Diet
Piscivore
Animals that eat mainly fish.
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CRBirds
African penguin
Spheniscus demersus
The African penguin is the only penguin that breeds on the African continent.
Living
Fish
Arapaima
Arapaima
Arapaimas are large South American freshwater fishes.
Living
VUBirds
Atlantic puffin
Fratercula arctica
The Atlantic puffin is a small black and white seabird with a bright triangular bill.
Living
LCBirds
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States.
Living
Fish
Barracuda
Sphyraenidae
Barracudas are streamlined predators with conspicuous teeth.
Living
LCBirds
Blue-footed booby
Sula nebouxii
The blue-footed booby is a seabird of the eastern Pacific that dives on schools of small fish.
Living
Mammals
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
The common bottlenose dolphin is a social marine mammal with a curved dorsal fin.
Living
LCBirds
Common kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
The common kingfisher is a small blue and orange bird of clear, slow rivers across Europe, Asia and North Africa.
Living
LCBirds
Common loon
Gavia immer
The common loon is a heavy diving bird of northern lakes, with a black head, a white necklace and a dagger bill.
Living
Birds
Cormorant
Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants are fish-eating diving birds.
Living
Birds
Egret
Ardeidae
Egrets are herons known for pale plumage in several species.
Living
Fish
Electric ray
Torpediniformes
Electric rays have specialised organs that produce electrical discharges.
Living
Birds
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
The elegant tern is a slender coastal seabird with a long orange bill and shaggy dark crest.
Living
ENBirds
Emperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
The emperor penguin is the largest penguin and the only bird that breeds through the Antarctic winter.
Living
LCBirds
Gentoo penguin
Pygoscelis papua
The gentoo penguin is the third largest penguin and the fastest swimmer of the family.
Living
Reptiles
Gharial
Gavialis gangeticus
The gharial is a crocodilian with an exceptionally long narrow snout.
Living
EXBirds
Great auk
Pinguinus impennis
The great auk was a large flightless seabird of the North Atlantic that swam with its wings and caught fish under water.
ExtinctAI reconstruction
LCBirds
Great blue heron
Ardea herodias
The great blue heron is the biggest of the North American herons and a patient hunter of shallow water.
Living
LCBirds
Grey heron
Ardea cinerea
The grey heron is a tall grey and white wading bird of European, Asian and African wetlands.
Living
Mammals
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
The harbor seal is a spotted marine mammal of northern coastal waters.
Living
Birds
Heron
Ardeidae
Herons are long-legged waterbirds.
Living
LCBirds
King penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus
The king penguin is the second largest penguin, an orange-throated bird of subantarctic island beaches.
Living
Birds
Kingfisher
Alcedinidae
Kingfishers include many differently coloured birds.
Living
LCBirds
Little penguin
Eudyptula minor
The little penguin is the smallest penguin in the world, a slate-blue seabird of New Zealand and southern Australia.
Living
LCMammals
Narwhal
Monodon monoceros
The narwhal is an Arctic toothed whale, and the male carries a spiral tusk up to 3 metres long.
Living
LCBirds
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
The osprey is a large brown and white raptor that lives on fish and hunts by plunging feet first into water.
Living
Mammals
Otter
Lutrinae
Otters are water-associated members of the weasel family.
Living
Birds
Pelican
Pelecanidae
Pelicans are large waterbirds with expandable throat pouches.
Living
Reptiles
Pteranodon
Pteranodon
Pteranodon was a toothless flying reptile of the Late Cretaceous.
ExtinctAI reconstruction
Reptiles
Pterodactyl
Pterosauria
Pterodactyl is an everyday name often applied to pterosaurs.
ExtinctAI reconstruction
Birds
Puffin
Fratercula
Puffins are diving seabirds.
Living
LCBirds
Razorbill
Alca torda
The razorbill is a black and white North Atlantic auk with a deep, blade-like bill.
Living
Mammals
River Otter
Lontra canadensis
The North American river otter is a streamlined predator that uses both inland waterways and coastal habitats.
Living
Reptiles
Sea Snake
Hydrophiinae
Sea snakes include many marine reptiles.
Living
VUBirds
Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex
The shoebill is a tall grey wading bird of central African swamps, named for its huge clog-shaped bill.
Living
VUBirds
Steller's sea eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicus
Steller's sea eagle is the heaviest eagle in the world, a black and white fish hunter of the northeast Asian coast.
Living
Other diets