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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Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
Family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks)
Range: New Guinea, Australia (except western deserts, rarely Tasmania), and New Caledonia
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks)
Range: New Guinea, Australia (except western deserts, rarely Tasmania), and New Caledonia
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML622033392 - Whistling Kite - Macaulay Library
© Sheila Rowlands; Wyndham-East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia; 22 Jul 2024
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November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
Family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks)
Range: New Guinea, Australia (except western deserts, rarely Tasmania), and New Caledonia
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks)
Range: New Guinea, Australia (except western deserts, rarely Tasmania), and New Caledonia
IUCN status: Least Concern
Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis)
Family Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML181627841 - Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler - Macaulay Library
© Sumanta Pramanick; West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India; 15 Apr 2019
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November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis)
Family Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Black-necklaced Scimitar Babbler (Erythrogenys erythrocnemis)
Family Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies)
Range: Taiwan
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies)
Range: Taiwan
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML441079801 - Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler - Macaulay Library
© u7 Liao; Taipei City, Taiwan; 02 Apr 2022
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November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Black-necklaced Scimitar Babbler (Erythrogenys erythrocnemis)
Family Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies)
Range: Taiwan
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies)
Range: Taiwan
IUCN status: Least Concern
Willcocks's Honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi)
Family Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML504814311 - Willcocks's Honeyguide - Macaulay Library
© Gabriel Jamie; Bandundu, DR Congo; 07 Oct 2021
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November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Willcocks's Honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi)
Family Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Northern Grosbeak-Canary (Crithagra donaldsoni)
Family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
Range: southern Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Kenya; isolated population in Taita Hills
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
Range: southern Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Kenya; isolated population in Taita Hills
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML628280012 - Northern Grosbeak-Canary - Macaulay Library
© Paul Fenwick; Rift Valley, Kenya; 12 Nov 2024
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November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Northern Grosbeak-Canary (Crithagra donaldsoni)
Family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
Range: southern Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Kenya; isolated population in Taita Hills
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
Range: southern Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Kenya; isolated population in Taita Hills
IUCN status: Least Concern
Stripe-breasted Seedeater (Crithagra striatipectus)
Family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
Range: eastern and southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, and western and central Kenya
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
Range: eastern and southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, and western and central Kenya
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML227178821 - Stripe-breasted Seedeater - Macaulay Library
© John Sterling; Central, Kenya; 11 Nov 2016
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November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Stripe-breasted Seedeater (Crithagra striatipectus)
Family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
Range: eastern and southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, and western and central Kenya
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
Range: eastern and southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, and western and central Kenya
IUCN status: Least Concern
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii)
Family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks)
Range: woodland and savanna of sub-Saharan Africa
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks)
Range: woodland and savanna of sub-Saharan Africa
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML628816714 - Ayres's Hawk-Eagle - Macaulay Library
© Zach Simpson - Birding Ecotours; Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa; 09 Jan 2025
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November 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii)
Family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks)
Range: woodland and savanna of sub-Saharan Africa
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks)
Range: woodland and savanna of sub-Saharan Africa
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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November 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Dusky Myzomela (Myzomela obscura)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML619561694 - Dusky Myzomela - Macaulay Library
© Ricky Goodyear; Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia; 25 May 2024
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November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Dusky Myzomela (Myzomela obscura)
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Rufous-headed Pygmy Tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps)
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: Andes of Colombia to western Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: Andes of Colombia to western Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML635826879 - Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant - Macaulay Library
© Michael Pasaje Bolaños; Huila, Colombia; 10 May 2025
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November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Rufous-headed Pygmy Tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps)
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: Andes of Colombia to western Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: Andes of Colombia to western Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
Family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML622546449 - Ruby-cheeked Sunbird - Macaulay Library
© Parthasarathi Chakrabarti; West Tripura, Tripura, India; 10 Aug 2024
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November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
Family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML633561212 - North American River Otter - Macaulay Library
© Graham Gerdeman; Bossier, Louisiana, United States; 11 Apr 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
Family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies)
Range: Hispaniola, including Gonâve, Tortue, and Île-a-Vache
