Animals that start with C
488 animals with a full page, by common name. Every species on file beginning with C, described or not, is in the complete C list.
Names are the English common names used on each animal’s own page, with the scientific name beside them. An animal known by several names is listed once, under the name its page uses, so if you cannot find it here try the search box, which also matches other common names, scientific names and older synonyms.
- Caatinga parakeet Eupsittula cactorum
- Cabbage moth Pieris brassicae
- Cabot's tragopan Tragopan caboti
- Cabrera's hutia Mesocapromys angelcabrerai
- Cackling goose Branta hutchinsii
- Cacomistle Bassariscus sumichrasti
- Cactus wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- Cairo spiny mouse Acomys cahirinus
- Calabar angwantibo Arctocebus calabarensis
- Calamian deer Axis calamianensis
- Calandra lark Melanocorypha calandra
- California condor Gymnogyps californianus
- California gull Larus californicus
- California quail Callipepla californica
- California scrub jay Aphelocoma californica
- California sea lion Zalophus californianus
- Calliope hummingbird Selasphorus calliope
- Cambodian tailorbird Orthotomus chaktomuk
- Cameroon olive pigeon Columba sjostedti
- Campbell albatross Thalassarche impavida
- Campbell shag Leucocarbo campbelli
- Campbell teal Anas nesiotis
- Campbell's dwarf hamster Phodopus campbelli
- Campbell's mona monkey Cercopithecus campbelli
- Campo flicker Colaptes campestris
- Canada goose Branta canadensis
- Canada jay Perisoreus canadensis
- Canada lynx Lynx canadensis
- Canada warbler Cardellina canadensis
- Cane toad Rhinella marina
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- Cape barren goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Cape cobra Naja nivea
- Cape cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
- Cape eagle-owl Bubo capensis
- Cape fox Vulpes chama
- Cape gannet Morus capensis
- Cape genet Genetta tigrina
- Cape golden mole Chrysochloris asiatica
- Cape gray mongoose Galerella pulverulenta
- Cape grysbok Raphicerus melanotis
- Cape hare Lepus capensis
- Cape may warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Cape mole-rat Georychus capensis
- Cape parrot Poicephalus robustus
- Cape penduline tit Anthoscopus minutus
- Cape porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis
- Cape rockjumper Chaetops frenatus
- Cape scrub hare Lepus saxatilis
- Cape shoveler Spatula smithii
- Cape sparrow Passer melanurus
- Cape starling Lamprotornis nitens
- Cape sugarbird Promerops cafer
- Cape teal Anas capensis
- Cape vulture Gyps coprotheres
- Cape wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Cape weaver Ploceus capensis
- Capelin Mallotus villosus
- Capped heron Pilherodius pileatus
- Capped langur Trachypithecus pileatus
- Capuchinbird Perissocephalus tricolor
- Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
- Caracal Caracal caracal
- Cardinal quelea Quelea cardinalis
- Cardinal tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi
- Cardinal woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
- Caribbean dove Leptotila jamaicensis
- Carnaby's black cockatoo Zanda latirostris
- Carola's parotia Parotia carolae
- Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
- Carrion crow Corvus corone
- Carunculated caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus
- Caspian gull Larus cachinnans
- Caspian seal Pusa caspica
- Caspian snowcock Tetraogallus caspius
- Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Cassin's auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus
- Cassin's hawk-eagle Aquila africana
- Cat Ba langur Trachypithecus poliocephalus
- Cattle tyrant Machetornis rixosa
- Cauca guan Penelope perspicax
- Caucasian grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi
- Caucasian snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus
- Caucasian squirrel Sciurus anomalus
- Cave bear Ursus spelaeus
- Cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea
- Cayenne jay Cyanocorax cayanus
- Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Celebes crested macaque Macaca nigra
- Celebes warty pig Sus celebensis
- Central African oyan Poiana richardsonii
- Central African rock python Python sebae
- Central American agouti Dasyprocta punctata
- Central American squirrel monkey Saimiri oerstedii
- Central Asian tortoise Testudo horsfieldii
- Central bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps
- Central rock rat Zyzomys pedunculatus
- Cerambyx longicorn Cerambyx cerdo
- Cerulean flycatcher Eutrichomyias rowleyi
- Cerulean kingfisher Alcedo coerulescens
- Cerulean warbler Setophaga cerulea
- Cetti's warbler Cettia cetti
- Chacma baboon Papio ursinus
- Chaco chachalaca Ortalis canicollis
- Chaco eagle Buteogallus coronatus
- Chaco owl Strix chacoensis
- Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous chacoensis
- Chacoan peccary Catagonus wagneri
- Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra
- Changeable hawk-eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Channel-billed cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Channel-billed toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
- Chatham albatross Thalassarche eremita
- Chatham Islands oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis
- Chattering lory Lorius garrulus
- Cheer pheasant Catreus wallichii
- Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
