Painting of Jaguars ( Panthera onca):Jaguars have a large distribution, they are found from southern Arizona and New Mexico south toward northern Argentina and northeastern Brazil. However, populations have been substantially reduced or eliminated in some areas, including El Salvador, the United...

Painting of Mexican ground squirrel ( Spermophilus mexicanus):is a rodent native to parts of the southern Great Plains and the Chihuahuan Desert. It can be quite common in many areas of Texas and Mexico where it may often be found in parks, golf courses, and many other habitats.

Painting of Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros):Found widely distributed in Africa, occurring in southern Chad, northern areas of the Central African Republic, western and eastern Sudan, northeast Uganda, Ethiopia, and Somalia, and then south and southwest to South Africa, Namibia, Angola,...

Painting of Long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso):Deserts of China (Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang) and South of Mongolia (Trans-Altai Gobi).Dry, sandy gravel watercourses, stony plain watersheds, sandygravel plateau in deserts with very sparse vegetation.Solitary, but non-aggressive territoriality....

Painting of Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides). DISTRIBUTION Asia including China, Siberia, and Manchuria. It also inhabits the Japanese island chain.and found from Finland to Germany and east to the Himalayas. HABITAT The species lives in a variety of wooded and forested habitats. It...

Painting of Cypress fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION: This subspecies is endemic to southwestern Florida, but the species is widespread in eastern and central North America. It occurs in the Immokalee Rise, Big Cypress Swamp, and Devil's Garden area in Collier...

Painting of Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus), DISTRIBUTION This species is known from the tropical rainforests in and surrounding the Amazon Basin of South America. HABITAT This species is associated with primary and secondary forest. It is often found in trees overhanging or near water...

Painting of Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), DISTRIBUTION This species occurs in the Amazonian and Orinoco drainages from Columbia and Venezuela to eastern Bolivia and central Brazil. It also is known from Trinidad. HABITAT The green anaconda is associated strongly with watercourses, swamps,...

Painting of Emerald tree boa(Corallus caninus),DISTRIBUTION This species is known from the tropical rainforests in and surrounding the Amazon Basin of South America. HABITAT This species is associated with primary and secondary forest. It is often found in trees overhanging or near water...

Painting of Dawson River black fly ( Austrosimulium pestilens) DISTRIBUTION Queensland and northern New South Wales in Australia. HABITAT Larvae require oxygenated, running waters, and they live in both stony and weedy streams. Adults appear along the larval river or streams courses and the...

Painting of Dusky woodswallow ( Artamus cyanopterus) DISTRIBUTION Australian endemic. A. c. perthi is resident in southwest Australia. A. c. cyanopterus is found in eastern South Australia up to southern Queensland, including Tasmania, but migrates north in winter.HABITAT Found in eucalypt...

Painting of Phainopepla ( Phainopepla nitens) DISTRIBUTION Americas only. North to central California, south to Panama. HABITAT Arid scrub-land and open woodland within reach of water courses. Believed to breed in lowland deserts and then move to higher, moister habitats. FEEDING ECOLOGY AND...

Painting of African pitta ( Pitta angolensis) DISTRIBUTION P. a. longipennis: migratory; breeds in central Tanzania, Malawi, southeast Democratic Republic of Congo, eastern Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly into northern South Africa; nonbreeding migrant in northern Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi,...

Painting of African river martin ( Pseudochelidon eurystomina) DISTRIBUTION Breeds in coastal Gabon and inland along the Congo River and other large tropical rivers of central western Africa. After breeding it migrates far up the Congo River and other major watercourses in the region. It occurs...

Painting of Slaty-bellied tesia ( Tesia olivea) DISTRIBUTION From south Central Asia through lower Himalayas and Nepal to south China, south to northwest Thailand, north Laos, and North Vietnam. HABITAT Damp areas and stream courses in evergreen forests; usually 3,280–8,860 ft (1,000–2,700...

Painting of Great reed warbler ( Acrocephalus arundinaceus) DISTRIBUTION Breeds from Iberia and northwest Africa to western Siberia and west China. Winters across sub-Saharan Africa. HABITAT Reedbeds and other emergent vegetation, sometimes in thickets bordering water. Swamps, stream courses and...

Painting of Superb fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) DISTRIBUTION Restricted to southeastern Australia, usually to within 125 mi (200 km) of coast. The six subspecies recognized are M. c. cyaneus, M. c. samueli, M. c. elizabethae, M. c. cyanochlamys, M. c. leggei, M. c. ashbyi; many restricted to...

Painting of Little rush-warbler ( Bradypterus baboecala) DISTRIBUTION Sub-Saharan Africa. Widespread, but local in the northern tropics; common throughout much of the south. HABITAT Reedbeds and grasses, near marshes, lagoons, sewage ponds, Watercourses. FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET Forages for...

Painting of Gray heron ( Ardea cinerea)DISTRIBUTION: Most of the Old World, including Europe, Africa, Asia, East Indies islands. HABITAT: Typically found in and around shallow water, generally along watercourses and shorelines, and usually in locations having roost trees nearby. They may...

Painting of Chipping sparrow ( Spizella passerina) DISTRIBUTION Breeds from southeast Alaska east across Canada to southwest Newfoundland and south to Florida, the Gulf Coast west to northern Baja California, and south in the highlands of Mexico to Guatemala. Winters in southern United States and...

Painting of Cattle egret ( Egretta ibis)DISTRIBUTION: Mid latitudes to warm temperate zone in North America and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. HABITAT: Forages in native grasslands and in pastures alongside hoofed livestock. Also uses irrigated alfalfa fields, dumps, parks,...

Painting of Agami heron ( Agamia agami)DISTRIBUTION: The agami heron occurs in Central and northern South America, especially in the Orinoco and Amazon basins. HABITAT: This heron occurs in dense tropical lowland forest along margins of streams, small rivers, and swamps. They are also found...

Painting of Lesser yellow-headed vulture ( Cathartes burrovianus) DISTRIBUTION South Central America to Uruguay, east of the Andes Mountains. HABITAT Open savanna and water courses, open flat grasslands to the edge of forest but generally not over forest.FEEDING & DIET Will feed on dead...

"Painting of Letter-winged kite ( Elanus scriptus)DISTRIBUTION Mainly Central Australia. HABITAT Arid and semi-arid grasslands and tree-lined watercourses. Following irruptions may reach more coastal grasslands and open woodlands.FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET A rodent specialist, mostly...

Painting of Say’s phoebe ( Sayornis saya) DISTRIBUTION Alaska to Texas along the western half of North America (excluding the coast). Winters throughout Mexico. HABITAT Savannas, farmlands, and open brushlands. Not as tied to watercourses as other phoebes. FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET Eats insects...