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Gavia
Loons (North American English) or divers (British / Irish English) are a group of aquatic birds found in much of North America and northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae, and order Gaviiformes.
Great Grey Owl
species of bird
Chinstrap Penguin
species of bird in the penguin family (Spheniscidae)
Artocarpus
Artocarpus is a genus of approximately 60 trees and shrubs of Southeast Asian and Pacific origin, belonging to the mulberry family, Moraceae. Most species of Artocarpus are restricted to Southeast Asia; a few cultivated species are more widely distributed, especially A. altilis (breadfruit) and A. heterophyllus (jackfruit), which are cultivated throughout the tropics.
zebra shark
Species of carpet sharks
Southern Rockhopper Penguin
species of bird
Indian Spot-billed Duck
species of bird
Oriental Pratincole
species of bird
Black Lark
species of bird
Eskimo Curlew
species of bird
Zonotrichia leucophrys
species of bird
Pedetes capensis
species of mammal
Araucaria columnaris
species of plant
Common Nighthawk
species of bird
Leptospermum scoparium
thumb|Tea tree, 'Ruby Glow' cultivar, Cambria, California. thumb|'Wiri Donna' cultivar, Auckland Botanic Gardens|upright thumb|'Burgundy Queen' cultivar, MHNT|upright Mānuka (; Leptospermum scoparium) is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, native to New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands) and south-east Australia. Bees produce mānuka honey from its nectar.
Variable Oystercatcher
species of bird
Phormium tenax
species of plant
Jackal Buzzard
species of bird
Chestnut-cheeked Starling
species of bird
Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
species of mammal
Mottled Petrel
species of bird
Naso lituratus
species of fish
Leptospermum
Leptospermum is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name is sometimes also used for some species of Melaleuca. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greatest diversity in the south of the continent, but some are native to other parts of the world, including New Zealand and Southeast Asia. Leptospermums all have five conspicuous petals and five groups of stamens which alternate with the petals. There is a single style in the centre of the flower and the fruit is a woody capsule.
Echidna
genus of eel
Alopecoenas ferrugineus
species of bird
Coprosma
Coprosma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Borneo, Java, New Guinea, islands of the Pacific Ocean to Australia and the Juan Fernández Islands.
Miltochrista miniata
species of insect
hardyhead silverside
species of fish
Lutjanus fulvus
species of fish
Breynia
Breynia is a genus in the flowering plant family Phyllanthaceae, first described in 1776. It is native to Southeast Asia, China, Réunion, the Indian Subcontinent, Papuasia and Australia.
longnose sucker
species of fish
red-billed gull
subspecies of bird
pink cusk-eel
species of fish
Cyrtandra
genus of plants
Australasian snapper
species of fish
Enchelycore
Enchelycore is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae. Enchelycore species are generally small to medium-sized eels, most ranging from in length, with the largest being the Mosaic Moray (E. ramosa), which reaches a length of . Members of the genus feature distinctive, curved jaws that prevent them from fully closing their mouth and aids them in catching, and holding on to prey. Enchelycore species can also feature extremely bright colors (E. pardalis, E. anatina) and ornate markings (E. lichenosa).
Chrysolina hyperici
species of leaf beetle
Melicope
thumb|Flowers of Melicope xanthoxyloides thumb|Flowers of Melicope rubra thumb|Fruit of Melicope jonesii
Kuhlia mugil
species of fish
Cephalopholis urodeta
species of fish
Trachinocephalus myops
species of fish
Ripogonum
Ripogonum (sometimes Rhipogonum) is a genus of flowering plants confined to eastern Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea. Until recently this genus was included in the family Smilacaceae, and earlier in the family Liliaceae, but it has now been separated as its own family Ripogonaceae (sometimes Rhipogonaceae).
Balanophora
Balanophora is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Balanophoraceae distributed from tropical Africa and Madagascar, through South and Southeast Asia, Japan, Queensland and the islands of the western Pacific. There are over 20 accepted species. Many species emit an odour which possibly attracts pollinators in the same way that pollinators are attracted to Rafflesia. The tiny flowers produce some of the smallest seeds known, weighing as little as 7 micrograms each.
Dichondra repens
species of plant
Megacyllene robiniae
species of beetle
New Zealand hagfish
species of chordates
Red Milkweed Beetle
species of beetle
Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected on November 29, 1775, by Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster. The name was derived from the Greek brachus ("short") and glottis ("the vocal apparatus of the larynx") a reference to the size of the ray florets.
Fuchsia excorticata
species of plant
Arripis trutta
species of fish
Glaucus
genus of molluscs
Anthribus nebulosus
species of insect
Amblyteles armatorius
species of insect
Cidaria fulvata
species of insect
Balanophora fungosa
species of plant in the family Balanophoraceae
blue cod
species of fish
butterfly perch
species of fish
Elderberry Borer
species of beetle
Albula argentea
species of fish
Alyxia stellata
species of plant