Animals that start with M
270 animals with a full page, by common name. Every species on file beginning with M, described or not, is in the complete M 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.
- Macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
- Maccoa duck Oxyura maccoa
- Macedonian mouse Mus macedonicus
- Mackinnon's shrike Lanius mackinnoni
- Madagascar blue pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
- Madagascar buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
- Madagascar buzzard Buteo brachypterus
- Madagascar cuckoo Cuculus rochii
- Madagascar cuckoo-hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
- Madagascar grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii
- Madagascar green pigeon Treron australis
- Madagascar harrier-hawk Polyboroides radiatus
- Madagascar hoopoe Upupa marginata
- Madagascar ibis Lophotibis cristata
- Madagascar jacana Actophilornis albinucha
- Madagascar lark Eremopterix hova
- Madagascar nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
- Madagascar owl Asio madagascariensis
- Madagascar partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis
- Madagascar pochard Aythya innotata
- Madagascar pratincole Glareola ocularis
- Madagascar pygmy kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis
- Madagascar rail Rallus madagascariensis
- Madagascar scops owl Otus rutilus
- Madagascar serpent eagle Eutriorchis astur
- Madagascar sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
- Madagascar wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
- Madame Berthe's mouse lemur Microcebus berthae
- Madeira firecrest Regulus madeirensis
- Madras treeshrew Anathana ellioti
- Magellanic oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus
- Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- Magellanic plover Pluvianellus socialis
- Magellanic woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus
- Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Magnificent riflebird Ptiloris magnificus
- Magnolia warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Magpie goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Magpie tanager Cissopis leverianus
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Maguari stork Ciconia maguari
- Mainland serow Capricornis sumatraensis
- Majorcan midwife toad Alytes muletensis
- Makatea fruit dove Ptilinopus chalcurus
- Malabar grey hornbill Ocyceros griseus
- Malabar large-spotted civet Viverra civettina
- Malabar lark Galerida malabarica
- Malabar pied hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Malabar trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Malagasy civet Fossa fossana
- Malagasy coucal Centropus toulou
- Malagasy giant rat Hypogeomys antimena
- Malagasy kestrel Falco newtoni
- Malagasy kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides
- Malagasy pond heron Ardeola idae
- Malagasy sacred ibis Threskiornis bernieri
- Malagasy turtle dove Nesoenas picturatus
- Malayan black magpie Platysmurus leucopterus
- Malayan honeyguide Indicator archipelagicus
- Malayan night heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Malayan peacock-pheasant Polyplectron malacense
- Malayan porcupine Hystrix brachyura
- Malayan weasel Mustela nudipes
- Malbrouck Chlorocebus cynosuros
- Maleo Macrocephalon maleo
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata
- Manchurian hare Lepus mandshuricus
- Mandarin duck Aix galericulata
- Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
- Maned owl Jubula lettii
- Maned rat Lophiomys imhausi
- Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus
- Mangrove kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides
- Mangrove pitta Pitta megarhyncha
- Mangrove rail Rallus longirostris
- Mangrove swallow Tachycineta albilinea
- Mangrove warbler Setophaga petechia
- Manipur bush quail Perdicula manipurensis
- Mantled guereza Colobus guereza
- Mantled howler Alouatta palliata
- Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Many-banded aracari Pteroglossus pluricinctus
- Many-colored rush tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Many-coloured fruit dove Ptilinopus perousii
- Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
- Marail guan Penelope marail
- Maranon pigeon Patagioenas oenops
- Marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata
- Marbled duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Marbled frogmouth Podargus ocellatus
- Marbled godwit Limosa fedoa
- Marbled murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
- Marbled newt Triturus marmoratus
- Marbled polecat Vormela peregusna
- Marbled white Melanargia galathea
- Margay Leopardus wiedii
- Mariana crow Corvus kubaryi
- Mariana fruit bat Pteropus mariannus
- Mariana fruit dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla
- Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus
- Marine otter Lontra felina
- Markhor Capra falconeri
- Marmora's warbler Curruca sarda
- Maroon leaf monkey Presbytis rubicunda
- Maroon oriole Oriolus traillii
- Maroon shining parrot Prosopeia tabuensis
- Maroon woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus
- Maroon-backed accentor Prunella immaculata
- Maroon-bellied parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis
- Maroon-fronted parrot Rhynchopsitta terrisi
- Marsh deer Blastocerus dichotomus
- Marsh frog Pelophylax ridibundus
- Marsh mongoose Atilax paludinosus
- Marsh owl Asio capensis
- Marsh rabbit Sylvilagus palustris
- Marsh rice rat Oryzomys palustris
- Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Marsh tit Poecile palustris
- Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Marsh wren Cistothorus palustris
- Martial eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Marvelous spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis
- Mascarene martin Phedina borbonica
- Mascarene paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis
- Masked booby Sula dactylatra
- Masked duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Masked finfoot Heliopais personatus
