Loggerhead musk turtle Loggerhead musk turtle The loggerhead musk turtle ("Sternotherus minor" ) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is native to the southern United States. Within the southeastern United States, the loggerhead musk turtle can be found in Alabama, northern Florida, Georgia, extreme southeastern Kentucky, extreme eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, extreme western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and extreme southwestern Virginia. The loggerhead musk turtle gets its common name from its unusually large head, compared to the common musk turtle ("Sternotherus odoratus"). Adults can be 8–13 cm (3–5 inches) in straight carapace length. Barbels are present on the chin
Loggerhead kingbird Loggerhead kingbird The loggerhead kingbird ("Tyrannus caudifasciatus") is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and, very rarely, in the United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This large kingbird measures long. It is dark grey above and white below. The head is black while the throat and cheeks are white. Like many kingbird species, the loggerhead possesses an orange or yellow crown patch, but it is well concealed and rarely