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies)
Range: Hispaniola, including Gonâve, Tortue, and Île-a-Vache
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML565269561 - Hispaniolan Oriole - Macaulay Library
© Mary Corporan Dunn; María Trinidad Sánchez, Dominican Republic; 30 Apr 2023
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November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
Family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies)
Range: Hispaniola, including Gonâve, Tortue, and Île-a-Vache
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies)
Range: Hispaniola, including Gonâve, Tortue, and Île-a-Vache
IUCN status: Least Concern
Yellow-throated Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis)
Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Range: Sierra Leone to southern Cameroon, southwestern South Sudan, western Uganda, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Range: Sierra Leone to southern Cameroon, southwestern South Sudan, western Uganda, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML360066531 - Yellow-throated Cuckoo - Macaulay Library
© Niall D Perrins; Western, Uganda; 27 Jul 2021
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November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Yellow-throated Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis)
Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Range: Sierra Leone to southern Cameroon, southwestern South Sudan, western Uganda, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Range: Sierra Leone to southern Cameroon, southwestern South Sudan, western Uganda, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
IUCN status: Least Concern
White-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala lanioides)
Family Pachycephalidae (Whistlers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Pachycephalidae (Whistlers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML624466251 - White-breasted Whistler - Macaulay Library
© Lars Petersson | My World of Bird Photography; Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia; 11 Aug 2024
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November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
White-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala lanioides)
Family Pachycephalidae (Whistlers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Pachycephalidae (Whistlers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Northern Schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis)
Family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML243057121 - Northern Schiffornis - Macaulay Library
© Daniel Irons; Alajuela, Costa Rica; 15 Mar 2019
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November 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Northern Schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis)
Family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML591635191 - Tree Pipit - Macaulay Library
© Manuel Fernandez-Bermejo; León, Castilla y León, Spain; 05 Jul 2023
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November 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
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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November 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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
Red-chested Swallow (Hirundo lucida)
Family Hirundinidae (Swallows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Hirundinidae (Swallows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML611802535 - Red-chested Swallow - Macaulay Library
© Tomáš Turecki; Lower River, Gambia; 17 Nov 2023
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November 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Red-chested Swallow (Hirundo lucida)
Family Hirundinidae (Swallows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Hirundinidae (Swallows)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Genovesa Ground Finch (Geospiza acutirostris)
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: Galapagos (Genovesa)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: Galapagos (Genovesa)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
ML637477171 - Genovesa Ground-Finch - Macaulay Library
© Pancho Enriquez; Galápagos, Ecuador; 02 Jun 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Genovesa Ground Finch (Geospiza acutirostris)
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: Galapagos (Genovesa)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: Galapagos (Genovesa)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Family Muridae
Range: Palearctic, Afrotropic, Indomalaya (Africa, Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muridae
Range: Palearctic, Afrotropic, Indomalaya (Africa, Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML634840702 - House Mouse - Macaulay Library
© Cam Nikkel; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 17 Dec 2023
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November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Family Muridae
Range: Palearctic, Afrotropic, Indomalaya (Africa, Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muridae
Range: Palearctic, Afrotropic, Indomalaya (Africa, Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Forest Scrub Robin (Tychaedon leucosticta)
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML229961851 - Forest Scrub-Robin - Macaulay Library
© Fabio Olmos; Cuanza Sul, Angola; 09 Nov 2008
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November 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Forest Scrub Robin (Tychaedon leucosticta)
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
East Brazilian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium minutissimum)
Family Strigidae (Owls)
Range: eastern Paraguay to southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina (Misiones)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Strigidae (Owls)
Range: eastern Paraguay to southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina (Misiones)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML222398081 - Least Pygmy-Owl - Macaulay Library
© Estevão Freitas Santos; Jataí, Goiás, Brazil; 22 Jan 2019
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November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
East Brazilian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium minutissimum)
Family Strigidae (Owls)
Range: eastern Paraguay to southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina (Misiones)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Strigidae (Owls)
Range: eastern Paraguay to southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina (Misiones)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Common Ring-tailed Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)
Family Pseudocheiridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Pseudocheiridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML640675961 - Common Ring-tailed Possum - Macaulay Library
© Robin Pronk; Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia; 21 Aug 2025
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November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Common Ring-tailed Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)
Family Pseudocheiridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Pseudocheiridae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens)
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML627254374 - Island Monarch - Macaulay Library
© Barry Reed; Sulawesi Utara, Sulawesi, Indonesia; 04 Dec 2024
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November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens)
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
IUCN status: Least Concern