Mexican Beaded Lizard
Heloderma horridum Beaded lizards are one of only two known species of venomous lizards. They live in Mexico’s Sonoran and Sinaloan drainage basins, eating rodents, small birds and eggs. When […]
Speckled Mousebird
Colius striatus The six living species of mousebirds are found only in Africa. Dining upon fruits, buds, and insects, their specially-jointed jaws give them a snake-like ability to swallow huge […]
Hyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus The largest parrot species, this bird raises only one or two chicks at a time who are dependent until they are nine months old. They do not normally […]
Red-Crested Turaco
Tauraco erythrolophus The turaco has copper-containing pigments in its feathers. This means it is truly red and green, which differs from most birds whose feathers just reflect that color. Its […]
Greenwinged Macaw
Ara chloropterus Its namesake green wing feathers distinguish this large bird from the similarly-colored scarlet macaw. A powerful beak is used on a varied diet that includes nuts, fruits, berries, […]
Black-Naped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus melanospilus Females and juveniles have only green feathers. Males carry the namesake black nape in addition to grey and yellow head feathers and yellow and pink tail feathers. Young […]
Derbyan Parakeet
Psittacula derbiana One of the most cold-resistant parrots, their enormous beaks are adapted for ripping pinecones apart. Living in a small range of evergreen forests in the Himalayas, these birds […]
Inca Jay
Cyanocorax yncas Often mistaken for the similarly-plumaged green jay, this separate species is distinguished by its white crown and yellow eyes. This omnivore forms flocks of up to thirty birds […]
Fawn-Breasted Bowerbird
Chlamydera cerviniventris Bowerbirds are commonly known for their unique nesting behavior where the male will build a “bower” structure that he decorates with brightly colored objects to attract a mate. […]
