North American Wildlife

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Birds   back to top

Accipiter cooperii (Cooper's Hawk) 1
Accipiter gentilis (Northern Goshawk) 1
Actitis macularius (Spotted Sandpiper) 2
Aechmophorus occidentalis (Western Grebe) 2
Aethia cristatella (Crested Auklet) 1
Aethia psittacula (Parakeet Auklet) 2
Aethia pusilla (Least Auklet) 2
Agelaius phoeniceus (Red-winged Blackbird) 2
Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) 3
Amazilia rutila (Cinnamon Hummingbird) 1
Amazilia tzacatl (Rufous-tailed Hummingbird) 1
Amazona albifrons (White-fronted Parrot) 2
Amazona auropalliata (Yellow-naped Parrot) 2
Amazona autumnalis (Red-lored Parrot) 2
Amazona farinosa (Mealy Parrot) 2
Amazona finschi (Lilac-crowned Parrot) 1
Amazona ochrocephala (Yellow-crowned Parrot) 2
Amazona oratrix (Yellow-headed Parrot) 2
Amazona viridigenalis (Red-crowned Parrot) 2
Amazona xantholora (Yellow-lored Parrot) 1
Amphispiza bilineata (Black-throated Sparrow) 2
Anas acuta (Northern Pintail) 2
Anas americana (American Wigeon) 4
Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler) 2
Anas crecca (Green-winged Teal) 1
Anas cyanoptera (Cinnamon Teal) 1
Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal) 2
Anas penelope (Eurasian Wigeon) 1
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 4
Anas strepera (Gadwall) 2
Aphelocoma californica (Western Scrub-Jay) 1
Aphelocoma coerulescens (Florida Scrub-Jay) 1
Aphelocoma ultramarina (Mexican Jay) 1
Aphriza virgata (Surfbird) 1
Aquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle) 2
Ara macao (Scarlet Macaw) 2
Ara militaris (Military Macaw) 2
Aratinga canicularis (Orange-fronted Parakeet) 1
Archilochus alexandri (Black-chinned Hummingbird) 3
Ardea alba (Great Egret) 1
Ardea herodias (Great Blue Heron) 3
Arenaria interpres (Ruddy Turnstone) 1
Arenaria melanocephala (Black Turnstone) 2
Arremonops rufivirgatus (Olive Sparrow) 1
Asio otus (Long-eared Owl) 2
Athene cunicularia (Burrowing Owl) 3
Aulacorhynchus prasinus (Emerald Toucanet) 1
Auriparus flaviceps (Verdin) 2
Aythya affinis (Lesser Scaup) 1
Aythya americana (Redhead) 1
Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck) 2
Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck) 1
Aythya marila (Greater Scaup) 2
Aythya valisineria (Canvasback) 2
Baeolophus atricristatus (Black-crested Titmouse) 1
Baeolophus wollweberi (Bridled Titmouse) 1
Bolborhynchus lineola (Barred Parakeet) 2
Bombycilla cedrorum (Cedar Waxwing) 2
Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) 2
Branta bernicla (Brant) 2
Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) 2
Brotogeris jugularis (Orange-chinned Parakeet) 1
Bubo scandiacus (Snowy Owl) 3
Bubo virginianus (Great Horned Owl) 3
Bubulcus ibis (Cattle Egret) 1
Bucephala albeola (Bufflehead) 2
Bucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye) 2
Bucephala islandica (Barrow's Goldeneye) 2
Busarellus nigricollis (Black-collared Hawk) 1
Buteo albicaudatus (White-tailed Hawk) 1
Buteo brachyurus (Short-tailed Hawk) 1
Buteo jamaicensis (Red-tailed Hawk) 2
Buteo lagopus (Rough-legged Hawk) 2
Buteo lineatus (Red-shouldered Hawk) 1
Buteo nitidus (Gray Hawk) 1
Buteo regalis (Ferruginous Hawk) 2
Buteo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk) 2
Buteogallus anthracinus (Common Black-Hawk) 1
Buteogallus urubitinga (Great Black-Hawk) 1
Butorides virescens (Green Heron) 2
Calidris alba (Sanderling) 1
Calidris alpina (Dunlin) 1
Calidris mauri (Western Sandpiper) 2
Calidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper) 2
Calidris minutilla (Least Sandpiper) 1
Calidris ptilocnemis (Rock Sandpiper) 1
Callipepla gambelii (Gambel's Quail) 2
Calypte anna (Anna's Hummingbird) 3
Calypte costae (Costa's Hummingbird) 2
Campephilus guatemalensis (Pale-billed Woodpecker) 1
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus (Cactus Wren) 2
Caracara cheriway (Crested Caracara) 3
Cardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal) 2
Cardinalis sinuatus (Pyrrhuloxia) 3
Carduelis psaltria (Lesser Goldfinch) 2
Carduelis tristis (American Goldfinch) 4
Carpodacus cassinii (Cassin's Finch) 2
Carpodacus mexicanus (House Finch) 3
Carpodacus purpureus (Purple Finch) 2
Cathartes aura (Turkey Vulture) 2

