por Some of the Animals that start with the letter U They are the magpie, the capercaillie and the urubitinga. Each one belongs to different species of animals and they live in different habitats around the world.
Among these animals there are deer, birds and kangaroos. They have very diverse characteristics and live under different environmental conditions. Some of these are endangered.
List of animals that start with U
Capercaillie
As its name implies, the capercaillie is a species of bird whose shape is similar to that of a rooster. Its specimens are greyish in color until they reach a light brown.
Males have greenish tones on the chest. They are native to the cold regions of Russia and Scandinavia.
Specimens can also be found in Spain, where hunting has been prohibited to make it a protected species.
celestial magpie
The blue magpie is a songbird that lives between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. Magpies use their songs for different purposes, they even make a unique sound when they call other birds.
blue magpie
This magpie lives between Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. It is also a songbird. It is characterized because it moves to the rhythm of its song, stretching its entire body and raising and lowering its tail.
uribitinga
Looking similar to an eagle, the urubitinga is a large bird measuring between 50 and 58 cm, has black talons and can reach the size of a goose at just six months old.
It is also known as the crab-eating hawk and comes from Brazil and Guyana. It is a black bird with some white details on its tail and wings.
urubú
The urubu also looks like a rooster or chicken. It is an important bird for the culture of Argentina and Brazil, since it is commonly used to combat diseases such as smallpox.
wapiti
Also known as the Canadian deer, it is a deer-like animal; in fact, it belongs to that same family.
It has large antlers similar to those of a moose, and like the moose, it is large in size. Specimens can be found in Asia and North America.
ualarú
Also known as euro, it is one of the extant species of kangaroos. The ualarú is the most robust and smallest of this species.
It can be grayish and brownish in color. Its habitat is in the rocky areas of Australia.
wallaby
Also known as Walabi, it is the name that encompasses the 25 species of marsupials that mostly inhabit Australia.
These are smaller than a kangaroo. Some of its subspecies are in danger of extinction, others have already been exterminated by humans.
urson
Also known as the North American porcupine, it is a huge rodent distributed throughout Alaska, Canada, and the northwestern United States. Its origins were in South America, but they migrated to the aforementioned areas.
With a stocky body, they are black or brown in color, with some white stripes. Its face is small, like its legs and tail.
Urial
Species of large wild ram with impressive antlers. Its name is due to the fact that they are located in the Urals and other Asian mountains, specifically in Russia, Pakistan, India or Afghanistan, among others. It is relatively fast and the males can be quite aggressive if threatened.
urine
Also called guazuncho, it is a species of fawn native to South America (it is located in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina or Uruguay). Solitary in style, it lives in wooded areas where it feeds on shoots, leaves, fruits, seeds and fungi.
uakari
They are a species of primates, called in Brazil cacajao, a word possibly coming from Tupi, an indigenous language spoken in certain regions of the country. His entire body is covered in straight hair, except for his head, which is bald. There are 4 currently recognized species, and all of them inhabit the Amazon basin.
uguisu
It is a small bird native to Japan, China, and Taiwan. It is highly appreciated for its singing. They say that its beautiful song does not match its appearance, with a rather dull plumage, with a color that goes from brown to dark olive green.
uinta, or ground squirrel
It gets its name from the Uinta Mountains, in the Rocky Mountains, and is found in the states of Utah and Wyoming, United States (especially in Yellowstone Park). They are good swimmers and very aggressive towards each other, although they live in colonies.
unau
Also called Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, it is the slowest mammal in the world. It is native to South America and has nocturnal habits. It lives in trees of tropical and subtropical forests.
Ural owl
It can be found in the colder regions of Eurasia. It is a nocturnal bird that owes its name to the Ural mountains; this owl can rotate its head up to 270°. It has extraordinary binocular vision, which allows it to locate its prey at a great distance.
utonagan
It is a canid that looks very similar to the wolf, since it is the result of crossing several dog breeds: German shepherd, Alaskan malamute and Siberian husky. It is friendly and affectionate, which makes it an ideal pet. utonagan It comes from a Chinook tale (a group of several North American ethnic groups) and means «wolf spirit».
unicornfish
This is a marine unicorn fish, native to the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It feeds on plankton and macroalgae. The males are the ones that develop the horn on the forehead, which gives them their name.
uromastyx
They are a species of lizards, better known as spiny-tailed lizards. It lives in the deserts of North Africa, India, Central Asia, and the Middle East.
Uganda kob, or Uganda conch
It is an African antelope, an animal that appears on the national coat of arms of Uganda. It has a white spot on its neck, which characterizes it.
ungava
It is a species of rodent, native to the Canadian tundras. It feeds on green grasses in summer, and in winter on the branches of willows, birches and poplars. One of its predators is the arctic fox.