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Brown pencilfish
The brown pencilfish is very small, slender and elongated. It has a pointy head, and a broad black stripe runs down its side, contrasting with the light color of its back.
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderCharaciformesFamilyLebiasinidae -
Callimico
The callimico, also known as the goeldi's marmoset, has a short, soft coat varying from black to blackish brown. Its fur is 1 to 2 cm long.
ClassMammaliaOrderPrimatesFamilyCebidae -
Canada lynx
The coat of the Canada lynx is silver grey in winter and brown in summer. This feline has a tuft of long black hairs at the tips of its ears. The end of its short tail is black.
ClassMammaliaOrderCarnivoraFamilyFelidae -
Cane toad
The giant marine toad is brown. It has small wart-like bumps on its back and the backs of its legs. There is a poison gland behind each eye. It is three-quarters as wide as it is long.
ClassAmphibia (Batracia)OrderAnuraFamilyBufonidae -
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 -
Cedar waxwing
The cedar waxwing is a brown bird with a black crest and mask. It has a yellow line at the base of the tail and two waxy red spots at the tip of the wings in the adult.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyBombycillidae -
Chestnut-sided warbler
The male can be recognized by its greenish-yellow cap, bordered in black, and by the broad, brown-coloured stripe down each side of the body.
ClassBirdsOrderPasseriformesFamilyParulidae -
Chinstrap penguin
The chinstrap penguin has the classic penguin coloring, a black back and a white belly. The top of the head is black, but the face and throat are white.
ClassBirdsOrderSphenisciformesFamilySpheniscidae (penguins) -
Common eider
Common eider males (winter and nuptial plumage) have black bellies and white backs, a black cap and a green wash on the nape. The female resembles a large brownish duck.
ClassBirdsOrderAnseriformesFamilyAnatidae (geese and ducks) -
Common marmoset
The common marmoset is a small monkey whose head has two tufts of long white hair at ear level. It has a white blaze on its forehead and a black-and-white banded tail.
ClassMammaliaOrderPrimatesFamilyCallichthyidae