Eider
Downy divers of the far north
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Pathogens, parasites, and disease outbreaks threatening wildlife populations
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Eurasian Sparrowhawk
The woodland sprinter with a long tail
Emperor Goose
White-headed goose of the sea-ice edge
King Eider
Crown of the Arctic pack ice
Kea
The clever parrot of the snowline
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Tawny flocks, whistled calls
European Goldfinch
Red mask, gold wing, thistle king.
Ocellated Turkey
The rainforest turkey with jeweled eyes
Epicyon haydeni
Miocene muscle: the bone-crushing canid
Theropod
From raptors to robins: all theropod
Canvasback
Built for deep dives, born to roam
Veery
Spiral song, epic migration.
Gadwall
The "quiet" duck with a bright wing flash
Common Goldeneye
Hear the whistler, spot the gold eye
Tundra Swan
Whistling wings, tundra to tidewater
Anhinga
Spears fish, then sun-dries in style
Snow Goose
Two morphs, one Arctic traveler
Loggerhead Shrike
Songbird with a raptor's toolbox
Ruddy Duck
Small duck, big tail attitude
Wood Duck
The tree-nesting duck with a leap
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck
The whistling "tree duck" with style
Northern Pintail
Pointed tail, planet-spanning migrant
Equus giganteus
Big horse of Ice-Age America
Irish Elk
The deer with antlers like doorways