Meet the world’s animals.

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• Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus

  

  This bird has a blue-green body, russet crown, and black facial mask. While perched quietly, it often swings its tail from side to side.

• Western Quoll Dasyurus geoffroii

  

  The western quoll is a carnivorous marsupial of forests and woodlands in south-west Western Australia. It has white spots and is active at night.

• Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri

  

  This small seabird breeds on islands near the southern tip of South America and in the southern Indian Ocean. Some reach New Zealand waters in winter.

• Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus

  

  This dolphin lives in the cool-temperate North Atlantic. It has a yellowish-tan flank streak and a white patch, and eats small fish, squid, and crustaceans. It tends to move north and inshore in summer and south and offshore in winter.

• White-throated Jay Cyanolyca mirabilis

  

  This small jay is dark blue with a striking black-and-white head pattern. It lives in mountain forests of southwestern Mexico and is seen in pairs or small groups.

• Long-tailed Tuco-tuco Ctenomys fulvus

  

  This burrowing rodent lives in dry areas of northern Chile and adjoining Argentina. The Chilean assessment records different habitats for named subspecies, including desert and oasis settings.

• Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea

  The Western Tinkerbird is a small African barbet recorded in several separated mountain regions. Its black back is marked by a broad yellow stripe running from crown to rump.

• Gorontalo Macaque Macaca nigrescens

  This dark-furred macaque has flat hair on its crown and lives in forests of northern Sulawesi. It eats fruit, other plant matter, and insects.

• Blue-banded Pitta Erythropitta arquata

  This pitta has glittering blue bands and lives in hill and montane forest on Borneo. It moves near the ground and searches for food around leaf litter and fallen trees.

• California Chipmunk Tamias (Neotamias) obscurus

  In summer, its head is pale gray with cinnamon tones, and russet and pale-gray stripes mark its back. In southern California it is recorded in pinyon-juniper and pine-oak forests, often near shrubs and rocky outcrops.

• American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber

  A flamingo of the Caribbean and nearby regions, with long legs and a curved bill.

• Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

  A large rodent of South American watersides. It lives in groups, grazes on land and uses water to rest or escape danger.

• Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor

  The Variable Oystercatcher is a coastal bird endemic to New Zealand. Its plumage ranges from all black to pied, but these forms are variation within one species.

• Agile Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus agilis

  The agile gracile opossum is a small marsupial with long digits and a grasping tail. It forages both in trees and on the ground.

• Spangled Kookaburra Dacelo tyro

  This large kingfisher lives in woodland and forest on the Aru Islands and southern New Guinea. It watches for prey from low branches.

• Common Water Rat Hydromys chrysogaster

  The common water rat is a large rodent adapted to life near water. It has webbed feet and a thick tail with a white tip.

• Archbold's Bowerbird Archboldia papuensis

  Archbold's Bowerbird lives in highland forests of central New Guinea. Males have a yellow-orange crest and prepare a flower-decorated display site during breeding.

• Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Dendrogale murina

  The northern smooth-tailed treeshrew is a small arboreal mammal ranging from eastern India into Southeast Asia. It eats fruit and small animals.

• Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous

  A small seabird with long wings and a deeply notched tail. It picks food from the ocean surface and nests in burrows on offshore islands.

• Rodrigues Flying Fox Pteropus rodricensis

  The Rodrigues flying fox is a fruit-eating bat found on Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean. Golden-looking fur may cover its head, neck, and shoulders, and males and females differ in their reported roosting patterns.

• Philippine Trogon Harpactes ardens

  This trogon is endemic to the Philippines. The male has red underparts, while the female has orange-brown underparts; it lives in moist lowland and montane forest.

• Wyoming Pocket Gopher Thomomys clusius

  This small pocket gopher occurs in southern Wyoming. It has pale yellow-gray fur and is recorded on fine-soil flats, including areas with Gardner saltbush.

• Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys

  A small vireo found from Central America into northwestern South America. In Colombia, it is recorded in forest from 1,000 to 2,800 m, feeding in middle and upper vegetation layers, alone or in mixed flocks.

• 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.