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• Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis

  

  The blue monkey is a forest-dwelling tree monkey. Adult females studied in Kenya's Kakamega Forest ate much fruit and shifted foods as availability changed.

• Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens

  

  This large reed warbler lives in reedbeds. In northeastern Namibia it climbs papyrus stems while searching for insects and small frogs.

• Buffy-tufted Marmoset Callithrix aurita

  

  It has a black body, short tufts extending from the ears, and a white to light tan face. It occurs in montane rain forests of southeastern Brazil.

• Tablas Drongo Dicrurus menagei

  

  This drongo is treated as endemic to Tablas Island in the Philippines. Its outer tail feathers are very long and curve outward at the tips; most field observations were in mature, closed-canopy forest.

• Desert Warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus

  

  The desert warthog lives in dry savannas and is a separate species from the common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus.

• Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus

  

  Breeding males show a black face and chestnut nape. In winter, the birds may gather in flocks in North American fields.

• Volcano Rabbit Romerolagus diazi

  The volcano rabbit is a small rabbit with short ears and a tiny, nearly invisible tail. It lives in the high mountains south and southeast of Mexico Valley.

• Ashy Starling Lamprotornis unicolor

  A long-tailed starling of inland Tanzania, found in acacia woodland and gardens. Its ash-grey plumage can show an oily green sheen, with a dark mask around the eye.

• Common Echymipera Echymipera kalubu

  This marsupial lives on New Guinea and nearby islands. It probes the ground with its long snout, is active at night, and eats fruits and small animals.

• Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris

  A mainly ground-dwelling bird native to Africa. Wild birds have dark grey plumage covered with small white spots.

• Short-eared Bat Cyttarops alecto

  The short-eared bat has dark, fluffy fur. It lives in tropical lowland forest and catches insects on the wing at night.

• Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

  A shrike with a long tail and dark facial mask. Several plumage forms are recorded in Hong Kong.

• Sumatran Treeshrew Tupaia ferruginea

  The Sumatran Treeshrew occurs on Sumatra and Tanahbala in the Batu Islands. A 2011 survey recorded a field-identified Tupaia glis at a forest trap line in Riau, Sumatra.

• Brown dipper Cinclus pallasii

  A mountain-stream bird that dives underwater for insects and small fish.

• Collared Tuco-tuco Ctenomys torquatus

  The Collared Tuco-tuco is a subterranean rodent of lowlands from central Uruguay to southern Brazil. Coat colors vary by locality, including brown, gray, white-marked, and melanistic forms.

• Madagascan Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii

  The Madagascar Grebe is a small diving bird endemic to Madagascar. In breeding plumage it has a black head and reddish-brown sides to the upper neck.

• Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo Tolypeutes tricinctus

  This armadillo has a rounded shell and can curl into a ball by fitting its head and tail shields together when threatened.

• Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister

  This vireo occurs on the Yucatan Peninsula and nearby islands. It has a white eyebrow and dark eye-stripe and feeds in lowland forest and mangroves.

• Hinde's Pouched Rat Beamys hindei

  Hinde's pouched rat is a relatively large, burrowing rodent that eats a range of plant matter, including seeds and roots. It has been studied in a montane forest reserve in southern Tanzania.

• Layard's Warbler Curruca layardi

  This warbler ranges from western Namibia through South Africa to Lesotho. Adult males have grey upperparts and a white throat marked with black streaks. It forages low in shrubs, alone or in pairs.

• Peruvian Spider Monkey Ateles chamek

  The Peruvian spider monkey uses its prehensile tail to move among tall trees in Amazonian forests. The Japanese name is listed by the Japan Monkey Centre.

• Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus

  The Blue Pitta lives in forests of South and Southeast Asia and searches for food on the forest floor. Males are vivid blue, while females are mainly brown.

• Northern California Pocket Gopher Megascapheus laticeps

  Megascapheus laticeps, the Northern California Pocket Gopher, occurs in California and Oregon. Its original description records a broad head and large feet, reddish-yellow-brown fur with dark tips along the back, and a grayish-white tail that is darker above.

• Versicolored Barbet Eubucco versicolor

  A barbet of montane forest on the eastern Andes. Its facial and chest colors vary between sexes and among subspecies.