Animals of the Taiga
Animals in the taiga include:
Birds
-Siberian Thrush
-White's Thrush
-Dark-throated Thrush
---These birds migrate to the taiga during the summer because the days are long and the insects are plentiful.
-Crossbill
-Golden Eagle
-Raven
-Rough-legged Buzzard
-Bald Eagle
-Long-earred Owl
---These birds will usually stay in the taiga throughout the entire year. This is because they live off of the carcasses of dead animals and they can capture their prey or they are seed-eating.
Mammals
-Moose
-Lynx
-Beaver
-Snowshoe Hare
-Lemming
-Caribou
-Black Bear
-Bobcat
-Red Fox
-River Otter
-Grizzly Bear
-Wolverine
-Gray Wolf
---There are not many mammals in the taiga because of the extremely cold climate.