- Chequered sengi Rhynchocyon cirnei
- Chequered skipper Carterocephalus palaemon
- Chestnut bunting Emberiza rutila
- Chestnut munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Chestnut rail Eulabeornis castaneoventris
- Chestnut sparrow Passer eminibey
- Chestnut thrush Turdus rubrocanus
- Chestnut woodpecker Celeus elegans
- Chestnut-bellied guan Penelope ochrogaster
- Chestnut-bellied rock thrush Monticola rufiventris
- Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
- Chestnut-breasted coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
- Chestnut-breasted cuckoo Cacomantis castaneiventris
- Chestnut-breasted malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
- Chestnut-breasted nigrita Nigrita bicolor
- Chestnut-breasted partridge Arborophila mandellii
- Chestnut-capped puffbird Bucco macrodactylus
- Chestnut-cheeked starling Agropsar philippensis
- Chestnut-collared swift Streptoprocne rutila
- Chestnut-crested cotinga Ampelion rufaxilla
- Chestnut-eared aracari Pteroglossus castanotis
- Chestnut-eared bunting Emberiza fucata
- Chestnut-fronted macaw Ara severus
- Chestnut-headed bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Chestnut-tailed starling Sturnia malabarica
- Chestnut-tipped toucanet Aulacorhynchus derbianus
- Chestnut-winged cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Chihuahuan raven Corvus cryptoleucus
- Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Chilean flicker Colaptes pitius
- Chilean rock rat Aconaemys fuscus
- Chilean skua Stercorarius chilensis
- Chilean tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria
- Chiloé wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Chimango caracara Milvago chimango
- Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
- Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
- Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis
- Chinese crested tern Thalasseus bernsteini
- Chinese egret Egretta eulophotes
- Chinese ferret-badger Melogale moschata
- Chinese francolin Francolinus pintadeanus
- Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus
- Chinese goral Naemorhedus griseus
- Chinese grey shrike Lanius sphenocercus
- Chinese grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Chinese grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi
- Chinese hare Lepus sinensis
- Chinese hwamei Garrulax canorus
- Chinese monal Lophophorus lhuysii
- Chinese mountain cat Felis bieti
- Chinese nuthatch Sitta villosa
- Chinese paddlefish Psephurus gladius
- Chinese pangolin Manis pentadactyla
- Chinese pond heron Ardeola bacchus
- Chinese red pika Ochotona erythrotis
- Chinese serow Capricornis milneedwardsii
- Chinese thrush Turdus mupinensis
- Chinese whistling thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Chinkara Gazella bennettii
- Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
- Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina
- Chiriqui quail-dove Zentrygon chiriquensis
- Chital Axis axis
- Choco toucan Ramphastos brevis
- Chocolate-backed kingfisher Halcyon badia
- Chocó trogon Trogon comptus
- Chopi blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi
- Christmas frigatebird Fregata andrewsi
- Christmas shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Chub Squalius cephalus
- Chubut steamer duck Tachyeres leucocephalus
- Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar
- Cinereous bunting Emberiza cineracea
- Cinereous harrier Circus cinereus
- Cinereous tinamou Crypturellus cinereus
- Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus
- Cinnamon ground dove Gallicolumba rufigula
- Cinnamon teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Cinnamon woodpecker Celeus loricatus
- Cinnamon-bellied imperial pigeon Ducula basilica
- Cinnamon-chested bee-eater Merops oreobates
- Cinnamon-headed green pigeon Treron fulvicollis
- Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Citreoline trogon Trogon citreolus
- Citril finch Carduelis citrinella
- Citrine wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Clamorous reed warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Claret-breasted fruit dove Ptilinopus viridis
- Clark's grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
- Clark's nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
- Clay-colored thrush Turdus grayi
- Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Climbing perch Anabas testudineus
- Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa
- Clouded yellow butterfly Colias croceus
- Cloven-feathered dove Drepanoptila holosericea
- Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene
- Coal tit Periparus ater
- Cobalt-rumped parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Cocoa thrush Turdus fumigatus
- Cocoi heron Ardea cocoi
- Coconut crab Birgus latro
- Coconut lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
- Cocos finch Pinaroloxias inornata
- Coleto Sarcops calvus
- Collared aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
- Collared brown lemur Eulemur collaris
- Collared crow Corvus torquatus
- Collared falconet Microhierax caerulescens
- Collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Collared grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
- Collared imperial pigeon Ducula mullerii
- Collared kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Collared lory Vini solitaria
- Collared mangabey Cercocebus torquatus
