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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.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyIcteridae -
Barrow's goldeneye
This diving duck with black and white plumage is recognizable by the crescent-shaped white patch on the side of its head, which has a purplish iridescence.
ClassBirdsOrderAnseriformesFamilyAnatidae (geese and ducks) -
Black ghost knifefish
These dark, scaleless fish are shaped like the large blade of a knife. They have an elongated body, and their caudal fin is underdeveloped.
ClassActinopterygiiOrderGymnotiformesFamilyApteronotidae -
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.
ClassBirdsOrderCharadriiformesFamilyAlcidae -
Black-capped chickadee
The black-capped chickadee is an acrobatic flyer. This 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.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyParidae -
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.
ClassBirdsOrderPelecaniformesFamilyArdeidae (herons) -
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.
ClassBirdsOrderCharadriiformesFamilyLaridae (gulls) -
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.
ClassAsteroideaOrderSpinulosidaFamilyEchinasteridae -
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.
ClassBirdsOrderPsittaciformesFamilyPsittacidae -
Blue-throated piping-guan
The blue-throated piping guan is a large, walking bird that is mostly seen in trees. Its black plumage is streaked with white on the wings and head.
ClassBirdsOrderGalliformesFamilyCracidae