- Masked lapwing Vanellus miles
- Masked palm civet Paguma larvata
- Masked shining parrot Prosopeia personata
- Masked shrike Lanius nubicus
- Masked trogon Trogon personatus
- Matschie's tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei
- Mauritius fody Foudia rubra
- Mauritius kestrel Falco punctatus
- Mauritius olive white-eye Zosterops chloronothos
- Maxwell's duiker Philantomba maxwellii
- Mayotte drongo Dicrurus waldenii
- McKay's bunting Plectrophenax hyperboreus
- Meadow brown Maniola jurtina
- Meadow bunting Emberiza cioides
- Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
- Mealy amazon Amazona farinosa
- Mediterranean gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus euryale
- Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus
- Mediterranean short-toed lark Alaudala rufescens
- Medium egret Ardea intermedia
- Medium ground finch Geospiza fortis
- Meerkat Suricata suricatta
- Megalodon Otodus megalodon
- Megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios
- Mehely's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus mehelyi
- Meller's duck Anas melleri
- Meller's mongoose Rhynchogale melleri
- Melodious warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra
- Menetries's warbler Curruca mystacea
- Menzbier's marmot Marmota menzbieri
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Metallic pigeon Columba vitiensis
- Metallic starling Aplonis metallica
- Mexican agouti Dasyprocta mexicana
- Mexican beaded lizard Heloderma horridum
- Mexican burrowing toad Rhinophrynus dorsalis
- Mexican cottontail Sylvilagus cunicularius
- Mexican fox squirrel Sciurus nayaritensis
- Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis
- Mexican long-tongued bat Choeronycteris mexicana
- Mexican parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius
- Mexican prairie dog Cynomys mexicanus
- Mexican violetear Colibri thalassinus
- Meyer's parrot Poicephalus meyeri
- Micronesian megapode Megapodius laperouse
- Middle spotted woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
- Mikado pheasant Syrmaticus mikado
- Military macaw Ara militaris
- Milky stork Mycteria cinerea
- Milne-Edwards's sifaka Propithecus edwardsi
- Mindanao hornbill Penelopides affinis
- Mindoro hornbill Penelopides mindorensis
- Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus
- Mississippi kite Ictinia mississippiensis
- Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Mitred parakeet Psittacara mitratus
- Mohol bushbaby Galago moholi
- Mole cricket Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
- Molina's hog-nosed skunk Conepatus chinga
- Moluccan eclectus Eclectus roratus
- Moluccan hanging parrot Loriculus amabilis
- Moluccan king parrot Alisterus amboinensis
- Moluccan megapode Eulipoa wallacei
- Moluccan scops owl Otus magicus
- Mona monkey Cercopithecus mona
- Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus
- Mongolian finch Bucanetes mongolicus
- Mongolian five-toed jerboa Allactaga sibirica
- Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa
- Mongolian gerbil Meriones unguiculatus
- Mongolian ground jay Podoces hendersoni
- Mongoose lemur Eulemur mongoz
- Monk Lophius piscatorius
- Monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Monk saki Pithecia monachus
- Monkfish Squatina squatina
- Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
- Montane guinea pig Cavia tschudii
- Montane water vole Arvicola scherman
- Monteiro's hornbill Tockus monteiri
- Moor frog Rana arvalis
- Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
- Moose Alces alces
- Morelet's crocodile Crocodylus moreletii
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Mottled berryhunter Rhagologus leucostigma
- Mottled duck Anas fulvigula
- Mottled owl Strix virgata
- Mottled wood owl Strix ocellata
- Mountain bamboo partridge Bambusicola fytchii
- Mountain beaver Aplodontia rufa
- Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides
- Mountain caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus
- Mountain chickadee Poecile gambeli
- Mountain chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus
- Mountain cottontail Sylvilagus nuttallii
- Mountain degu Octodontomys gliroides
- Mountain firetail Oreostruthus fuliginosus
- Mountain gazelle Gazella gazella
- Mountain goat Oreamnos americanus
- Mountain hare Lepus timidus
- Mountain hawk-eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
- Mountain imperial pigeon Ducula badia
- Mountain nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni
- Mountain parakeet Psilopsiagon aurifrons
- Mountain plover Charadrius montanus
- Mountain pygmy owl Glaucidium gnoma
- Mountain pygmy possum Burramys parvus
- Mountain reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula
- Mountain scops owl Otus spilocephalus
- Mountain serpent eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis
- Mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque
- Mountain treeshrew Tupaia montana
- Mountain velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
- Mountain wagtail Motacilla clara
- Mountain weasel Mustela altaica
- Mountain zebra Equus zebra
- Mourning cloak Nymphalis antiopa
- Mourning collared dove Streptopelia decipiens
- Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
- Moussier's redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
- Moustached guenon Cercopithecus cephus
- Moustached puffbird Malacoptila mystacalis
- Moustached warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Mrs. Gould's sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
- Mrs. Hume's pheasant Syrmaticus humiae
- Mugger crocodile Crocodylus palustris
- Mugimaki flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus
- Mulga parrot Psephotellus varius
- Muscovy duck Cairina moschata
- Musk beetle Aromia moschata
- Musk duck Biziura lobata
- Muskox Ovibos moschatus
- Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
- Musky rat-kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
- Mute swan Cygnus olor
- Müller's gibbon Hylobates muelleri