- Collared peccary Pecari tajacu
- Collared pika Ochotona collaris
- Collared pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Collared scops owl Otus lettia
- Collared treepie Dendrocitta frontalis
- Collared trogon Trogon collaris
- Colombian red howler Alouatta seniculus
- Colombian white-faced capuchin Cebus capucinus
- Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata
- Colorado river toad Incilius alvarius
- Comb duck Sarkidiornis sylvicola
- Comb-crested jacana Irediparra gallinacea
- Comma Polygonia c-album
- Commerson's dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii
- Common barbel Barbus barbus
- Common bent-wing bat Miniopterus schreibersii
- Common black hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
- Common blackbird Turdus merula
- Common bleak Alburnus alburnus
- Common blue Polyommatus icarus
- Common bluet Enallagma cyathigerum
- Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
- Common bream Abramis brama
- Common brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
- Common bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Common brown lemur Eulemur fulvus
- Common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula
- Common bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Common buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
- Common buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common carp Cyprinus carpio
- Common chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon
- Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common crane Grus grus
- Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis
- Common dace Leuciscus leuciscus
- Common degu Octodon degus
- Common dentex Dentex dentex
- Common diving petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
- Common duiker Sylvicapra grimmia
- Common dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula
- Common echymipera Echymipera kalubu
- Common eider Somateria mollissima
- Common eland Taurotragus oryx
- Common emerald dove Chalcophaps indica
- Common firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Common flameback Dinopium javanense
- Common frog Rana temporaria
- Common genet Genetta genetta
- Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula
- Common grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia
- Common green magpie Cissa chinensis
- Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common ground dove Columbina passerina
- Common gull Larus canus
- Common gundi Ctenodactylus gundi
- Common hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Common hill myna Gracula religiosa
- Common hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common iora Aegithina tiphia
- Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common krait Bungarus caeruleus
- Common kusimanse Crossarchus obscurus
- Common linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common loon Gavia immer
- Common marmoset Callithrix jacchus
- Common merganser Mergus merganser
- Common midwife toad Alytes obstetricans
- Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common murre Uria aalge
- Common myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Common noctule Nyctalus noctula
- Common octopus Octopus vulgaris
- Common opossum Didelphis marsupialis
- Common ostrich Struthio camelus
- Common patas monkey Erythrocebus patas
- Common periwinkle Littorina littorea
- Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
- Common pochard Aythya ferina
- Common poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
- Common potoo Nyctibius griseus
- Common quail Coturnix coturnix
- Common raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides
- Common raven Corvus corax
- Common redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Common redshank Tringa totanus
- Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common ringtail possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus
- Common rock thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Common rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
- Common scoter Melanitta nigra
- Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common shrew Sorex araneus
- Common silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus
- Common slender mongoose Galerella sanguinea
- Common slow worm Anguis fragilis
- Common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina
- Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common spadefoot Pelobates fuscus
- Common spotted cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus
- Common squirrel cuckoo Piaya cayana
- Common starfish Asterias rubens
- Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca
- Common sunbird-asity Neodrepanis coruscans
- Common Surinam toad Pipa pipa
- Common swift Apus apus
- Common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Common tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis
- Common tern Sterna hirundo
- Common thresher Alopias vulpinus
- Common toad Bufo bufo
- Common tree frog Polypedates leucomystax
- Common treeshrew Tupaia glis
- Common tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus
- Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus
- Common vole Microtus arvalis
- Common wall lizard Podarcis muralis
- Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus
- Common wasp Vespula vulgaris
- Common waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Common whitethroat Curruca communis
