Like other pipefish, the long-nosed pipefish does not have scales, but is encased in a series of bony rings.
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Wattled curassow (Crax globulosa)
A charismatic forest bird, the wattled curassow (Crax globulosa) derives its curious common name from the two well developed…
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Nectandra (Nectandra dasystyla)
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Blue-and-yellow tanager (Thraupis bonariensis)
The blue-and-yellow tanager is one of the most colourful small birds within its range and the most boldly coloured of the Thraupis species…
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Big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)
The majestic mahogany is a tall tree that towers above the forest canopy. As its name suggests, it bears large leaves, up to 45 centimetres…
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Common duckweed (Lemna gibba)
This duckweed is one of Britain's most common small water plants, which forms familiar green mats covering stagnant water bodies. It has a…
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Amburana (Amburana cearensis)
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Dwarf brocket (Mazama chunyi)
This small South American deer has, like other brocket deer, a rather stout body and slender limbs. Its coat is cinnamon to reddish-brown…
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Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata)
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White-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
The white-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a long-legged duck with a conspicuous white face and neck patch that sits in sharp…
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Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria)
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Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
As one of the largest flying birds in the world, the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) forms an awesome sight over the South American skies, as…
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Kageneckia (Kageneckia lanceolata)
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Collared plover (Charadrius collaris)
The collared plover (Charadrius collaris) is a small shorebird with pale brown upperparts, white underparts and a distinctive narrow black…
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Cedar (Cedrela lilloi)
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Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Information on the grey plover is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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White-tailed shrike-tyrant (Agriornis albicauda)
The white-tailed shrike-tyrant (Agriornis albicauda) has dark grey central tail feathers, but the contrasting outlying feathers are bright…
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Razor-billed curassow (Mitu tuberosum)
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Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)
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Blue-throated piping-guan (Pipile cumanensis)
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Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea)
The Brazilian guinea pig closely resembles the well-known domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), and is possibly its wild ancestor. Like its…
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Water frog (Telmatobius sanborni)
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Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
At over a metre in length and weighing as much as an adult human, the capybara is the largest rodent in the world. A stocky, somewhat…
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Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
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Black-faced ibis (Theristicus melanopis)
Owing its name to a conspicuous patch of bare black skin around its eye and throat, the black-faced ibis is a long-legged wader from South…
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Lesser grison (Galictis cuja)
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Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)
The burrowing owl is a small-bodied species, with a round head lacking ear tufts, striking lemon yellow eyes and unusually long legs. The…
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Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
No species has contributed more to the misunderstanding and fear of bats than the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus). Public perception…
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Buff-breasted sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)
This small, attractive bird has a long, straight bill and greenish-yellow legs. The sexes are alike in colouration; both have a pale brown…
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Royal cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae)
Named for its occurrence in the Cordillera Real of South America, the royal cinclodes is a fairly large ovenbird (member of the Furnariidae…
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King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
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