The Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata) is one of the largest and most northward-ranging of the Southern Hemisphere prions. Its broad head, proportioned to hold its massively wide bill, and...
Description:
Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a common species, which is distributed along the coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape Province and...
The Tinkling Cisticola (Cisticola rufilata) is a woodland bird found across south-central Africa, ranging from the northern parts of southern Africa northwards to Angola...
Behavior & Habitats: Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca) is darker, larger, and longer-tailed than the similar-looking Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula). Breeding and foraging take place in...
Tarragon is a hardy perennial that becomes a woody shrub, normally about three tall.
Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus), is a species of perennial herb in...
The Wilson Bird of Paradise (cicinnurus respublica) is a species of passerine bird belonging to the Paradisaeidae family. The bird lives on the hills...
One of the largest and most conspicuous songbirds in Guanacaste is the White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa). This social and vocal bird is normally seen...
Scientific Name: Macrauchenia patachonia
Scientific Classification:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Litopterna
Family: Macraucheniidae
When did it become extinct?
This species of litoptern disappeared approximately 10,000...
Northern Flying Squirrel
The Northern Flying Squirrel, “Glaucomys sabrinus yukonensis” is a gliding “volplaning” mammal that is unable to take true flight like birds and bats....