Animals — 36,937 Species
Top Families in Animals
All Animals Species
Aburria aburri (R.Lesson, 1828)
Aburria aburri (R.Lesson, 1828)
Aburria aburri, the wattled guan, is a large black Andean bird identifiable by its distinctive elongated red and yellow throat wattle.
Pipile cujubi (Pelzeln, 1858)
Pipile cujubi (Pelzeln, 1858)
Red-throated piping guan (Pipile cujubi) is a black guan with a red throat patch found in Amazonian South American forests.
Pipile pipile (Jacquin, 1784)
Pipile pipile (Jacquin, 1784)
Pipile pipile, the Trinidad piping guan, is a medium-sized forest-dwelling cracid with distinctive plumage and mostly plant-based diet.
Pipile cumanensis (Jacquin, 1784)
Pipile cumanensis (Jacquin, 1784)
Pipile cumanensis, the blue-throated piping guan, is a distinctive Neotropical bird found in Amazonian lowland forests near rivers.
Pipile jacutinga (Spix, 1825)
Pipile jacutinga (Spix, 1825)
Pipile jacutinga, the black-fronted piping guan, is a distinctive turkey-like Atlantic Forest bird now with a limited patchy range.
Pipile cumanensis grayi (Pelzeln, 1870)
Pipile cumanensis grayi (Pelzeln, 1870)
This is a description of the blue-throated piping guan subspecies Pipile cumanensis grayi, covering its appearance and distribution.
Penelopina nigra (Fraser, 1852)
Penelopina nigra (Fraser, 1852)
Penelopina nigra, the highland guan, is a Central American gamebird found in mountain forests with distinct male and female plumage.
Crotophaga major Gmelin, 1788
Crotophaga major Gmelin, 1788
Crotophaga major, the greater ani, is a large black cuckoo found from Panama to northern Argentina, living in wet, semi-open habitats.
Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758
Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758
Crotophaga ani, the smooth-billed ani, is a mid-sized tropical black bird with specific physical and behavioral traits.
Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson, 1827
Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson, 1827
Crotophaga sulcirostris, the groove-billed ani, is a mid-sized black bird found in open habitats, feeding on insects, seeds, and fruits.
Guira guira (Gmelin, 1788)
Guira guira (Gmelin, 1788)
Guira guira, the guira cuckoo, is an opportunistic predatory bird with distinct appearance traits and a characteristic shrill call.
Morococcyx erythropygus (Lesson, 1842)
Morococcyx erythropygus (Lesson, 1842)
Morococcyx erythropygus, the lesser ground cuckoo, is a cuckoo species found across western and Central America in dry to semidry open landscapes.
Neomorphus geoffroyi (Temminck, 1820)
Neomorphus geoffroyi (Temminck, 1820)
The rufous-vented ground cuckoo Neomorphus geoffroyi is a large New World cuckoo with several subspecies spread across Central and South America.
Dromococcyx pavoninus Pelzeln, 1870
Dromococcyx pavoninus Pelzeln, 1870
Dromococcyx pavoninus, the pavonine cuckoo, is a South American cuckoo with distinct plumage and a patchy wide range.
Dromococcyx phasianellus (Spix, 1824)
Dromococcyx phasianellus (Spix, 1824)
Dromococcyx phasianellus, the pheasant cuckoo, is a large Neotropical cuckoo found across multiple Central and South American countries.
Geococcyx californianus (Lesson, 1829)
Geococcyx californianus (Lesson, 1829)
The greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is the Americas' largest cuckoo, a fast-running bird native to the arid southwestern North America.
Geococcyx velox (Wagner, 1836)
Geococcyx velox (Wagner, 1836)
Geococcyx velox, the lesser roadrunner, is a small slender cuckoo native to arid Mesoamerican open habitats.
Tapera naevia (Linnaeus, 1766)
Tapera naevia (Linnaeus, 1766)
Tapera naevia, the striped cuckoo, is a brood parasitic near-passerine bird found across open habitats from Mexico to Argentina.
Centropus superciliosus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829
Centropus superciliosus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829
The white-browed coucal is a medium-sized coucal native to parts of Africa and southwestern Arabia, assessed as least concern.
Centropus nigrorufus (Cuvier, 1816)
Centropus nigrorufus (Cuvier, 1816)
The Sunda coucal, Centropus nigrorufus, is a vulnerable endemic cuckoo species from Java, Indonesia.
Centropus bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788)
Centropus bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788)
Centropus bengalensis (lesser coucal) is a non-brood-parasitic coucal found across South and Southeast Asia.
Centropus monachus Ruppell, 1837
Centropus monachus Ruppell, 1837
Centropus monachus, the blue-headed coucal, is a medium-sized cuckoo found in tropical central African habitats.
Centropus toulou (Statius Muller, 1776)
Centropus toulou (Statius Muller, 1776)
Centropus toulou, the Malagasy coucal, is a medium-sized cuckoo resident in Madagascar and the Seychelles' Aldabra.
Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Centropus senegalensis, the Senegal coucal, is a medium-sized African bird found in grassy, tree-dotted habitats south of the Sahara.
Start Exploring Nature Today
Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.
Download Free on App Store
