Emba Venez UK·Species
Species
Named species with an IUCN or documented record — from the harpy eagle and oilbird to the capybara and the national tree.
06pages in this section
Named species with an IUCN or documented record — from the harpy eagle and oilbird to the capybara and the national tree.
6 pages in Species
Full index- The Bird That Flies by Sound in the DarkVenezuela's Cueva del Guácharo harbours the only nocturnal, cave-roosting, fruit-eating bird on earth — one that sees with sound and has been documented in the same cave…Key measurements · 6 entries
Red at Dusk Over the MangroveVenezuela's co-national bird earns its colour entirely from what it eats.Key facts · 6 entries
The Canopy's Largest Raptor, and Where It Still HoldsVenezuela's harpy eagle persists in two documented strongholds — but its range has contracted sharply from what Humboldt-era naturalists recorded across the entire…Key measurements · 7 entries
Down to Hundreds, Then Back to ThousandsThe Orinoco crocodile was nearly gone before anyone counted what remained.Key figures · 7 entries
The Tree That Flowers Before It LeafsVenezuela's national tree announces the dry season's end not with leaves, but with an explosion of brilliant yellow that empties the branches before they green.Chronology · 2 entries
The World's Largest Rodent Has a Flood Plain to MatchThe capybara thrives where others merely survive — wedded to a flood cycle that shapes every hour of its existence.Key figures · 4 entries
The other sections
- Land & Water6 pages
- Tepuis3 pages
- Rivers3 pages
- Maracaibo3 pages
- Coasts3 pages
- Built & Played6 pages
- The Record7 pages