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• Long-tailed Mockingbird Mimus longicaudatus

  

  The Long-tailed Mockingbird is notable for its long tail and the way it raises it while walking. It occurs in open dry country and also in town parks.

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog Paraechinus nudiventris

  The bare-bellied hedgehog is marked by short spines on its back and a white underside. A survey in southern India recorded it sheltering in shrubs by day and foraging from evening into night.

• Orange-cheeked Parrot Pyrilia barrabandi

  An Amazonian parrot with orange cheeks against a black head and olive throat and breast.

• Fulvus Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros fulvus

  The fulvous leaf-nosed bat is a small bat found across much of southern Asia. It rests in caves, burrows, or other roosts by day and searches for insects at night.

• Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens

  The Magnificent Frigatebird is a large seabird with long wings and a deeply forked tail. It soars over tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the Americas.

• Common Mole-rat Cryptomys hottentotus

  The common mole-rat has a cylindrical body, small eyes, and a white spot on the head. It digs underground tunnels and lives in groups centered on a breeding pair.

• Jamaican Spindalis Spindalis nigricephala

  This endemic tanager inhabits lowland and mountain forests in Jamaica. Males and females differ in head and breast color.

• African crested porcupine Hystrix (Hystrix) cristata

  A rodent with defensive quills and a crest over the head and neck.

• Solomons Frogmouth Rigidipenna inexpectata

  The Solomons Frogmouth is a nocturnal forest bird of the Solomon Islands. It has fewer tail feathers than other frogmouths and conspicuous white spots on the breast and belly.

• Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou vestitus

  A small porcupine recorded in Colombia's Eastern Cordillera. Observations describe it using its tail for support while moving.

• Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus

  A bird of open Australian country, recognized by its crest, long pointed tail and orange cheek patches.

• Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis

  A North American skunk with a black coat, white markings and a bushy tail.

• Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus

  The Black-whiskered Vireo has greenish plumage and a thin black moustache stripe. It searches for insects and fruit in the middle and upper parts of trees.

• Dian's Tarsier Tarsius dentatus

  Dian's tarsier is a small primate of central Sulawesi's forests in Indonesia. Its very large eyes and long tail with a tuft of hair at the tip stand out.

• Black-tailed Treecreeper Climacteris melanurus

  The Black-tailed Treecreeper hops up tree trunks while searching bark for invertebrates. It occurs in northern Australia, and the throat and chest pattern differs between the sexes.

• Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous tatouay

  An armadillo whose tail lacks armor. At night it digs into soil and termite mounds with its large claws, feeding mainly on ants and termites.

• Lemon-throated Barbet Eubucco richardsoni

  This barbet occurs in Amazonian floodplain and várzea forest. It is about 15 cm long, and the colors of its crown and breast vary among subspecies and between sexes.

• Woolley's False Antechinus Pseudantechinus woolleyae

  A small carnivorous marsupial from rocky, arid areas of Western Australia. It has chestnut fur behind the ears and a flat tail.

• White-breasted Mesite Mesitornis variegatus

  This terrestrial forest bird is endemic to Madagascar and searches leaf litter for insects and other invertebrates. Adults have chestnut upperparts and black crescent-shaped marks along the sides of the breast. The guide says the sexes look similar, while plumage can vary with age or sex.

• Andean mountain cat Leopardus jacobitus

  A high-Andes cat with dark body markings and a thick, ringed tail.

• Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum

  This warbler is known for frequently bobbing its tail. Eastern birds are more yellow, while western birds are generally paler.

• Brush-tailed Bettong Bettongia penicillata

  The surviving subspecies has native populations in Western Australia and translocated populations elsewhere. Its gray-to-reddish-brown coat and black tail-tip brush are distinctive.

• Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus

  This plover blends into dry grassland with pale brown plumage. Two dark head stripes and a white face pattern help identify it.

• Ribbon Seal Histriophoca fasciata

  A seal of the North Pacific and southern Arctic Ocean whose mature coat has pale bands around the neck, foreflippers and hips.