Crocodylomorph
From river ambush to ocean roam
Animal Habitats
Coastal
Shoreline areas where land meets sea, including dunes and coastal scrub
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Coastal Animals
Rhamphosuchus
Siwalik's mysterious long-snouted giant
Thalassomedon
Long neck, open sea, Cretaceous hunter
Pliosaur
Big jaws. Short neck. Ocean boss.
California Condor
Soar high-save the scavenger.
Fairy-Wren
Small birds, big social drama
Sedge Warbler
The chatterbox of the reedbeds
Yellowthroat
Masked singer of cattails and thickets
Grebe
Lobed-toe divers with dance moves
Pink-Necked Green Pigeon
Pink neck, green cloak-seed sower
Skua
Pirates of the polar seas
Black and White Warbler
The warbler that climbs like a nuthatch
Merganser
Sawbills built for the chase
African Fish Eagle
The yodeling monarch of African waters
Northern Parula
The moss-nesting spark of spring
Stonechats
Perch, pounce, and chatter
Eel catfish
Eel-shaped, spine-armed, reef-to-river
Cinnamon Bear
Cinnamon coat, black-bear heart
Northern Potoo
The stick-bird of the night
Northern Jacana
Built to walk on water lilies
Northern Harrier
Low-flying hunter of open skies
Conure
Long tails, loud calls, big brains
White-Crowned Sparrow
Crowned stripes, signature whistles.
Cardinals
Bold bills, bright songs, New World