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The Scale-breasted Woodpecker is a medium-sized bird native to the Amazon Basin in South America, belonging to the genus Celeus. It is easily identified by its distinctive plumage, which features dark-edged feathers across its pale breast and belly that create the appearance of overlapping scales. T...

Sarcodon imbricatus (Hawk's Wing) is a large edible tooth fungus of European and North American coniferous forests, distinguished by its coarse, dark-brown overlapping cap scales.

Bigscales are deep-sea ray-finned fishes in the family Melamphaidae, also known as ridgeheads. They are small midwater fish found in oceans around the world, with large scales, a relatively large head, and prominent ridges and sensory canals on the skull. Bigscales are studied mainly as part of deep...

Chlorophyllum rhacodes, commonly called the shaggy parasol, is a large agaric found in Europe and North America. It develops a broad cap covered with brown scales that become more separated as the mushroom expands, creating a shaggy appearance. The gills are initially pale and the stem commonly bear...

Polyporus squamosus, commonly called dryad's saddle or pheasant back, is a large bracket fungus that grows mainly on dead or weakened hardwood trees. Its fan-shaped caps have pale brown scales arranged over a lighter background, and fresh specimens are noted for a cucumber-like smell. The species is...

Tiger Sawgill is the common name for Lentinus tigrinus, a wood-decaying mushroom in the Polyporaceae family. Its pale cap is covered with dark brown, fibrous scales, and it typically grows on submerged, waterlogged, or otherwise decaying hardwood. The species has been recorded in parts of Europe, As...