Meet the world’s animals.
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- Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa
Photo: James Eaton · CC0 The Polynesian Storm Petrel breeds on small Pacific islands. Its plumage ranges from light to dark, and it is thought to forage near breeding islands.
- Gray Monk Saki Pithecia irrorata
The gray monk saki lives in South American forests. Its gray coat and white hands and feet stand out.
- Olive-green Tanager Orthogonys chloricterus
This tanager inhabits the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Its back, wings, and tail are uniformly olive, while its belly is dull yellow.
- Kozlov's Pygmy Jerboa Salpingotus (Salpingotus) kozlovi
This jerboa is recorded from deserts of southern and southeastern Mongolia and northern China. Mongolian samples show sex-related and geographic variation in skull size.
- Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Masked Tityras range from Mexico through Central America into South America. They use forests, edges, clearings and cultivated areas, feeding in pairs or small flocks on insects, small vertebrates and fruit.
- Least Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus pusillus
This small horseshoe bat has a broad noseleaf and brown fur on its back. It roosts in caves and similar places.
- Golden-whiskered Barbet Psilopogon chrysopogon
The Golden-whiskered Barbet lives in forests from the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo. It forages mainly for fruit in the canopy.
- Northern Black Mastiff Bat Molossus nigricans
A large bat found from Mexico through Central America to Panama. Adults occur in both black and red color forms, so the name does not describe every individual.
- Drab Seedeater Sporophila simplex
This small finch uses western Andean foothills and farmland in Peru. Males are gray and females brown; both sexes have two white wing bars and feed in shrubs at forest edges and fallow fields.
- Brown fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus
A fur seal with separate subspecies in southern Africa and southern Australia. It lives at sea and comes ashore to breed.
- Moluccan Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles crinifrons
The Moluccan Owlet-nightjar is a nocturnal bird of forest in the northern Moluccas.
- Yucatan Black Howler Monkey Alouatta pigra
A monkey of forests in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. It feeds mainly on leaves in the trees, and groups use calls to signal their territories.
- Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
At about 26–28 cm long, this cuckoo breeds in Madagascar. It searches for invertebrates in forest, forest edge, and scrub habitats, then migrates.
- Marsh Mongoose Atilax paludinosus
The marsh mongoose has dark brown fur and favours wetlands beside rivers and lakes.
- Beach Kingfisher Todiramphus saurophagus
The Beach Kingfisher is a white-and-blue coastal kingfisher. It nests in tree cavities near the shore and catches fish, crabs, and insects.
- Borneo Short-tailed Porcupine Hystrix (Thecurus) crassispinis
This porcupine lives in forests and cultivated areas on Borneo. Its dark brown quills, with pale tips and bases, help identify it.
- Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
Its bright orange breast and eyebrow contrast with a white throat and streaked brown back. It breeds in high-altitude forest and descends to lower scrub in winter.
- 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.
- Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica
The Pacific Diver breeds on Arctic lakes and moves to Pacific coastal waters for winter; it is an accomplished diver.
- Banded Palm Civet Hemigalus derbyanus
The banded palm civet is a civet with dark bands across its back and stripes on its face. It is recorded in forests on Borneo and searches for food on the ground at night.
- 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.
- Golden-crowned Sifaka Propithecus tattersalli
A sifaka with mostly white fur and a golden crown. It lives in limited forests in northeastern Madagascar and leaps between trees.
- Yellow-eared Woodpecker Veniliornis maculifrons
A small, short-billed woodpecker associated with humid forest, forest edges, and second growth.
- Somali Bushbaby Galago gallarum
This small nocturnal primate has a pale face, dark eye rings, black ears and tail, and a light buff back.
