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Posts every 2 hrs. Photos from Macaulay Library with attribution. Birds from https://doi.org/10.2173/avilist.v2025 Mammals from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17033774 More taxa planned. DM maintainer @feathertrail.net for GitHub URL.
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 56m
West Mexican Euphonia (Euphonia godmani)

Family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
Range: arid tropical western Mexico (southeastern Sonora to Guerrero)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
ML625928051 - West Mexican Euphonia - Macaulay Library
© Quinn Diaz; San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico; 22 Oct 2024
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 3h
Wild Horse (Equus ferus)

Family Equidae
Range: Palearctic (Asia)
IUCN status: Endangered
ML634313205 - Przewalski's Horse - Macaulay Library
© Sheridan Coffey; Töv, Mongolia;
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 4h
Little Forktail (Enicurus scouleri)

Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
Range: mountains of eastern Uzbekistan and northeastern Afghanistan through the Himalayas eastward to southeastern China and Taiwan, and southward to northern Indochina
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML46197441 - Little Forktail - Macaulay Library
© Craig Brelsford; Yunnan, China; 30 Jan 2014
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 6h
African Civet (Civettictis civetta)

Family Viverridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML641429034 - Southern African Civet - Macaulay Library
© Andrew Black; Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa; 03 Jun 2023
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 9h
Camas Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus)

Family Geomyidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
ML643120686 - Camas Pocket Gopher - Macaulay Library
© Craig Tumer; Clackamas, Oregon, United States;
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 10h
Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

Family Vespertilionidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML640821550 - Silver-haired Bat - Macaulay Library
© Anonymous eBirber; Lake, Indiana, United States; 01 Sep 2024
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 12h
Highland Tuco-tuco (Ctenomys opimus)

Family Ctenomyidae
Range: Neotropic (South America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML643049702 - Highland Tuco-tuco - Macaulay Library
© Dimitris Salas; Rinconada, Jujuy, Argentina; 03 Jan 2024
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 15h
African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus)

Family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML606820441 - African Pipit - Macaulay Library
© sylvain Uriot; Western Cape, South Africa; 09 Aug 2023
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 17h
Usambara Akalat (Sheppardia montana)

Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
Range: northeastern Tanzania (western Usambara Mountains)
IUCN status: Endangered
ML497973021 - Usambara Akalat - Macaulay Library
© Stephen Gast; Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania; 12 Aug 2022
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 18h
Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

Family Bovidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML636949241 - Cape Buffalo - Macaulay Library
© Dorian Anderson; Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa;
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 21h
New Georgia Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx collectoris)

Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Range: New Georgia group (Solomon Islands)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML608389324 - New Georgia Dwarf-Kingfisher - Macaulay Library
© Mark Sutton; Western, Solomon Islands; 19 Jul 2023
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 23h
Black-capped Tanager (Stilpnia heinei)

Family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Range: mountains of northern Colombia to northern Venezuela and northern Ecuador
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML264589681 - Black-capped Tanager - Macaulay Library
© Alex Luna; Pichincha, Ecuador; 17 May 2018
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Tiger (Panthera tigris)

Family Felidae
Range: Indomalaya, Palearctic (Asia)
IUCN status: Endangered
ML633165832 - Bengal Tiger - Macaulay Library
© Daniel S.; Nagpur, Maharashtra, India;
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Greater Pewee (Contopus pertinax)

Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML627371734 - Greater Pewee - Macaulay Library
© Mel Senac; San Diego, California, United States; 10 Dec 2024
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Coast Mole (Scapanus orarius)

Family Talpidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML637552145 - Coast Mole - Macaulay Library
© Erik Atwell; Whatcom, Washington, United States; 26 May 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Blue-throated Starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea)

Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML194278451 - Blue-throated Starfrontlet - Macaulay Library
© Shailesh Pinto; Cundinamarca, Colombia; 12 Nov 2019
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Cut-throat Finch (Amadina fasciata)

Family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML33869011 - Cut-throat - Macaulay Library
© Ian Davies; Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, Ethiopia; 08 Jan 2015
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Boulder Chat (Pinarornis plumosus)

Family Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
Range: southeastern Zambia to Botswana, southern Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML250091861 - Boulder Chat - Macaulay Library
© Steve James; North-East, Botswana; 07 Oct 2019
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Strachey's mountain vole (Alticola stoliczkanus)

Family Cricetidae
Range: Palearctic (Asia)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML635464889 - Strachey's mountain vole - Macaulay Library
© Jerome Zhang; Qinghai, China; 09 Jul 2024
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Grey-brown White-eye (Zosterops ponapensis)

Family Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
Range: Pohnpei (eastern Caroline Islands)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML618718180 - Pohnpei White-eye - Macaulay Library
© Rachael Kaiser; Pohnpei, Micronesia; 18 Apr 2023
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)

Family Bovidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML636846496 - Bontebok - Macaulay Library
© Dorian Anderson; Western Cape, South Africa; 07 Aug 2022
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)

Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML56426081 - Banded Bay Cuckoo - Macaulay Library
© Sriram Reddy; East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India; 30 Apr 2017
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Little Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos elachus)

Family Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Range: Sahel (southwestern Mauritania to Senegambia, Chad, and west-central Sudan)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML555918561 - Little Gray Woodpecker - Macaulay Library
© Josep del Hoyo; Saint-Louis, Senegal; 07 Dec 2022
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 1d
Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

Family Bovidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML643247834 - Common Impala - Macaulay Library
© Nathaniel Dargue; Mpumalanga, South Africa; 10 Sep 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
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Biodiversity Bot @biodiversitybot.bsky.social · 2d
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML634795746 - Muskrat - Macaulay Library
© August Erickson; St. Louis, Minnesota, United States; 01 May 2025
macaulaylibrary.org