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  • Icterus galbula

    Baltimore oriole

    The upper parts of the adult male are black and the under parts bright orange. Its head is completely black. The female has olive green upper parts and dull orange under parts.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Passeriformes
    Family
    Icteridae
  • Bucephala islandica

    Barrow's goldeneye

    This is a rather plump diving duck. The nuptial plumage of the male (black and white) is quite distinctive; notice the white crescent on the head, which is black with purple highlights.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Anseriformes
    Family
    Anatidae (geese and ducks)
  • Cepphus grylle

    Black guillemot

    The summer plumage of the black guillemot is totally black, with the exception of a white patch on each wing. Its feet and the inside of its mouth are vermilion red.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Charadriiformes
    Family
    Alcidae
  • Poecile atricapillus

    Black-capped chickadee

    A small bird, with black head and bib. The sides of its head and neck are white, its flanks are buff, its legs are grey and its beak, black. It is an acrobatic flyer.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Passeriformes
    Family
    Paridae
  • Nycticorax nycticorax

    Black-crowned night-heron

    The back, beak and top of the black-crowned night-heron adult's head are black. The tops of the wings and tail are silvery grey, the eyes red and the feet yellowish.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Pelecaniformes
    Family
    Ardeidae (herons)
  • Rissa tridactyla

    Black-legged kittiwake

    In summer, the head, neck and underside of the adult's body are white, its back and the topside of its wings silvery grey, and its wingtips, feet and eyes black.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Charadriiformes
    Family
    Laridae (gulls)
  • Henricia sanguinolenta

    Blood sea star

    This rather soft-bodied sea star is covered with smooth skin. It is brightly coloured, ranging from blood red to orange and sometimes even yellow, mauve or spotted.

    Class
    Asteroidea
    Order
    Spinulosida
    Family
    Echinasteridae
  • Yellow-and blue macaw

    Blue-and-yellow macaw

    A turquoise blue upper body (back, wings, tail) contrasts with the orange-yellow of its breast and belly, and the underside of its tail and wings. 

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Psittaciformes
    Family
    Psittacidae
  • Broad-snouted caiman

    Broad-snouted caiman

    The green color with grayish tones of the broad-snouted caiman enables it to camouflage itself in areas that are thick in vegetation.

    Its short, sturdy snout is as broad as its head.

    Class
    Reptilia
    Order
    Crocodilia
    Family
    Alligatoridae
  • Salvelinus fontinalis

    Brook trout

    The colouring of the brook trout's marbled markings varies with age and environment. The back varies from olive green to black. The flanks are marked with pale spots and red spots with blue halos.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Salmoniformes
    Family
    Salmonidae