Animals that start with P
298 animals with a full page, by common name. Every species on file beginning with P, described or not, is in the complete P 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.
- Pacarana Dinomys branickii
- Pacific baza Aviceda subcristata
- Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa
- Pacific golden plover Pluvialis fulva
- Pacific gull Larus pacificus
- Pacific imperial pigeon Ducula pacifica
- Pacific loon Gavia pacifica
- Pacific parrotlet Forpus coelestis
- Pacific reef heron Egretta sacra
- Pacific swift Apus pacificus
- Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
- Paddyfield pipit Anthus rufulus
- Paddyfield warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Pagai island macaque Macaca pagensis
- Painted bat Kerivoula picta
- Painted bunting Passerina ciris
- Painted bush quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha
- Painted finch Emblema pictum
- Painted francolin Francolinus pictus
- Painted honeyeater Grantiella picta
- Painted lady Vanessa cardui
- Painted sandgrouse Pterocles indicus
- Painted stork Mycteria leucocephala
- Painted turtle Chrysemys picta
- Palau fruit dove Ptilinopus pelewensis
- Palawan bearded pig Sus ahoenobarbus
- Palawan hornbill Anthracoceros marchei
- Palawan peacock-pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis
- Palawan stink badger Mydaus marchei
- Pale chanting goshawk Melierax canorus
- Pale crag martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
- Pale fox Vulpes pallida
- Pale rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
- Pale thrush Turdus pallidus
- Pale-billed flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Pale-billed hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris
- Pale-browed tinamou Crypturellus transfasciatus
- Pale-capped pigeon Columba punicea
- Pale-headed rosella Platycercus adscitus
- Pale-headed woodpecker Gecinulus grantia
- Pale-throated sloth Bradypus tridactylus
- Pale-winged trumpeter Psophia leucoptera
- Palestine sunbird Cinnyris osea
- Pallas's cat Otocolobus manul
- Pallas's fish eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
- Pallas's gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Pallas's leaf warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina
- Pallas's pika Ochotona pallasi
- Pallas's reed bunting Emberiza pallasi
- Pallas's rosefinch Carpodacus roseus
- Pallas's sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
- Pallas's squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus
- Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus
- Pallid harrier Circus macrourus
- Pallid scops owl Otus brucei
- Pallid swift Apus pallidus
- Palm cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
- Palm-nut vulture Gypohierax angolensis
- Palmate newt Lissotriton helveticus
- Palmchat Dulus dominicus
- Pampas cat Leopardus colocola
- Pampas cat Leopardus pajeros
- Pampas deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus
- Pampas fox Lycalopex gymnocercus
- Panamanian golden frog Atelopus zeteki
- Pantanal cat Leopardus braccatus
- Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata
- Papuan eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae
- Papuan frogmouth Podargus papuensis
- Papuan hawk-owl Uroglaux dimorpha
- Papuan king parrot Alisterus chloropterus
- Papuan mountain pigeon Gymnophaps albertisii
- Papuan paradise kingfisher Tanysiptera galatea
- Paradise fish Macropodus opercularis
- Paradise jacamar Galbula dea
- Paradise riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus
- Paradise shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Paradise tanager Tangara chilensis
- Parakeet auklet Aethia psittacula
- Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Pardine genet Genetta pardina
- Parrot crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
- Parrot-billed sparrow Passer gongonensis
- Parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus
- Particolored flying squirrel Hylopetes alboniger
- Passenger pigeon Ectopistes migratorius
- Patagonian mara Dolichotis patagonum
- Patagonian tinamou Tinamotis ingoufi
- Patagonian weasel Lyncodon patagonicus
- Pavonine cuckoo Dromococcyx pavoninus
- Pavonine quetzal Pharomachrus pavoninus
- Peaceful dove Geopelia placida
- Peach-fronted parakeet Eupsittula aurea
- Peacock Aglais io
- Peale's dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis
