Riverine

Egyptian Goose

Africa's bold, loud, territorial grazer

Congo Snake

Not a snake-an eel-shaped salamander

Mangrove Snake

Mangrove shadows, golden rings

Mexican Black Kingsnake

The glossy black king of snakes

Orange-Crowned Warbler

The warbler with the hidden crown

Boiga

Big-eyed night hunters in the trees

Eurasian Jay

Oak Forest Planter with a Blue Flash

Midget Faded Rattlesnake

Small snake. Serious rattle.

Junglefowl

Wild roots of the chicken

Bullsnake

Prairie's loudest look-alike

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

Tennessee Walking Horse

The Smooth Ride of Tennessee

Red-Billed Quelea Bird

The "feathered locust" weaverbird

Eyelash Viper

Venomous lashes of the rainforest

Ghost Catfish

See-through swimmer, river-school ghost

Chipping Sparrow

Rufous cap, razor-crisp trill.

Tire Track Eel

Tire-track camo, night-stalking hunter

Pipefish

Tube snouts. Bony armor. Dad does the brooding.

Blue Catfish

Forked tail. Big river muscle.

Steelhead Salmon

Sea-run rainbow, built to return

Black-Capped Chickadee

Big attitude in a tiny winter bird

Habu Snake

Ryukyu's heat-sensing pit viper