Meet the world’s animals.

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• Andean Ibis Theristicus branickii

  

  The head is rufous, paling toward the neck, and the back is blue-grey. It has a long, downcurved bill and occurs in flocks in highland wetlands and open grassland.

• Red-necked wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus

  

  Recognized by reddish fur on the neck and shoulders, it rests under cover and grazes in nearby open areas.

• Wattled Guan Aburria aburri

  

  The Wattled Guan is a large, all-black bird with a blue bill and a long red-and-yellow wattle hanging from its throat. It lives in humid Andean montane forest and eats fruit.

• Milne-Edwards' Sifaka Propithecus edwardsi

  

  This sifaka lives in southeastern Madagascar. It clings to tree trunks and leaps between trees with its long hind legs.

• Cyprus Scops Owl Otus cyprius

  

  A small owl native only to Cyprus. It may sit still on a branch by day and hunts invertebrates at night.

• Gilbert's Dunnart Sminthopsis gilberti

  

  This small marsupial occurs in separated populations in Western Australia. It hunts insects at night and nests in vegetation or hollows.

• Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus

  An Australian stilt that gathers at salt lakes filled by rain. In breeding plumage, a chestnut band stands out across the breast.

• Bushveld Elephant Shrew Elephantulus intufi

  A small mammal with a narrow, elongated snout and long hind legs. It lives in dry scrublands of southern Africa and mainly eats ants and termites.

• Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus

  A shrike whose adult male has a black face mask and orange head, while females and young birds are browner.

• Malay Weasel Mustela nudipes

  The Malay weasel has a pale head and a slender reddish-brown to orange body. It searches for small animals on the ground during the day.

• Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis

  The Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet has a long tail and two pale wingbars. It searches for prey in middle and upper forest layers, changing its foraging behavior with forest structure.

• 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.

• Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens

  The Magnificent Frigatebird is a large seabird with long wings and a deeply forked tail. It soars over tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the Americas.

• Coppery Brush-tailed Possum Trichosurus johnstonii

  Johnston's brushtail possum has coppery-red fur and a cream-colored underside. It lives in forests of northeastern Australia and is mainly active in trees at night.

• Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus

  A small bird with a red tail. Redstarts breed in Britain in spring and summer; British-breeding birds migrate south of the Sahara for winter.

• Kam Dwarf Hamster Cricetulus kamensis

  A highland hamster recorded in western China, where the account describes valleys with grassland, scrub, and cultivated fields.

• Ashy-throated Parrotbill Suthora alphonsiana

  The Ashy-throated Parrotbill ranges from west-central China south to northern Vietnam. Greyish and reddish-brown cheek types have been recorded; it is active by day in dense scrub and tall grass and eats invertebrates.

• Hooded seal Cystophora cristata

  A seal of the cold North Atlantic and Arctic waters, the mature male can inflate a pouch on its nose.

• African Black Swift Apus barbatus

  The African Black Swift catches insects in flight. The nominate subspecies in South Africa is described as partly migratory.

• Sao Lourenço Punare Thrichomys laurentius

  This rodent occurs in northeastern Brazil. Fecal samples from one Caatinga study site contained mostly plant matter, with more animal fragments in rainy-season collections.

• West African Wattle-eye Platysteira hormophora

  The West African Wattle-eye is a small bird, about 10–11 cm long, found in moist forest and savanna habitats in West Africa.

• Spinifex Hopping Mouse Notomys alexis

  The spinifex hopping mouse lives in sandy areas from central Australia into the west. It is active at night, moves by hopping, and digs deep burrows in the sand.

• White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus

  The White-headed Mousebird lives in dry scrub and thornbush.

• Short-tailed Porcupine Coendou rufescens

  The short-tailed porcupine lives in Andean forests and has a relatively short tail. Colombian observations document it searching Cecropia trees and eating their fruit during the day.