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• Pale-faced Bat Phylloderma stenops

  

  The pale-faced bat is a large bat recorded in humid forests of Ecuador. Reports include foods ranging from small vertebrates to fruit.

• Grauer's Swamp Warbler Bradypterus graueri

  

  This warbler is recorded in highland swamps of the Albertine Rift. It is dark brown with white spots and gives a fast, trilling song. A survey report says detailed feeding and breeding information is limited.

• Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus

  

  The eastern mole digs underground tunnels and feeds on earthworms and beetle larvae. Its broad front feet are adapted for digging.

• Capped White-eye Zosterops fuscicapilla

  

  This white-eye is recorded in New Guinea, in forest and cultivated areas at about 1,200–2,100 m. This entry is limited to New Guinea Island records.

• White-winged Flying Fox Desmalopex leucopterus

  

  The white-winged flying fox is a large bat endemic to the Philippines, with pale markings on its wings.

• Great frigatebird Fregata minor

  

  A tropical seabird with long wings and a deeply forked tail.

• Herbert River Ring-tailed Possum Pseudochirulus herbertensis

  This marsupial has a black body with white markings on its chest and belly. It is mainly arboreal, active at night, and eats leaves.

• Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Astrapia mayeri

  The male Ribbon-tailed Astrapia has striking, narrow white tail feathers. The species lives in high mountain forests and eats fruit and small animals.

• New Zealand Sea Lion Phocarctos hookeri

  A large sea lion endemic to New Zealand; adult males and females differ in size and coat color.

• Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans

  The Elegant Trogon lives in Central American forests. Males have bronzy-green upperparts and a red belly, while females are gray-brown and differ in color.

• Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus

  A small whale with a bulging forehead and relatively short flippers, found in warm seas.

• Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata

  This small bird lives in grassland and scrub in southeastern Australia. It feeds on the ground on grass seeds and insects, and has a gray back, white underside, and red rump.

• Tehuantepec Jackrabbit Lepus flavigularis

  The Tehuantepec jackrabbit is a hare with a restricted range around the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico.

• Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani

  It lives in East African savannas and dry forests and eats both plant matter and small invertebrates.

• Alpine Pika Ochotona (Pika) alpina

  Ochotona alpina occurs in mountain regions of Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and China. Summer coat color varies among populations from yellowish gray to reddish brown.

• Black-thighed Grosbeak Pheucticus tibialis

  This large finch occurs in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. Males show a strong yellow-and-black pattern, while females and young birds are more olive. It searches for fruit, seeds, and insects in forest canopies and edges.

• Acuminate Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus acuminatus

  The Acuminate Horseshoe Bat is a nocturnal bat described in grayish and reddish color forms. It rests by day in caves, hollow trees, and other sites.

• Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla

  The Common Firecrest is a small bird with a pale eyebrow and a bright crown. In Spain, it searches for small invertebrates in cool, humid forests.

• Steppe Polecat Mustela eversmanii

  The Steppe Polecat is a mustelid of dry open habitats across parts of Europe and Central Asia. Its pale coat contrasts with a dark facial mask, legs, and part of the tail.

• Red-billed Pied Tanager Lamprospiza melanoleuca

  This tanager is usually seen in groups of three to eight in the canopy of Amazonian forest.

• Asian Long-tailed Porcupine Trichys fasciculata

  The Asian long-tailed porcupine is a small porcupine with short spines on its back. It is active at night in the moist forests of Southeast Asia, walking on the ground and climbing trees.

• Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus

  The Australian Pelican has a long bill with a large pouch beneath it. Fish are its main food, and groups sometimes herd fish into shallow water.

• 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.

• Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum

  A dark cormorant with a long neck and a tail longer than those of many other cormorants. It dives underwater to catch fish.