Mammals   back to top

Alces alces (Moose) 3
Alopex lagopus (Arctic Fox) 2
Ammospermophilus harrisii (Harris's Antelope Squirrel) 2
Antilocapra americana (Pronghorn) 3
Arctocephalus townsendi (Guadalupe Fur Seal) 4
Balaena mysticetus (Bowhead Whale) 1
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Northern Minke Whale) 2
Balaenoptera borealis (Sei Whale) 2
Balaenoptera edeni (Bryde's Whale) 2
Balaenoptera musculus (Blue Whale) 2
Balaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale) 4
Bassariscus astutus (Ringtail) 1
Bassariscus sumichrasti (Cacomistle) 2
Bison bison (American Bison) 5
Blarina brevicauda (Northern Short-tailed Shrew) 3
Callorhinus ursinus (Northern Fur Seal) 3
Canis latrans (Coyote) 3
Canis lupus (Gray Wolf) 2
Canis rufus (Red Wolf) 2
Castor canadensis (American Beaver) 5
Cervus elaphus (Elk) 5
Cynomys leucurus (White-tailed Prairie Dog) 1
Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed Prairie Dog) 3
Cynomys parvidens (Utah Prairie Dog) 3
Cystophora cristata (Hooded Seal) 4
Dasypus novemcinctus (Nine-banded Armadillo) 2
Delphinapterus leucas (Beluga) 3
Delphinus capensis (Long-beaked Common Dolphin) 3
Delphinus delphis (Short-beaked Common Dolphin) 2
Didelphis virginiana (Virginia Opossum) 2
Dipodomys ingens (Giant Kangaroo Rat) 1
Eira barbara (Tayra) 2
Enhydra lutris (Sea Otter) 4
Erethizon dorsatum (North American Porcupine) 2
Erignathus barbatus (Bearded Seal) 1
Eschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale) 7
Eubalaena glacialis (North Atlantic Right Whale) 3
Eumetopias jubatus (Steller Sea Lion) 3
Globicephala macrorhynchus (Short-finned Pilot Whale) 2
Globicephala melas (Long-finned Pilot Whale) 2
Grampus griseus (Risso's Dolphin) 3
Gulo gulo (Wolverine) 3
Halichoerus grypus (Gray Seal) 2
Lagenorhynchus acutus (Atlantic White-sided Dolphin) 1
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Pacific White-sided Dolphin) 1
Lasiurus borealis (Red Bat) 2
Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary Bat) 1
Leopardus pardalis (Ocelot) 2
Leopardus weidii (Margay) 3
Lepus americanus (Snowshoe Hare) 3
Lepus arcticus (Arctic Hare) 2
Lepus californicus (Black-tailed Jackrabbit) 2
Lepus townsendii (White-tailed Jackrabbit) 2
Lontra canadensis (Northern River Otter) 4
Lynx canadensis (Canada Lynx) 1
Lynx rufus (Bobcat) 3
Marmota caligata (Hoary Marmot) 2
Marmota flaviventris (Yellow-bellied Marmot) 1
Marmota monax (Woodchuck) 1
Marmota olympus (Olympic Marmot) 1
Martes americana (American Marten) 1
Martes pennanti (Fisher) 1
Mazama americana (Red Brocket) 1
Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale) 4
Mephitis mephitis (Striped Skunk) 5
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Meadow Vole) 1
Mirounga angustirostris (Northern Elephant Seal) 3
Monachus schauinslandi (Hawaiian Monk Seal) 3
Monodon monocerus (Narwhal) 2
Mustela erminea (Ermine) 1
Mustela frenata (Long-tailed Weasel) 1
Mustela nigripes (Black-footed Ferret) 3
Mustela nivalis (Least Weasel) 3
Mustela vison (American Mink) 1
Myotis lucifugus (Little Brown Bat) 2
Nasua narica (White-nosed Coati) 3
Ochotona princeps (American Pika) 2
Odobenus rosmarus (Walrus) 4
Odocoileus hemionus (Mule Deer) 3
Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) 4
Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat) 3
Orcinus orca (Killer Whale) 4
Oreamnos americanus (Mountain Goat) 5
Ovibos moschatus (Muskox) 3
Ovis canadensis (Bighorn Sheep) 3
Ovis dalli (Dall's Sheep) 3
Panthera onca (Jaguar) 5
Pecari tajacu (Collared Peccary) 3
Phoca fasciata (Ribbon Seal) 5
Phoca groenlandica (Harp Seal) 2
Phoca hispida (Ringed Seal) 1
Phoca largha (Spotted Seal) 3
Phoca vitulina (Harbor Seal) 5
Phocoenoides dalli (Dall's Porpoise) 3
Physeter catodon (Sperm Whale) 3
Procyon lotor (Northern Raccoon) 4
Pseudorca crassidens (False Killer Whale) 3
Puma concolor (Cougar) 3
Puma yaguarondi (Jaguarundi) 3
Rangifer tarandus (Caribou) 4
Sciurus aberti (Abert's Squirrel) 1
Sciurus griseus (Western Gray Squirrel) 1
Sciurus niger (Eastern Fox Squirrel) 2
Sigmodon hispidus (Hispid Cotton Rat) 1
Spermophilus armatus (Uinta Ground Squirrel) 1
Spermophilus beecheyi (California Ground Squirrel) 3
Spermophilus brunneus (Idaho Ground Squirrel) 1
Spermophilus columbianus (Columbian Ground Squirrel) 2
Spermophilus elegans (Wyoming Ground Squirrel) 2
Spermophilus franklinii (Franklin's Ground Squirrel) 1
Spermophilus lateralis (Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel) 2
Spermophilus parryii (Arctic Ground Squirrel) 2
Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's Ground Squirrel) 1
Spermophilus tereticaudus (Round-tailed Ground Squirrel) 3
Spilogale gracilis (Western Spotted Skunk) 1
Spilogale putorius (Eastern Spotted Skunk) 2
Stenella attenuata (Pantropical Spotted Dolphin) 2
Stenella coeruleoalba (Striped Dolphin) 1
Stenella frontalis (Atlantic Spotted Dolphin) 4
Stenella longirostris (Spinner Dolphin) 3
Sylvilagus aquaticus (Swamp Rabbit) 2
Sylvilagus audubonii (Desert Cottontail) 2
Sylvilagus bachmani (Brush Rabbit) 1
Sylvilagus floridanus (Eastern Cottontail) 2
Sylvilagus palustris (Marsh Rabbit) 1
Sylvilagus transitionalis (New England Cottontail) 1
Tamias minimus (Least Chipmunk) 2
Tamias rufus (Hopi Chipmunk) 1
Tamias striatus (Eastern Chipmunk) 3
Tamiasciurus douglasii (Douglas' Squirrel) 3
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Red Squirrel) 3
Taxidea taxus (American Badger) 2
Tayassu pecari (White-lipped Peccary) 1
Thomomys bottae (Botta's Pocket Gopher) 2
Trichechus manatus (West Indian Manatee) 4
Tursiops truncatus (Bottlenose Dolphin) 1
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Common Gray Fox) 2
Urocyon littoralis (Island Gray Fox) 1
Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) 4
Ursus arctos (Brown Bear) 5
Ursus maritimus (Polar Bear) 4
Vulpes macrotis (Kit Fox) 3
Vulpes velox (Swift Fox) 2
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) 4
Zalophus californianus (California Sea Lion) 3
Zapus hudsonius (Meadow Jumping Mouse) 1

