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• 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.

• Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus

  It lives in open lowland and foothill woodland and searches shrubs and other vegetation for invertebrates, including spiders. Its flask-shaped nest has a long entrance that slopes downward.

• Northern Olingo Bassaricyon gabbii

  An olingo of forests from Honduras through Nicaragua and Costa Rica to western Panama. It has small rounded ears and a long tail and feeds on fruit and nectar in trees.

• Gilded Barbet Capito auratus

  The Gilded Barbet lives in forests along the foothills of the Andes in Amazonia. It has black facial markings and golden streaks; females resemble males but have more blackish and gold streaking.

• Golden-bellied Capuchin Sapajus xanthosternos

  This diurnal capuchin lives mainly in trees in the Atlantic coastal forest of eastern Brazil.

• Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa

  A Central American bird noted for its turquoise brow and racket-tipped tail feathers. It searches for insect prey in open dry woodland and scrub.

• Painted Ring-tailed Possum Pseudochirulus forbesi

  Animals studied on Mt Dayman were described as having striking facial and head markings and a dark line down the back.

• Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus

  The Falkland Steamer Duck is a marine duck endemic to the Falkland Islands, with short wings and a heavy build. It feeds along rocky coasts and may gather in pairs or small groups in sheltered bays.

• Slender Tree Shrew Tupaia gracilis

  The slender treeshrew has a slim body and long tail. In Bornean forest it forages alone on the ground and in low undergrowth, feeding on insects.

• Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica

  An auk that breeds on North Atlantic islands and spends winter at sea.

• Pichi Zaedyus pichiy

  A small armadillo of dry southern South America that digs burrows and feeds mainly on insects.

• Red-chested Buttonquail Turnix pyrrhothorax

  The Red-chested Buttonquail walks through grassland to eat seeds and small insects. Females are larger than males and have richer chestnut coloring on the breast.

• Straw-colored Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum

  Its coat ranges from straw-colored to dark gray. It eats fruit and nectar, is active at night, and may form large colonies.

• Slaty Gnateater Conopophaga ardesiaca

  The Slaty Gnateater is a short-tailed bird of the eastern Andean slopes of Bolivia, living close to the forest floor.

• 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.

• Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris

  This small bird occurs widely across Australia. Its short tail and stubby bill are distinctive, and it searches among tree leaves for food.

• Jamaican Fig-eating Bat Ariteus flavescens

  This bat is endemic to Jamaica. It has a shortened snout and white shoulder spots, occurs widely in forests, and roosts in trees.

• Grey Crow Corvus tristis

  This crow has bare pink facial skin and pale blue eyes. It is often seen in noisy groups in forests around New Guinea.

• 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.

• Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus

  An integrative taxonomic study separated P. albogriseus from P. salvini, which had been included in the broader Black-and-white Becard. This entry concerns P. albogriseus, found on the eastern Andean slope and in montane forests of Costa Rica and Panama.

• Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis

  The Brazilian free-tailed bat has a tail tip that projects beyond the tail membrane. Groups that arrive in central Texas each spring are well documented.

• White-cheeked Turaco Menelikornis leucotis

  The White-cheeked Turaco is a green turaco centered in the Ethiopian Highlands. Its rounded crest, white cheek patch, and crescent-shaped white neck mark are distinctive.

• Sunda leopard cat Prionailurus javanensis

  The Sunda leopard cat is a small wild cat of Southeast Asian islands. Its orange-yellow coat has dark spots, and it hunts mainly small mammals on the ground at night.

• Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria

  Its streaked grey-brown plumage blends into the ground; it feeds on plant material and small animals in grassland and fields.