- Pearl kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
- Pearl-spotted owlet Glaucidium perlatum
- Pechora pipit Anthus gustavi
- Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Pel's fishing owl Scotopelia peli
- Pelagic cormorant Urile pelagicus
- Pen-tailed treeshrew Ptilocercus lowii
- Pennant-winged nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius
- Pepe ma Pieris rapae
- Peppered moth Biston betularia
- Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
- Perentie Varanus giganteus
- Perrier's sifaka Propithecus perrieri
- Persian jird Meriones persicus
- Peruvian booby Sula variegata
- Peruvian pelican Pelecanus thagus
- Peruvian sheartail Thaumastura cora
- Peruvian spider monkey Ateles chamek
- Peruvian tern Sternula lorata
- Peruvian thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris
- Pesquet's parrot Psittrichas fulgidus
- Peters's duiker Cephalophus callipygus
- Pharaoh eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus
- Phayre's leaf monkey Trachypithecus phayrei
- Pheasant coucal Centropus phasianinus
- Pheasant cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus
- Pheasant pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis
- Pheasant-tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Philby's partridge Alectoris philbyi
- Philippine crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis
- Philippine cuckoo-dove Macropygia tenuirostris
- Philippine deer Rusa marianna
- Philippine duck Anas luzonica
- Philippine dwarf kingfisher Ceyx melanurus
- Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi
- Philippine falconet Microhierax erythrogenys
- Philippine flying lemur Cynocephalus volans
- Philippine frogmouth Batrachostomus septimus
- Philippine hanging parrot Loriculus philippensis
- Philippine hawk-eagle Nisaetus philippensis
- Philippine megapode Megapodius cumingii
- Philippine pangolin Manis culionensis
- Philippine pitta Erythropitta erythrogaster
- Philippine porcupine Hystrix pumila
- Philippine pygmy woodpecker Yungipicus maculatus
- Philippine serpent eagle Spilornis holospilus
- Philippine trogon Harpactes ardens
- Philippine warty pig Sus philippensis
- Piapiac Ptilostomus afer
- Pichi Zaedyus pichiy
- Pictorella mannikin Heteromunia pectoralis
- Picui ground dove Columbina picui
- Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Pied bush chat Saxicola caprata
- Pied butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- Pied crow Corvus albus
- Pied currawong Strepera graculina
- Pied falconet Microhierax melanoleucos
- Pied harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Pied heron Egretta picata
- Pied imperial pigeon Ducula bicolor
- Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Pied oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
- Pied plover Hoploxypterus cayanus
- Pied tamarin Saguinus bicolor
- Pied triller Lalage nigra
- Pied wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Pig tapeworm Taenia solium
- Pig-nosed turtle Carettochelys insculpta
- Pig-tailed langur Simias concolor
- Pigeon guillemot Cepphus columba
- Pileated gibbon Hylobates pileatus
- Pileated parrot Pionopsitta pileata
- Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
- Pilot fish Naucrates ductor
- Pin-tailed green pigeon Treron apicauda
- Pin-tailed parrotfinch Erythrura prasina
- Pin-tailed sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
- Pin-tailed snipe Gallinago stenura
- Pin-tailed whydah Vidua macroura
- Pine bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
- Pine siskin Spinus pinus
- Pink cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri
- Pink fairy armadillo Chlamyphorus truncatus
- Pink pigeon Nesoenas mayeri
- Pink robin Petroica rodinogaster
- Pink-backed pelican Pelecanus rufescens
- Pink-billed lark Spizocorys conirostris
- Pink-eared duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Pink-headed duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea
- Pink-headed fruit dove Ptilinopus porphyreus
- Pink-headed imperial pigeon Ducula rosacea
- Pink-necked green pigeon Treron vernans
- Pink-spotted fruit dove Ptilinopus perlatus
- Pink-throated twinspot Hypargos margaritatus
- Pinnated bittern Botaurus pinnatus
- Pintado petrel Daption capense
- Pinyon jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
- Piping crow Corvus typicus
- Piping hornbill Bycanistes fistulator
- Piping plover Charadrius melodus
