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• Silvery-fronted Tapaculo Scytalopus argentifrons

  

  The Silvery-fronted Tapaculo occurs from Costa Rica into western Panama, in dense understory of wet montane forest and bamboo.

• Ebony Glider Petaurus gracilis

  

  The mahogany glider is a marsupial that glides through woodlands in northern Queensland. Its buff-to-apricot belly and dark stripe from the head toward the rump are distinctive.

• Black-billed Brush-turkey Talegalla fuscirostris

  

  The Black-billed Brushturkey lives in lowland forests of New Guinea. Its black bill helps distinguish it from the very similar Red-billed Brushturkey.

• Southern Spotted Skunk Spilogale angustifrons

  

  The southern spotted skunk has white stripes and spots against a dark coat. It occurs from southern Mexico, outside the Yucatán Peninsula, south to Costa Rica.

• Sumatran Trogon Apalharpactes mackloti

  

  This trogon lives in montane forest on Sumatra. The male has metallic green and blue plumage, a yellow throat, and a red bill; females are similarly colored.

• Leopardus tilcayo

  

  Leopardus tilcayo is a felid described as a new species in 2026. The paper gives its type locality near Arapata in Bolivia's Nor Yungas, and a UMSA report also describes records from the Yungas forests of La Paz.

• Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus

  A seabird that breeds on Arctic tundra and may steal food from other seabirds. Adults vary from dark to pale color forms.

• Darling's Mole-rat Fukomys darlingi

  Darling's mole-rat is a social, subterranean rodent centered on the Zimbabwean highlands and lowland Mozambique. Wild-caught animals from southern Malawi had white spots on the head.

• Brown Mesite Mesitornis unicolor

  A ground-dwelling bird of eastern Madagascar's evergreen rainforests, it walks through leaf litter as it searches for food.

• Bushy-tailed Mongoose Bdeogale crassicauda

  The bushy-tailed mongoose has a short muzzle and a bushy tail. It is active alone at night and feeds mainly on insects.

• Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis

  The Pied Butcherbird is an Australian bird with black-and-white plumage and a hooked bill. It swoops from a perch to catch prey on the ground.

• Eastern Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii

  This North American bat has large ears and brownish-gray fur. It leaves its roost late at night to catch moths and other insects along forest edges and waterways.

• Sikkim Treecreeper Certhia discolor

  The Sikkim Treecreeper is marked by pale spots on its brown back and an orange-brown rump. In China, it occurs in southern Tibet and breeds in subtropical forests.

• Kano's Mole Mogera kanoana

  Kano's mole occurs in Taiwan. A revision describes broadleaf forest as its main habitat and records tunnels along mountain trails as well as mounds and surface tunnels in gardens, fields and lawns.

• Vogelkop Lophorina Lophorina superba

  The male spreads black plumage around an iridescent blue-green breast shield. It eats fruit and arthropods and performs a courtship display.

• Cowan's Shrew Tenrec Microgale cowani

  Cowan's shrew tenrec is a small tenrec from the humid forests of eastern Madagascar. It searches among leaf litter and fallen wood for small prey.

• Chad Firefinch Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis

  The Chad Firefinch occupies a narrow area between northern Cameroon and southern Chad. Its identification account places it in dry, rocky habitat with grass and bushes, usually in pairs or small groups.

• Hausa Genet Genetta thierryi

  The Hausa genet is a small viverrid found in West African savannas and moist woodlands. A reddish line along its back and alternating light and dark rings on its tail help identify its coat pattern.

• Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus

  A starling native from South Asia to the Malay Peninsula. Its crown feathers stand up, and it uses farmland, towns, and parks.

• Madras Tree Shrew Anathana ellioti

  The Madras tree shrew is a small Indian mammal with a mottled back, pale belly, and pale shoulder stripe. It is reported to spend more time on the ground than in trees.

• Mauritius Cuckooshrike Coracina typica

  This cuckooshrike lives in native forests in southwestern Mauritius. Males and females have markedly different plumage.

• Andersen's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros gentilis

  This bat occurs in Southeast Asia. At Sao La Hue Nature Reserve in central Vietnam, many were observed flying over streams. A morphology study describes its noseleaf as broader than that of the related H. pomona.

• Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis

  The Lesser Jacana is a small jacana of shallow freshwater wetlands with grasses and sedges. It may move as water levels change.

• Gambian Rat Cricetomys gambianus

  A rat with large cheek pouches for carrying food, it rests in burrows or hollow trees by day and searches for food at night.