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The sheathbills are a family of birds, Chionidae.Classified in the wader order Charadriiformes, the family consists of one genus, Chionis with two species. They breed on subantarctic islands and the Antarctic Peninsula, and the snowy sheathbill migrates to the Falkland Islands and coastal southern South America in the southern winter; they are the only bird family endemic as breeders to the ...
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct.
Subfamilies and genera within the family Chitonidae include: Subfamily Chitoninae Rafinesque, 1815. Chiton Linnaeus, 1758 – the type genus of the family; Amaurochiton Thiele, 1893
This list contains circa 2,700 species in 518 genera in the order Rodentia. [1] Suborder Hystricomorpha. Family Ctenodactylidae. Genus Ctenodactylus.
Common name Binomial name + authority IOC sequence Crimson topaz: Topaza pella (Linnaeus, 1758) 1 Fiery topaz: Topaza pyra (Gould, 1846) 2 White-necked jacobin: Florisuga mellivora (Linnaeus, 1758) 3 Black jacobin: Florisuga fusca (Vieillot, 1817) 4 White-tipped sicklebill: Eutoxeres aquila (Bourcier, 1847) 5 Buff-tailed sicklebill: Eutoxeres ...
Name Other names Description Purported location Depiction British big cats [34] Alien big cats (ABCs), phantom cats, mystery cats, English lions, Beast of Bodmin, Beast of Exmoor: Carnivorous mammal Great Britain Chupacabra [35] Chupacabras (Spanish for goat-sucker) Puerto Rico (originally), South and Central America, Southern North America ...
This list includes 18 extinct species, the Bonin grosbeak and 17 Hawaiian honeycreepers. [ 1 ] This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name, binomial, population, and status.
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Hirola. B. hunteri (P. L. Sclater, 1889) Border between Kenya and Somalia: Size: 120–205 cm (47–81 in) long, plus 30–45 cm (12–18 in) tail [10] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland [11] Diet: Grass, as well as forbs [10] [11] CR