Island

Kestrel

Windhover hunters of open country

Hawaiian Goose (Nene)

The lava-walking goose of Hawaiʻi

House Sparrow (English Sparrow)

The sparrow that followed humanity

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Leathery shell, ocean-spanning traveler

Eastern Gray Squirrel

The acorn planter in a gray coat

Mexican Eagle (Northern crested caracara)

Golden power on open skies

Weaver Birds

Nature's master basket-weavers

Baya

Hanging-nest genius of the monsoon

Cascabel

Hear the rattle. Respect the hunter.

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Big diamonds. Bigger warning.

Mangrove Snake

Mangrove shadows, golden rings

Orange-Crowned Warbler

The warbler with the hidden crown

Griffon Vulture

Nature's high-altitude clean-up crew

Boiga

Big-eyed night hunters in the trees

Viper Shark (dogfish)

Tiny shark, viper-like fangs

Golden Lancehead

Snake Island's golden ambush viper

Eurasian Jay

Oak Forest Planter with a Blue Flash

Aruba Rattlesnake

Aruba's arid-island rattler

Sea Roach

Rock runners of the tide line

Junglefowl

Wild roots of the chicken

Atlantic Salmon

Born in rivers, grown at sea, home again

Savannah Sparrow

Buzzy song of the open fields

Goshawk

White-browed shadow of the woods

Wahoo Fish

Wahoo: speed-striped pelagic predator