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Animals beginning with E

Browse the animals in the encyclopedia whose English names begin with E.

A brown eagle with golden nape feathers perched on a rock

EaglesSeveral genera in Accipitridae

Segmented adult earthworm representing Lumbricus terrestris, showing the head end, clitellum and tapering rear end on soil

EarthwormsCrassiclitellata

earwig

EarwigForficula auricularia

echidna

EchidnaTachyglossidae

Grey edible dormouse with large black eyes and a bushy tail on a branch with red berries

Edible dormouseGlis glis

elephant

ElephantLoxodonta africana; Loxodonta cyclotis; Elephas maximus

Male elephant seal with a large inflated nose raised on a beach near females and pups

Elephant sealMirounga

emu

EmuDromaius novaehollandiae

Male bullfinch with a rosy-red breast, black cap and grey back on a branch

Eurasian bullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

Eurasian collared dove with pale grey-beige plumage and a black half-collar

Eurasian collared doveStreptopelia decaocto

Dark grey Eurasian coot with a red eye and white forehead standing on a bank

Eurasian cootFulica atra

Golden-yellow male oriole with black wings among fig leaves

Eurasian golden orioleOriolus oriolus

Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) with pinkish-brown plumage and barred blue wing feathers

Eurasian jayGarrulus glandarius

Eurasian magpie, Pica pica, perched on a branch with white shoulder and belly patches and a long iridescent tail

Eurasian magpiePica pica

Male siskin with yellow-green plumage, a black cap and black wing bars on a branch

Eurasian siskinSpinus spinus

White Eurasian spoonbill with a long spoon-shaped bill feeding in shallow water

Eurasian spoonbillPlatalea leucorodia

Small, slender silvery anchovy with a bluish back on a sandy seabed

European anchovyEngraulis encrasicolus

European bee-eater flying with a yellow throat, blue underparts and spread wings

European bee-eaterMerops apiaster

european bison

European bisonBison bonasus

European chub with large scales, an elongated body and a broad head in an aquarium

European chubSqualius cephalus

European eel (Anguilla anguilla) with a long body and fins continuous around the tail

European eelAnguilla anguilla

European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) with a rough shell on the seabed

European flat oysterOstrea edulis

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on a wooden post

European goldfinchCarduelis carduelis

Green male lizard with a blue head and throat among dry leaves

European green lizardLacerta viridis

european hamster

European hamsterCricetus cricetus

european hare

European hareLepus europaeus

Large European hornet with a yellow-red head, big eyes and a brown and yellow body on a plank

European hornetVespa crabro

Green European mantis with a triangular head and folded forelegs

European mantisMantis religiosa

Brown European mole cricket with broad digging forelegs on the ground

European mole cricketGryllotalpa gryllotalpa

European perch (Perca fluviatilis) viewed from the side underwater

European perchPerca fluviatilis

Glossy reddish-brown male rhinoceros beetle with a curved horn on its head on a piece of wood

European rhinoceros beetleOryctes nasicornis

European robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on a branch

European robinErithacus rubecula

Blue European roller with a reddish-brown back perched on a dry branch

European rollerCoracias garrulus

European squid (Loligo vulgaris) with an elongated mantle, side fins and tentacles

European squidLoligo vulgaris

Male European stag beetle with branching mandibles and chestnut-brown wing cases

European stag beetleLucanus cervus

Bright green tree frog with a dark side stripe clinging to a twig

European tree frogHyla arborea

European turtle dove with chestnut-and-black patterned wings and striped neck patches

European turtle doveStreptopelia turtur