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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 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.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Anseriformes
    Family
    Anatidae (geese and ducks)
  • Black ghost knifefish

    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.

    Class
    Actinopterygii
    Order
    Gymnotiformes
    Family
    Apteronotidae
  • 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

    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.

    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
  • Blue-throated piping-guan (Pipile cumanensis)

    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.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Galliformes
    Family
    Cracidae