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American white ibis
The american white ibis are medium to large-sized wading birds with a rather long neck and legs. The adult has white plumage and a bare, dark pink face (no feathers). Like all ibises, they have
ClassBirdsOrderPelecaniformesFamilyThreskiornithidae -
Aphidius
This is a tiny, delicate black wasp, with a marked indentation between the thorax and abdomen (giving it a wasp waist).
ClassInsectaOrderHymenopteraFamilyAphididae -
Aphidoletes
The adult aphidoletes is a delicate diptera that resembles a tiny mosquito. The larva is an orange grub.
ClassInsectaOrderDipteraFamilyCecidomyiidae -
Arawana
The arawana is generally greenish, with large iridescent scales. It has two barbels, which are usually blue.
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderOsteoglossiformesFamilyOsteoglossidae -
Bananaquit
The bananaquit is the only representative of its family, but there are many regional variants, adding up to about forty subspecies. This description applies to the subspecies at the Biodôme.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyThraupidae -
Banded leporinus
The conical head of the leporinus ends in a small mouth.
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderCharaciformesFamilyAnostomidae -
Black citrus aphid
This small pear-shaped insect has a pair of tubular appendices on its back, close to the tip of its abdomen. It ranges in colour from reddish green to black.
ClassInsectaOrderHomopteraFamilyAphidae -
Brazilian tanager
The male is red with black wings and tail. The female is brown with darker wings and tail. The lower mandible is silvery white.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyThraupidae -
Burnished-buff tanager
The burnished-buff tanager is a small bird. The male has a reddish, almost orange, cap, back and flanks. His wings and tail are greenish or bluish grey.
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Capybara
A capybara, the world's largest rodent, looks like a giant guinea pig. It has a large rectangular head with large brown eyes and a blunt muzzle.
ClassMammaliaOrderRodentsFamilyHydrochoeridae