Valley

Dinofelis

Moderate sabers, maximum power.

Cephalaspis

Head-shielded pioneer of vertebrates

Arthropleura

Carboniferous colossus on many legs

Dinosaurs

One name, a million body plans

Xenoposeidon

England's one-bone sauropod mystery

Dilophosaurus

The twin-crested hunter of Kayenta

Cryolophosaurus

Antarctica's crested Jurassic hunter

Xiongguanlong

A "before-the-tyrants" tyrannosauroid

Phoenix Chicken

Long tail, high style.

Earless Monitor Lizard

Borneo's "hidden-ear" river guardian

Golden Eagle

Gold-naped master of open skies

Swallow

Masters of the open air

Swainson's Hawk

The grasshopper hawk that goes global

Short-Eared Owl

Twilight hunter of the open plains

Sarus Crane

Tallest flyer, truest partner

Common Grackle

Pale eyes. Loud calls. City-smart flocks.

Osprey

Nature's plunge-diving fish hawk

King Quail

Small quail, big color.

Egret

Wetland hunters in white

Eastern Turkey (Wild Turkey)

Big woods. Big gobble.

Jabiru

Big bill. Big bird. Big wetlands.

Egyptian Vulture

Small vulture, big cleanup crew

Gray Catbird

Mew, mimic, and melt into the thicket

Evening Grosbeak

Vise-billed finch of winter flocks