Tree swallow
Sky-sleek hunter of wetland air
Conservation Threats
Natural System Modification
Altered fire regimes, water management, and ecosystem engineering
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Camel Cricket
Humpback hoppers of the humid dark
No See Ums
Tiny fly, mighty bite.
Chickadee
Small bird, big personality
Florida Panther
Florida's last eastern wild cougar
Mudpuppy
Gilled for life, built for the bottom.
Burmese Python
Big, blotched, built to constrict
Indian Giant Squirrel
India's rainbow squirrel of the treetops
Nile Crocodile
The Nile's armored ambush master
Tsetse Fly
The fly that gives birth, not eggs
Flying Fish
Glide to survive.
Skink Lizard
Smooth scales, global explorers
Giant Salamander
Ancient river giant, fighting to survive
Common Raven
Wedge tail. Deep croak. Big brain.
Carolina Parakeet
The lost parrot of the American East
Bilby
Big ears. Big digger. Bilby.
Myna Bird
Bold, brainy, and brilliantly vocal
Ivory-billed woodpecker
The legendary "ghost bird" of swamps
Zebra Finch
Small finch, big lessons in song
Eastern Phoebe
Tail-pump. Perch. "Fee-bee!"
Caiman Lizard
The snail-crusher of the Guianas
Hoary Bat
Frosted fur. Fast flight. Far journeys.
Marabou Stork
Africa's clean-up crew with a bill
Sand Tiger Shark
Protruding teeth, gentle glide.