 Jul 2025
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February 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Long-tailed Paradigalla (Paradigalla carunculata)
Family Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise)
Range: western New Guinea (Arfak and Fakfak mountains)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Family Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise)
Range: western New Guinea (Arfak and Fakfak mountains)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML115350001 - Green-tailed Trainbearer - Macaulay Library
© Fabrice Schmitt; Cundinamarca, Colombia; 21 Aug 2018
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February 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Copper Seedeater (Sporophila bouvreuil)
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: eastern and central South America, from Suriname and French Guiana southward to southern Brazil
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: eastern and central South America, from Suriname and French Guiana southward to southern Brazil
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML509115121 - Copper Seedeater - Macaulay Library
© Luis Roberto da Silva; Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil; 15 Dec 2013
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February 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Copper Seedeater (Sporophila bouvreuil)
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: eastern and central South America, from Suriname and French Guiana southward to southern Brazil
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: eastern and central South America, from Suriname and French Guiana southward to southern Brazil
IUCN status: Least Concern
Australian Brushturkey (Alectura lathami)
Family Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML630262021 - Australian Brushturkey - Macaulay Library
© Kaden Porter; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; 05 Feb 2025
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February 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Australian Brushturkey (Alectura lathami)
Family Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Rote Myzomela (Myzomela irianawidodoae)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: Rote (Lesser Sundas)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: Rote (Lesser Sundas)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
ML128944081 - Rote Myzomela - Macaulay Library
© Colin Trainor; Nusa Tenggara Timur, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia; 15 Dec 2018
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February 3, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Rote Myzomela (Myzomela irianawidodoae)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: Rote (Lesser Sundas)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Range: Rote (Lesser Sundas)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Green-headed Hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Andes of northern and central Peru (Cajamarca, Huánuco) and adjacent southern Ecuador
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Andes of northern and central Peru (Cajamarca, Huánuco) and adjacent southern Ecuador
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML387513481 - Green-headed Hillstar - Macaulay Library
© Karl Overman; Ancash, Peru; 12 Nov 2021
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February 3, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Green-headed Hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Andes of northern and central Peru (Cajamarca, Huánuco) and adjacent southern Ecuador
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Range: Andes of northern and central Peru (Cajamarca, Huánuco) and adjacent southern Ecuador
IUCN status: Least Concern
Little Thornbird (Phacellodomus sibilatrix)
Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
Range: Chaco of western Paraguay to southern Bolivia, western Uruguay, and northern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
Range: Chaco of western Paraguay to southern Bolivia, western Uruguay, and northern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML205818541 - Little Thornbird - Macaulay Library
© Tini & Jacob Wijpkema; Tarija, Bolivia; 07 Dec 2018
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February 3, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Little Thornbird (Phacellodomus sibilatrix)
Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
Range: Chaco of western Paraguay to southern Bolivia, western Uruguay, and northern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
Range: Chaco of western Paraguay to southern Bolivia, western Uruguay, and northern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Hartlaub's Bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii)
Family Otididae (Bustards)
Range: eastern Sudan to Ethiopia, Somalia, northeastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Otididae (Bustards)
Range: eastern Sudan to Ethiopia, Somalia, northeastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML150166871 - Hartlaub's Bustard - Macaulay Library
© Thomas Kallmeyer; Nairobi, Kenya; 25 Nov 2018
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February 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Hartlaub's Bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii)
Family Otididae (Bustards)
Range: eastern Sudan to Ethiopia, Somalia, northeastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Otididae (Bustards)
Range: eastern Sudan to Ethiopia, Somalia, northeastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania
IUCN status: Least Concern
Lucy's Warbler (Leiothlypis luciae)
Family Parulidae (New World Warblers)
Range: breeds arid southwestern USA to northeastern Baja California and northeastern Sonora; winters to southwestern Mexico
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Parulidae (New World Warblers)
Range: breeds arid southwestern USA to northeastern Baja California and northeastern Sonora; winters to southwestern Mexico
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML644612145 - Lucy's Warbler - Macaulay Library
© marlin harms; San Luis Obispo, California, United States; 03 Nov 2025
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February 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Lucy's Warbler (Leiothlypis luciae)
Family Parulidae (New World Warblers)
Range: breeds arid southwestern USA to northeastern Baja California and northeastern Sonora; winters to southwestern Mexico
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Parulidae (New World Warblers)
Range: breeds arid southwestern USA to northeastern Baja California and northeastern Sonora; winters to southwestern Mexico
IUCN status: Least Concern
Black-backed Water Tyrant (Fluvicola albiventer)
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: Amazonian and eastern Brazil to eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: Amazonian and eastern Brazil to eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML620935511 - Black-backed Water-Tyrant - Macaulay Library
© Jared Howard; Marechal Deodoro, Alagoas, Brazil; 22 Jun 2024
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February 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Black-backed Water Tyrant (Fluvicola albiventer)
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: Amazonian and eastern Brazil to eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: Amazonian and eastern Brazil to eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina
IUCN status: Least Concern
Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus flavipes)
Family Dasyuridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Dasyuridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML640262769 - Yellow-footed Antechinus - Macaulay Library
© Michael Louey; Loddon, Victoria, Australia; 14 Aug 2025
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February 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus flavipes)
Family Dasyuridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Dasyuridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
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