- Pitt shag Phalacrocorax featherstoni
- Pitta-like ground roller Atelornis pittoides
- Plain chachalaca Ortalis vetula
- Plain leaf warbler Phylloscopus neglectus
- Plain mountain finch Leucosticte nemoricola
- Plain parakeet Brotogeris tirica
- Plain prinia Prinia inornata
- Plain swift Apus unicolor
- Plain-backed sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Plain-pouched hornbill Rhyticeros subruficollis
- Plains viscacha Lagostomus maximus
- Plains zebra Equus quagga
- Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus
- Plaintive cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Planalto hermit Phaethornis pretrei
- Plantain squirrel Callosciurus notatus
- Plate-billed mountain toucan Andigena laminirostris
- Plateau pika Ochotona curzoniae
- Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
- Plum-faced lorikeet Oreopsittacus arfaki
- Plum-headed parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Plumbeous hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea
- Plumbeous ibis Theristicus caerulescens
- Plumbeous kite Ictinia plumbea
- Plumed whistling duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Plush-crested jay Cyanocorax chrysops
- Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema
- Pohnpei lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus
- Polar bear Ursus maritimus
- Polynesian rat Rattus exulans
- Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Pompadour cotinga Xipholena punicea
- Pond bat Myotis dasycneme
- Pool frog Pelophylax lessonae
- Porbeagle Lamna nasus
- Pousargues's mongoose Dologale dybowskii
- Powerful owl Ninox strenua
- Prairie falcon Falco mexicanus
- Prevost's squirrel Callosciurus prevostii
- Prince Demidoff's bushbaby Galagoides demidoff
- Princess parrot Polytelis alexandrae
- Proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus
- Pronghorn Antilocapra americana
- Prothonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Prussian carp Carassius gibelio
- Przevalski's finch Urocynchramus pylzowi
- Przevalski's partridge Alectoris magna
- Przewalski's gazelle Procapra przewalskii
- Puerto Rican amazon Amazona vittata
- Puerto Rican tanager Nesospingus speculiferus
- Puerto Rican tody Todus mexicanus
- Puff adder Bitis arietans
- Puff-throated babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
- Puff-throated bulbul Alophoixus pallidus
- Puku Kobus vardonii
- Puna ibis Plegadis ridgwayi
- Puna teal Spatula puna
- Purple cochoa Cochoa purpurea
- Purple emperor Apatura iris
- Purple finch Haemorhous purpureus
- Purple frog Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis
- Purple heron Ardea purpurea
- Purple martin Progne subis
- Purple roller Coracias naevius
- Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Purple sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Purple-bearded bee-eater Meropogon forsteni
- Purple-collared woodstar Myrtis fanny
- Purple-crowned fairywren Malurus coronatus
- Purple-faced langur Semnopithecus vetulus
- Purple-naped lory Lorius domicella
- Purple-rumped sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Purple-tailed imperial pigeon Ducula rufigaster
- Purple-throated carib Eulampis jugularis
- Purple-throated fruitcrow Querula purpurata
- Purple-winged roller Coracias temminckii
- Purplish jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas
- Purplish-backed jay Cyanocorax beecheii
- Purus jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus
- Pygmy beaked whale Mesoplodon peruvianus
- Pygmy cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Pygmy falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
- Pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis
- Pygmy hog Porcula salvania
- Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata
- Pygmy mouse lemur Microcebus myoxinus
- Pygmy nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
- Pygmy right whale Caperea marginata
- Pygmy slow loris Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus
- Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps
- Pygmy three-toed sloth Bradypus pygmaeus
- Pygmy treeshrew Tupaia minor
- Pyrenean chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica
- Pyrenean desman Galemys pyrenaicus
- Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus
- Père David's deer Elaphurus davidianus
- Père David's snowfinch Pyrgilauda davidiana
- Pīpipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae