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Parasaurolophus walkeri is a species of large herbivorous hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of western North America. It is distinguished by a long, hollow cranial crest extending backward from the skull, with internal passages connected to the respiratory tract. Research has examined th...

The Hooded Merganser is a North American waterfowl species belonging to the Anseriformes order. It’s notable for the male's prominent, adjustable crest, used in displays and potentially for regulating body temperature. Primarily a fish predator, it’s commonly found near rivers, streams, and coastal...

Pteranodon longiceps is a large toothless pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of central North America, especially deposits of the Niobrara Chalk formed beneath the Western Interior Seaway. It had an elongated cranial crest, a long pointed beak, and forelimbs modified into wings supported by an exten...

The brain cactus, scientifically known as Mammillaria elongata cristata, is a mutated variant of the Mammillaria elongata cactus native to the rocky environments of central Mexico. It is characterized by a botanical condition called fasciation, causing the stems to grow in a tight, convoluted, and u...

Oviraptor philoceratops was a small oviraptorosaurian theropod described by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1924 from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Its type specimen, AMNH 6517, was found above a nest that was initially attributed to the ceratopsian Protoceratops, inspiring the misleading name meaning...

The Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) is a small species of hummingbird native to the Caribbean, specifically found in Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles. It is easily distinguished by the prominent crest found on the males, which consists of metallic green feathers. The specie...

Tapejara wellnhoferi is a toothless tapejarid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous deposits of northeastern Brazil. Alexander Kellner named the species in 1989, and its fossils are distinguished by an unusually elaborate cranial crest that included both bony and soft-tissue structures. The crest is c...

The Purple-crowned Plovercrest is a small hummingbird species in the family Trochilidae and is associated with the Atlantic Forest of eastern South America, especially Brazil. The male is distinguished by a vivid purple crown or crest, while the rest of its plumage is primarily green. It is intended...

Guanlong wucaii was a small, early tyrannosauroid theropod that lived in what is now northwestern China during the Late Jurassic, about 160 million years ago. It is distinguished by a large, thin crest along the top of its skull, a structure generally interpreted as ornamental rather than suited to...

The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is a small, flightless seabird recognized by its yellow and black crest feathers and red eyes. Unlike other penguin species, it navigates steep, rocky terrains by hopping rather than sliding or waddling. It breeds in large, noisy colonies on sub-Antarctic islands, pri...

A slender crested newt (Triturus dobrogicus) native to the Danube basin in central and southeastern Europe, distinguished from congeners by its notably elongated body and relatively low breeding crest.

The coxcomb prominent moth, scientifically known as Ptilodon capucina, is a species belonging to the Notodontidae family found across Europe and the Palearctic. It is identifiable by its distinct, large, raised tuft of dark hair on the thorax, which resembles a coxcomb, alongside irregularly shaped...

The macaroni penguin is a large, crested penguin species recognized by its distinctive orange and yellow head plumes. It was named by 18th-century English sailors who likened the bird's bright crest to the "macaroni" fashion trend of the era. Found primarily in subantarctic regions, it is currently...

The Crested Duck is a South American waterfowl species easily identifiable by the distinctive, elongated feathers forming a drooping crest at the back of its head. Found in Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands, this diving duck inhabits lakes, marshes, and sheltered coastal waters. The species...

The Southern Crested Newt (Triturus karelinii) is a large-bodied amphibian belonging to the family Salamandridae. It is native to a broad geographic range extending from the Balkan Peninsula through Anatolia and into the Caucasus region. Like other crested newts, breeding males develop a pronounced,...

The Italian Crested Newt (Triturus carnifex) is a large amphibian native to southern and central Europe, with populations concentrated in Italy and the western Balkans. During the breeding season, males develop a prominent, smooth-edged dorsal crest and exhibit striking black and white mottling on t...

Rajasaurus narmadensis is a species of meat-eating abelisaurid dinosaur discovered in the Lameta Formation of Gujarat, India, and formally described in 2003. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period and is characterized by a thick, low horn on its forehead and a relatively short, heavy skull. The...

Proceratosaurus bradleyi is an extinct species of early tyrannosauroid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period in what is now England. It was originally misidentified as a relative of Ceratosaurus due to its nasal crest, but later phylogenetic analyses placed it as an early an...

Eudyptes atatu is an extinct species of crested penguin whose fossils were discovered in New Zealand and formally described in 2019. The specific epithet "atatu" is derived from the Māori word for dawn, reflecting its evolutionary position as an early ancestor within the Eudyptes genus. It lived dur...

The Balkan crested newt (Triturus ivanbureschi) is a species of salamander formally described in 2013. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula and parts of western Turkey, inhabiting various temperate forests, Mediterranean shrublands, and freshwater wetlands. Previously classified within the Triturus...

Trilophidia annulata is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae and subfamily Oedipodinae. Thunberg described the species in 1815, and taxonomic records place it in the genus Trilophidia, whose range extends across parts of Africa, the Middle East, South and East Asia, and Males...

The Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) is a crested penguin that breeds on Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island, and the subantarctic islands of Saint Paul and Amsterdam. It has a black body, a yellow and black crest, and a red-orange bill and eyes. Once grouped with the Southern Rockhopper P...

The royal penguin is a crested penguin associated with Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean. It resembles the macaroni penguin but has a white face and throat rather than the darker facial pattern characteristic of that species. The royal penguin is commonly treated as Eudyptes schlegeli, although...

The Eastern Rockhopper Penguin is a crested penguin generally treated as Eudyptes filholi. It breeds on sub-Antarctic islands in the Indian Ocean, including the Kerguelen, Crozet, and Prince Edward island groups. The species has a dark head, yellow crest feathers, a stout bill, and the characteristi...

Cockscomb is the common name for ornamental forms of Celosia cristata, an annual flowering plant in the amaranth family. It is cultivated for dense, crested flower heads whose folded surfaces can resemble the comb of a rooster. Flowers may be red, orange, yellow, pink, or purple, and the plants are...

The Fiordland Penguin, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, is a crested penguin endemic to New Zealand. It breeds along the Fiordland coast and on Stewart Island, using secluded coastal sites that can include forested habitats. The species is recognized by its yellow crest markings and dark body, and it is clas...

The Snares penguin is a crested penguin endemic to the Snares Islands, a group of New Zealand islands south of Stewart Island. It has a dark head and body, a white front, yellow crest feathers, and bare pink skin around the base of the bill. The species breeds in dense colonies, often among forest v...

The erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) is a penguin species endemic to New Zealand's subantarctic islands. It breeds mainly on the Bounty Islands and Antipodes Islands, where it nests in colonies on rocky ground and coastal slopes. Adults have black-and-white plumage, an orange bill, and yell...

Eudyptes calauina is an extinct crested penguin from the Late Pliocene of central Chile. It is known from isolated bones in the Horcon Formation of the Valparaiso region and was described as a medium-sized member of the genus Eudyptes, whose living species occupy temperate and subantarctic environme...