The white-crowned sparrow is a species of passerine bird native to North America. A medium-sized member of the New World sparrow family, this species is marked by a grey face and black and white streaking on the upper head. It breeds in brushy areas in the taiga and tundra of the northernmost parts of the continent and in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific coast. While southerly populations in the Rocky Mountains and coast are largely resident, the breeding populations of the northerly part of its range are migratory and can be found as wintering or passage visitors through most of North America south to central Mexico.
Hisonotus is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America. Species of Hisonotus and Curculionichthys are the only representatives of the subfamily Otothyrinae having serrae on the posterior edge of the pectoral fin spine. These species are small fishes, generally found in small fast flowing streams, where they grasp to the branches and leaves of aquatic or subaquatic plants. The species of this genus mostly occur in Atlantic coastal streams of southern Brazil and the Paraguay-Paraná system of southern South America. They are also distributed in the Río de La Plata basin and coastal rivers of southeastern Brazil.
The buffy-crowned wood partridge is a bird species in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Protea amplexicaulis, the clasping-leaf sugarbush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to South Africa and occurs from Citrusdal to the Kogelberg, as well as in the Langeberg. The shrub remains low and spreads out, becoming 1.3 m in diameter and flowering from June to September.
Hisonotus aky, sometimes known as the green hisonotus, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in Argentina's Uruguay River basin. It reaches 4 cm SL. It was formerly considered a member of the genus Epactionotus, although it was transferred to Hisonotus in 2009.
Hisonotus alberti is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater species native to the basins of the Paraná River and the São Francisco River in Brazil. The species was described in 2016. and is not listed by FishBase.
Hisonotus bockmanni is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Amazon River and the Cururu River in Brazil. The species reaches 2.4 cm SL and was described in 2012.
Hisonotus charrua is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Uruguay River and the mouth of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay. The species may be found in both freshwater and brackish environments and reaches 3.6 cm SL.
Hisonotus depressinotus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tietê River basin. The species reaches 3 cm SL. It is not to be confused with the related species Hisonotus depressicauda, which has a similar name and is found in the same river basin.
Hisonotus iota is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Chapecó River, which is a tributary of the Uruguay River. The species reaches 3.3 cm SL.
Hisonotus megaloplax is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the drainage basin of the Passo Fundo River, which is a tributary of the Uruguay River. It reaches 4.7 cm SL.
Hisonotus montanus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is known only from the Canoas River drainage in Brazil and reaches 4.5 cm SL. The specific epithet of this fish, montanus, derives from its tendency to be found at altitudes of roughly 850 m or 2789 ft above sea level, marking it as the species of Hisonotus that occurs at the highest elevation of those native to the Uruguay River basin.
Hisonotus notatus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater species native to Brazil, where it occurs in the São João River and other coastal drainages of the stae of Rio de Janeiro. It reaches 4.3 cm SL and is the type species of the genus Hisonotus. It was formerly considered conspecific with Hisonotus thayeri, but a 2016 revision by Fernanda Martins and Francisco Langeani redescribed H. notatus and adopted the new name H. thayeri to some populations formerly classified as H. notatus.
Hisonotus thayeri is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Macaé River, the Tabapoana River, the Paraíba do Sul River, the Itapemirim River, the Doce River, the Novo River, the Benevente River, and Lagoa Feia in Brazil. The species reaches 4.2 cm SL and was formerly considered conspecific with Hisonotus notatus, being described as its own species in 2016.
Hisonotus pachysarkos is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater species native to Brazil, where it occurs in the Ivaí River basin in the upper Paraná River system. It reaches 4.15 cm SL and was described in 2016 by Cláudio Henrique Zawadzki and Weferson Júnio da Graça of State University of Maringá and Fábio F. Roxo of São Paulo State University. FishBase does not list this species.
Hisonotus paulinus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tietê River basin. The species reaches 4 cm SL.
Hisonotus prata is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater species native to South America, where it occurs in the Taquari River drainage and the Lagoa dos Patos system. It reaches 3.3 cm SL.
Hisonotus ringueleti is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Uruguay River basin. It is found mainly in vegetated areas inhabited by species belonging to the plant genera Ludwigia and Potamogeton, among others. It occurs in both slow and fast-flowing clear creek environments with a substrate of stones, mud, or gravel. The species reaches 4.3 cm SL.
Hisonotus vespuccii is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater species native to South America where it occurs in the São Francisco River and three of its tributaries: the Das Velhas River, the Paraopeba River, and the Formoso River. It is found in areas with marginal vegetation and reaches 3.6 cm (1.4 in) SL. The species was named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Hisonotus devidei is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater species native to South America, where it occurs in the Pandeiros River, a tributary of the São Francisco River. The species was described in 2018 by F. F. Roxo, G. S. C. Silva, and B. F. Melo on the basis of morphology and patterning, as it differs from other members of the genus Hisonotus by the presence of distinctive dark blotches. FishBase does not list this species.
