Animals that start with R
349 animals with a full page, by common name. Every species on file beginning with R, described or not, is in the complete R 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.
- Rabbit fish Chimaera monstrosa
- Raccoon Procyon lotor
- Racket-tailed roller Coracias spatulatus
- Racket-tailed treepie Crypsirina temia
- Radde's accentor Prunella ocularis
- Radde's warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Radjah shelduck Radjah radjah
- Raffles' banded langur Presbytis femoralis
- Raffles's malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea
- Raggiana bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
- Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus
- Rain quail Coturnix coromandelica
- Rainbow bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Rainbow pitta Pitta iris
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Rajah scops owl Otus brookii
- Rakali Hydromys chrysogaster
- Raso lark Alauda razae
- Ratchet-tailed treepie Temnurus temnurus
- Razor-billed curassow Mitu tuberosum
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Red admiral Vanessa atalanta
- Red and white giant flying squirrel Petaurista alborufus
- Red avadavat Amandava amandava
- Red bird-of-paradise Paradisaea rubra
- Red brocket Mazama americana
- Red collared dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Red deer Cervus elaphus
- Red fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Red forest duiker Cephalophus natalensis
- Red fox Vulpes vulpes
- Red gazelle Eudorcas rufina
- Red giant flying squirrel Petaurista petaurista
- Red goral Naemorhedus baileyi
- Red goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus
- Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Red kite Milvus milvus
- Red knot Calidris canutus
- Red lemur Eulemur rufus
- Red lionfish Pterois volitans
- Red lory Eos bornea
- Red owl Tyto soumagnei
- Red panda Ailurus fulgens
- Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Red river hog Potamochoerus porcus
- Red ruffed lemur Varecia rubra
- Red serow Capricornis rubidus
- Red shoveler Spatula platalea
- Red siskin Spinus cucullatus
- Red slender loris Loris tardigradus
- Red spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea
- Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
- Red wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Red wood ant Formica rufa
- Red-and-blue lory Eos histrio
- Red-and-green macaw Ara chloropterus
- Red-backed fairywren Malurus melanocephalus
- Red-backed mousebird Colius castanotus
- Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-bearded bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus
- Red-bellied fruit dove Ptilinopus greyi
- Red-bellied lemur Eulemur rubriventer
- Red-bellied macaw Orthopsittaca manilatus
- Red-bellied parrot Poicephalus rufiventris
- Red-bellied titi monkey Plecturocebus moloch
- Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
- Red-billed blue magpie Urocissa erythroryncha
- Red-billed buffalo weaver Bubalornis niger
- Red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Red-billed curassow Crax blumenbachii
- Red-billed dwarf hornbill Lophoceros camurus
- Red-billed firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
- Red-billed leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
- Red-billed malkoha Zanclostomus javanicus
- Red-billed parrot Pionus sordidus
- Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea
- Red-billed scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
- Red-billed starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Red-billed streamertail Trochilus polytmus
- Red-billed teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Red-billed tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis
- Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator
- Red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- Red-breasted parakeet Psittacula alexandri
- Red-breasted toucan Ramphastos dicolorus
- Red-browed amazon Amazona rhodocorytha
- Red-browed finch Neochmia temporalis
- Red-capped coua Coua ruficeps
- Red-capped lark Calandrella cinerea
- Red-capped parrot Purpureicephalus spurius
- Red-capped robin Petroica goodenovii
- Red-cheeked cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
- Red-cheeked parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi
- Red-chested cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
- Red-chested swallow Hirundo lucida
- Red-cockaded woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis
- Red-collared lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
- Red-crested cardinal Paroaria coronata
- Red-crested cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus
- Red-crested korhaan Lophotis ruficrista
- Red-crested pochard Netta rufina
- Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus
- Red-crowned amazon Amazona viridigenalis
- Red-crowned crane Grus japonensis
- Red-crowned kakariki Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Red-eared firetail Stagonopleura oculata
- Red-eared guenon Cercopithecus erythrotis
- Red-eyed dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Red-eyed treefrog Agalychnis callidryas
- Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Red-faced guan Penelope dabbenei
- Red-faced malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
- Red-faced mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Red-faced spider monkey Ateles paniscus
- Red-fan parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus
- Red-flanked bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Red-flanked duiker Cephalophus rufilatus
- Red-footed booby Sula sula
- Red-footed falcon Falco vespertinus
- Red-fronted gazelle Eudorcas rufifrons
- Red-fronted macaw Ara rubrogenys
- Red-fronted parrot Poicephalus gulielmi
- Red-fronted rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
- Red-fronted serin Serinus pusillus
- Red-gartered coot Fulica armillata
- Red-handed howler Alouatta belzebul
- Red-headed bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla
- Red-headed bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala
- Red-headed bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Red-headed finch Amadina erythrocephala
- Red-headed lovebird Agapornis pullarius
- Red-headed quelea Quelea erythrops
- Red-headed trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
- Red-headed vulture Sarcogyps calvus
- Red-headed weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
- Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
- Red-knobbed coot Fulica cristata
- Red-legged cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- Red-legged crake Rallina fasciata
- Red-legged honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
- Red-legged kittiwake Rissa brevirostris
- Red-legged pademelon Thylogale stigmatica
- Red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa
- Red-legged seriema Cariama cristata
- Red-legged tinamou Crypturellus erythropus
- Red-lored amazon Amazona autumnalis
- Red-mantled rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys
- Red-masked parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys
- Red-naped ibis Pseudibis papillosa
- Red-necked amazon Amazona arausiaca
- Red-necked avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Red-necked falcon Falco chicquera
- Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Red-necked nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Red-necked pademelon Thylogale thetis
- Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Red-necked spurfowl Pternistis afer
- Red-necked stint Calidris ruficollis
- Red-necked tanager Tangara cyanocephala
- Red-ruffed fruitcrow Pyroderus scutatus
- Red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporina
- Red-rumped parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Red-rumped wheatear Oenanthe moesta
- Red-rumped woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
- Red-shanked douc Pygathrix nemaeus
- Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus
- Red-shouldered macaw Diopsittaca nobilis
- Red-spectacled amazon Amazona pretrei
- Red-stained woodpecker Veniliornis affinis
- Red-tailed amazon Amazona brasiliensis
- Red-tailed black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
- Red-tailed boa Boa constrictor
- Red-tailed comet Sappho sparganurus
- Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Red-tailed minla Minla ignotincta
- Red-tailed monkey Cercopithecus ascanius
- Red-tailed squirrel Sciurus granatensis
- Red-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Red-throated bee-eater Merops bulocki
- Red-throated caracara Ibycter americanus
- Red-throated loon Gavia stellata
- Red-throated parrotfinch Erythrura psittacea
- Red-throated piping guan Pipile cujubi
- Red-throated pipit Anthus cervinus
- Red-throated thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Red-throated twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus
- Red-throated wryneck Jynx ruficollis
- Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Red-vented cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia
- Red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Red-winged fairywren Malurus elegans
- Red-winged parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Red-winged starling Onychognathus morio
- Red-winged tinamou Rhynchotus rufescens
- Redback spider Latrodectus hasselti
- Reddish egret Egretta rufescens
- Reddish hermit Phaethornis ruber
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Reed cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Reeves's muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
- Reeves's pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii
- Regent bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus
- Regent parrot Polytelis anthopeplus
- Reindeer Rangifer tarandus
- Relict gull Ichthyaetus relictus
- Resplendent quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
- Rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta
- Rhim gazelle Gazella leptoceros
- Rhinoceros hornbill Buceros rhinoceros
- Ribbon seal Histriophoca fasciata
- Ribbon-tailed astrapia Astrapia mayeri
- Ricefield rat Rattus argentiventer
- Richard's pipit Anthus richardi
- Richardson's ground squirrel Urocitellus richardsonii
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Ring ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
- Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris
- Ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta
- Ring-tailed vontsira Galidia elegans
- Ringed kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Ringed seal Pusa hispida
- Ringed teal Callonetta leucophrys
- Ringtail Bassariscus astutus
- Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
- River lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- River tern Sterna aurantia
- River warbler Locustella fluviatilis
- Riverine rabbit Bunolagus monticularis
- Roadside hawk Rupornis magnirostris
- Roan antelope Hippotragus equinus
- Robin accentor Prunella rubeculoides
- Robinson's mouse opossum Marmosa robinsoni
- Roborovski dwarf hamster Phodopus roborovskii
- Robust woodpecker Campephilus robustus
- Rock bunting Emberiza cia
- Rock bush quail Perdicula argoondah
- Rock cavy Kerodon rupestris
- Rock dove Columba livia
- Rock hyrax Procavia capensis
- Rock parrot Neophema petrophila
- Rock partridge Alectoris graeca
- Rock pratincole Glareola nuchalis
- Rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta
- Rock sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis
- Rock shag Leucocarbo magellanicus
- Rock sparrow Petronia petronia
- Rock wren Salpinctes obsoletus
- Rodrigues flying fox Pteropus rodricensis
- Rodrigues fody Foudia flavicans
- Roe deer Capreolus capreolus
- Rohu Labeo rohita
- Roloway monkey Cercopithecus roloway
- Romanian hamster Mesocricetus newtoni
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Rose chafer Cetonia aurata
- Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Rose-crowned fruit dove Ptilinopus regina
- Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
- Ross seal Ommatophoca rossii
- Ross's goose Anser rossii
- Ross's gull Rhodostethia rosea
- Rosy bee-eater Merops malimbicus
- Rosy minivet Pericrocotus roseus
- Rosy starling Pastor roseus
- Rosy thrush-tanager Rhodinocichla rosea
- Rosy-billed pochard Netta peposaca
- Rosy-faced lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
- Rouget's rail Rougetius rougetii
- Rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Rough-skinned newt Taricha granulosa
- Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
- Royal antelope Neotragus pygmaeus
- Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli
- Royal tern Thalasseus maximus
- Ruby-cheeked sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
- Ruby-crowned kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Ruby-topaz hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
- Ruddy cuckoo-dove Macropygia emiliana
- Ruddy darter Sympetrum sanguineum
- Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Ruddy ground dove Columbina talpacoti
- Ruddy kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- Ruddy quail-dove Geotrygon montana
- Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruddy-breasted crake Zapornia fusca
- Ruddy-headed goose Chloephaga rubidiceps
- Rufescent tiger heron Tigrisoma lineatum
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernua
- Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus
- Rufous hare-wallaby Lagorchestes hirsutus
- Rufous hornbill Buceros hydrocorax
- Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus
- Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
- Rufous motmot Baryphthengus martii
- Rufous piculet Sasia abnormis
- Rufous rat-kangaroo Aepyprymnus rufescens
- Rufous treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Rufous woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Rufous-bellied eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Rufous-bellied heron Ardeola rufiventris
- Rufous-bellied niltava Niltava sundara
- Rufous-bellied thrush Turdus rufiventris
- Rufous-bellied woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
- Rufous-breasted hermit Glaucis hirsutus
- Rufous-breasted sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
- Rufous-collared kingfisher Actenoides concretus
- Rufous-collared sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Rufous-crested coquette Lophornis delattrei
- Rufous-faced warbler Abroscopus albogularis
- Rufous-legged owl Strix rufipes
- Rufous-naped tit Periparus rufonuchalis
- Rufous-necked hornbill Aceros nipalensis
- Rufous-sided broadbill Smithornis rufolateralis
- Rufous-tailed jacamar Galbula ruficauda
- Rufous-tailed lark Ammomanes phoenicura
- Rufous-tailed plantcutter Phytotoma rara
- Rufous-tailed weaver Histurgops ruficauda
- Rufous-throated dipper Cinclus schulzii
- Rufous-throated partridge Arborophila rufogularis
- Rufous-vented chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda
- Rufous-vented tit Periparus rubidiventris
- Rufous-winged buzzard Butastur liventer
- Russell's viper Daboia russelii
- Russet ground squirrel Spermophilus major
- Russian desman Desmana moschata
- Rustic bunting Emberiza rustica
- Rusty-barred owl Strix hylophila
- Rusty-flanked treecreeper Certhia nipalensis
- Rusty-naped pitta Hydrornis oatesi
- Rusty-spotted cat Prionailurus rubiginosus
- Ryukyu flying fox Pteropus dasymallus
- Ryukyu mouse Mus caroli
- Rüppell's fox Vulpes rueppellii
- Rüppell's parrot Poicephalus rueppellii
- Rüppell's vulture Gyps rueppelli
- Rüppell's warbler Curruca ruppeli