Guyana animal dictionary

ananci

A spider

baa anansi

A spider

bat

A moth - a primarily nocturnal insect resembling and related to the butterfly

blue saki

The Blue-grey Tanager, it is a medium-sized South American songbird of the Tanager family, Thraupidae. Its range is from Mexico south to northeast Bol

bush cow

The tapir. Large, herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Tapiridae. They are similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk. Tapi

canje pheasant

Opisthocomus hoazin is a species of bird found in swamps and mangrove forests of South America. It is a poor flyer. It eats leaves and is unique amon

carass

Type of fish.a bottom feeder

crapo

A frog or toad

gaulin

Cattle egret. A small white heron which spends most of its time around cattle and livestock instead of water wading as most herons do. They feed on th

guana

The Iguana - A large herbivorous lizard native to the Caribbean and Central America.

hassar

An edible species of armour plated catfish that grows up to 24.0 centimetres in length. Males grow to a larger average and maximum size than females a

hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin is a species of bird found in swamps and mangrove forests of South America. It is a poor flyer. It eats leaves and is unique amon

keskidee

Pitangus sulphuratus - The large tyrant flycatcher - a bird with a distinctive yellow, black and white markings. The head is black with a strong white

laba

A paca, a small rodent.

labaria

Bothrops atrox; A South American venomous pit viper species. This species is very dangerous and is the cause of more human fatalities than any reptile