The zone-tailed hawk is a medium-sized species of hawk that hails from southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America
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The lesser adjutant is a large sized wading bird that hails from the stork family, aka Ciconiidae. They can be found in India and southeast Asia. They dwell in habitats with large rivers and lakes inside
The Nepal house martin is a nonmigratory bird that hails from southeast Asia. They can be found at elevations of up to 13,100 feet! While these little birds don’t face any significant threats, they are faced with habitat loss and destruction, predation, pesticides,
The Wyoming toad, aka Baxter’s toad, is a toad species from the family Bufonidae. These critters are extremely rare and only exist in captivity within Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming in the United States
The boreal toad is a subspecies of the western toad. These critters are found in northern New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Alberta, and Southeast Alaska. Boreal toads are threatened by
The Attwater’s prairie-chicken, a subspecies of the greater prairie-chicken, hails only from a few counties in Texas in the United States. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, and
The sarcastic fringehead is named for their large mouth and aggressive demeanor. The name fringehead was given due to the ruff of tissue surrounding their neck. These fish can be found from San Fransisco, California down to the Baja California coastline at depths of
The greater sage-grouse, aka sagehen, is the largest grouse in North America. Their range extends from southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada to western United States. They were known as just the sage grouse until the Gunnison sage-grouse was
The broad-tailed hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird found at higher elevations from western Canada, western United States, Mexico, and Central America. These hummingbirds are abundant and often seen buzzing around flowers and hummingbird feeders in gardens
The purple-crowned fairywren is the largest of the 11 species or Australasian wren species. They are found in northern Australia. Their species’ name hails from the Latin word cǒrōna meaning “crown”, and is in reference to the distinctive purple circle of