Got its name from its distinctive, boat-shaped bill, which is wider than it is tall

A tiny bird with colors so bright, it looks like it was painted by an artist

With its strong, sharp beak, it’s a master at pecking holes into trees to find tasty bugs hiding inside

Got a long tail, a big head, and a curved bill with little grooves on it – that’s where its name comes from

One of the most unusual-looking bats with lots of funny wrinkles and folds in its face

Most common and widely distributed swallow globally

The biggest of all the hammerhead sharks, with a massive head that looks like a giant, flat hammer

Got the looks of a hawk with the scavenging habits of a vulture

Has bulging orange eyes that seem to pop right out of its head, earning it the nickname “popeye hyla”

Popular food fish, prized for its mild flavor and firm texture

Fearless defenders of their nests and chicks, often taking on much larger animals or humans if they perceive a threat

This bird is a real chatterbox, constantly announcing its presence with its loud, three-part call – “kis-ka-dee!”

A champion swimmer and a social butterfly of the warm seas

They bob their heads up and down as they fly, which is actually how they earned the nickname “Noddy”

They don’t build their own nests – they cleverly take over burrows abandoned by prairie dogs, ground squirrels, or even tortoises!

Known for their acrobatic leaps, twisting and turning gracefully as they jump completely out of the water

Unlike many other birds that build nests in trees or bushes, they excavate burrows in earthen banks or road cuts

The smallest of the eight pelican species

Often seen riding the bow waves of boats or performing acrobatic leaps out of the water

They can spend up to two-thirds of their day traveling and feeding

Speed and power embodied, they rule the seas with their sleek bodies and jaw-dropping leaping prowess

Majestic giants of the sea, they peacefully glide through the ocean with mouths agape, filtering the waters for sustenance

Opportunistic predators of the open ocean, their aggressive and persistent feeding behaviour strikes fear into the hearts of their prey

Fearless and formidable, these aggressive predators command respect in the waters they roam

Gentle giants of the sea, with mouths wide open to filter the ocean’s bounty

Majestic ocean predators, embodying power, speed, and precision in their pursuit of prey

Its slender frame and narrow head bear a beak curved like a hawk’s, earning this marine marvel its name

These wild cats are cute, intelligent, agile, and well-adapted to inhabiting tropical and subtropical forests

This widespread cute-looking creature is also known as the ‘gardener of the forest’

The fact that they are critical pollinating agents for the blue agave plant (used to make tequila) saved them from the brink of being endangered

Their neck vertebrae have a hinge mechanism that allows it to dart its long neck and pierce its prey quickly

Uses a hunting technique known as the Weasel War Dance that involves a series of frenetic turns, manic twists, and jumps to confuse the prey

This beauty, also known as the “God of the air”, is the national bird of Guatemala and its official currency!

When choosing a mate, foot color is of primary importance as a reliable indicator of health, immunity, and age

An impressively acrobatic bird that can catch flying fish mid-jump

These birds spend weeks in the air and hunt, preen and even sleep while in flight

The most cosmopolitan of owls with home ranges extending across the globe

One of the most colorful birds — effortlessly falls in love

These petrels stylishly ride the ocean waves like they own the winds

An attractive small toucan found in Mexico, Central, and South America

Professional marine forecasters to optimize breeding success and prey availability

An easily recognizable bird due to its pink body and spatulate bill

Very good at detecting storms, often the last to leave and first to arrive before and after a hurricane

The most widely dispersed wild bird

The scarlet ambush hunter

They don’t need salt, bamboo sticks, or forks to deshell a snail – they have a well-adapted bill to do the job

The only massive and heaviest species of its family living in Neotropical rain forests that is easily vulnerable to hurricanes

The smallest of falcons in the entirety of America, but you would be mistaken to take this bird lightly

At the speed of over 321 km/h (200 mph), this bird outraces a Formula1 car

One of the tallest flying birds of Americas

Elegant long-legged wader, common almost worldwide

This bird holds the record of the longest distance flown by any bird in recorded history

This mysterious bird which can walk on water

The most colorful vulture, with the orange cruncle

Like many of us, this bird loves coffee and feeds on its flowers

The world’s most spectacular and most robust eagle species serves a critical ecological role in the ecosystem they live in

One of only six land-birds with a cosmopolitan distribution habituating all continents except Antarctica

The most intelligent of all sea lion species; trained for use by the United States Navy

The most recently described and smallest member of toothed whales –it was only classified as a distinct species in 1991

These specialist predators of termites and ants are not immune to ant bites

The largest land mammal native to Central and South America

Found all over the Americas, it is the most widespread species of all armadillos

“Play possum” when being attacked by remaining still, having the tongue hangs out, and do not blink, making the predator to lost interest

‘Raccoon’ comes from ‘arakun’ meaning ‘he scratches with hands’ in Algonquin Indian

Helps balsa trees to pollinate while they provide an essential resource of nutrition and hydration in return when the resources are scarce

Has a spooky nickname, “La Llorona” meaning crying woman in Spanish due to their noisy barks, hisses, and high-pitched squeaks

The common name “Cacomistle” means “half mountain lion” or “half cat” in the Nahuatl language, but they are relatives of raccoons

Stand on the front paws when being threatened, balancing with tail and body straight up, and sometimes charge towards predator while upside down

When they encounter a threat, the first resort is to run to a safe area rather than spraying at the enemy

Widespread in tropical and subtropical forests Central and South America

When they move cautiously, they press their body close to the ground and move in a zigzag pattern like a snake

The most widespread large mammal of the Americas: from Canada’s Yukon to the Andes in South America

Secretive and solitary, inhabiting various habitats of Central and South America

They are picky eaters, often plucking off all the furs or feathers of the prey before start eating them

This solitary cat is America’s largest feline and the world’s third, after the tiger and the lion

While still widespread throughout North & Central America, habitat loss and deforestation allowed the red fox to become more dominant

They can even sometimes reproduce in huge numbers, which becomes necessary to be regulated as they also carry many diseases, including rabies.

We use our agility and speed to outrun their predators, sprinting up to 48.2km/h (30 mph) and leaping as high as 3m (10 ft)

Suffering from poorly developed vision, they heavily rely on vocalization to communicate

Hooks for hands…

The mysterious diver of the ocean is the largest and only sea turtle without a hard shell and scales

From the US down to Brazil, this trans-American lizard is the most common iguana

The most widespread species of snakes on earth are found throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans and from Africa to Central America

You might get the worst scare of your life if you see the crimson glow in the eyes of these creatures at night

These creatures often ingest stones, aiding food digestion and buoyancy regulation in the water

The shy caecilian is an excellent burrower with a sleek, eel-like body and beady eyes

When a big one meets a smaller one, it’s lunch!