Reptiles   back to top

Agkistrodon bilineatus bilineatus (Common Cantil) 2
Agkistrodon bilineatus taylori (Ornate Cantil) 2
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix (Southern Copperhead) 2
Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus (Broad-banded Copperhead) 1
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen (Northern Copperhead) 1
Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster (Osage Copperhead) 1
Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster (Trans-pecos Copperhead) 1
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti (Florida Cottonmouth) 2
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma (Western Cottonmouth) 2
Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus (Eastern Cottonmouth) 3
Alligator mississipiensis (American Alligator) 2
Apalone ferox (Florida Softshell) 2
Apalone spinifera (Spiny Softshell Turtle) 1
Arizona elegans (Glossy Snake) 1
Bogertophis subocularis (Trans-Pecos Rat Snake) 2
Caiman crocodilus (Common Caiman) 2
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle) 2
Charina bottae (Rubber Boa) 3
Chelonia mydas (Green Turtle) 2
Chelydra serpentina (Common Snapping Turtle) 2
Chrysemys picta (Painted Turtle) 2
Clemmys guttata (Spotted Turtle) 2
Coluber constrictor anthicus (Buttermilk Racer) 1
Coluber constrictor flaviventris (Eastern Yellow-belly Racer) 1
Coluber constrictor foxi (Blue Racer) 2
Coluber constrictor priapus (Black Racer) 3
Crocodylus acutus (American Crocodile) 1
Crocodylus moreletii (Morelet's Crocodile) 1
Crotalus adamanteus (Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake) 1
Crotalus atrox (Western Diamondback Rattlesnake) 3
Crotalus cerastes (Sidewinder) 2
Crotalus enyo (Baja California Rattlesnake) 1
Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake) 4
Crotalus lepidus klauberi (Banded Rock Rattlesnake) 1
Crotalus lepidus lepidus (Rock Rattlesnake) 2
Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus (Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake) 2
Crotalus molossus molossus (Blacktail Rattlesnake)