- Common wombat Vombatus ursinus
- Common wood pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common woolly monkey Lagothrix lagothricha
- Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Comoro blue pigeon Alectroenas sganzini
- Comoro olive pigeon Columba pollenii
- Congo peafowl Afropavo congensis
- Congo pied hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus
- Connecticut warbler Oporornis agilis
- Cook's petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Cookiecutter shark Isistius brasiliensis
- Copper pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii
- Coppersmith barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Coppery-chested jacamar Galbula pastazae
- Coppery-tailed coucal Centropus cupreicaudus
- Coquerel's coua Coua coquereli
- Coquerel's sifaka Propithecus coquereli
- Coral-billed ground cuckoo Carpococcyx renauldi
- Corn bunting Emberiza calandra
- Corn crake Crex crex
- Corn snake Pantherophis guttatus
- Corsac fox Vulpes corsac
- Corsican hare Lepus corsicanus
- Corsican nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi
- Coruro Spalacopus cyanus
- Coscoroba swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- Costa's hummingbird Calypte costae
- Cotton pygmy goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Cougar Puma concolor
- Coyote Canis latrans
- Cozumel raccoon Procyon pygmaeus
- Crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous
- Crab-eating frog Fejervarya cancrivora
- Crab-eating macaque Macaca fascicularis
- Crab-eating raccoon Procyon cancrivorus
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga
- Crane hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
- Cream-colored woodpecker Celeus flavus
- Cream-coloured courser Cursorius cursor
- Cream-coloured giant squirrel Ratufa affinis
- Cream-vented bulbul Pycnonotus simplex
- Crescent honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
- Crescent nail-tail wallaby Onychogalea lunata
- Crested auklet Aethia cristatella
- Crested bunting Emberiza lathami
- Crested caracara Caracara plancus
- Crested coua Coua cristata
- Crested drongo Dicrurus forficatus
- Crested duck Lophonetta specularioides
- Crested eagle Morphnus guianensis
- Crested guan Penelope purpurascens
- Crested guinea fowl Guttera pucherani
- Crested honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Crested ibis Nipponia nippon
- Crested jayshrike Platylophus galericulatus
- Crested lark Galerida cristata
- Crested mona monkey Cercopithecus pogonias
- Crested myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Crested oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
- Crested owl Lophostrix cristata
- Crested partridge Rollulus rouloul
- Crested pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Crested porcupine Hystrix cristata
- Crested quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus
- Crested satinbird Cnemophilus macgregorii
- Crested serpent eagle Spilornis cheela
- Crested servaline genet Genetta cristata
- Crested tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Crested treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Crestless fireback Lophura erythrophthalma
- Crete spiny mouse Acomys minous
- Cretzschmar's bunting Emberiza caesia
- Crimson finch Neochmia phaeton
- Crimson fruitcrow Haematoderus militaris
- Crimson rosella Platycercus elegans
- Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Crimson topaz Topaza pella
- Crimson-bellied parakeet Pyrrhura perlata
- Crimson-browed finch Carpodacus subhimachalus
- Crimson-collared tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
- Crimson-headed partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps
- Crimson-naped woodpecker Dryobates cathpharius
- Crimson-rumped toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus
- Crimson-rumped waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
- Crimson-winged finch Rhodopechys sanguineus
- Crimson-winged woodpecker Picus puniceus
- Crinkle-collared manucode Manucodia chalybatus
- Croaking ground dove Columbina cruziana
- Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
- Crowned cormorant Microcarbo coronatus
- Crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
- Crowned hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus
- Crowned lemur Eulemur coronatus
- Crowned sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus
- Cuban amazon Amazona leucocephala
- Cuban crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer
- Cuban crow Corvus nasicus
- Cuban green woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus
- Cuban parakeet Psittacara euops
- Cuban pygmy owl Glaucidium siju
- Cuban tody Todus multicolor
- Cuban trogon Priotelus temnurus
- Cuckoo-finch Anomalospiza imberbis
- Cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor
- Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus
- Curl-crested aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaesii
- Curl-crested jay Cyanocorax cristatellus
- Curl-crested manucode Manucodia comrii
- Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Curve-billed tinamou Nothoprocta curvirostris
- Cut-throat finch Amadina fasciata
- Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
- Cuvier's dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus
- Cuvier's gazelle Gazella cuvieri
- Cyprus warbler Curruca melanothorax
- Cyprus wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca