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• Pink-spotted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perlatus

  

  The Pink-spotted Fruit Dove is a fruit-eating pigeon of New Guinea and nearby islands. Pink spots on its wings stand out.

• Crossley's Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus crossleyi

  Crossley's dwarf lemur is nocturnal and lives in humid forests of eastern and northern Madagascar. Its reddish-brown body contrasts with dark fur around the eyes and ears.

• Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis

  The Lesser Jacana is a small jacana of shallow freshwater wetlands with grasses and sedges. It may move as water levels change.

• Antilopine wallaroo Osphranter antilopinus

  The antilopine wallaroo is a marsupial of northern Australian savanna woodlands. Adult males and females differ in coat color.

• Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata

  Its breeding range extends from northern Europe across Siberia to northeastern China. Another subspecies breeds on islands in the Sea of Okhotsk and in northern Hokkaido.

• Servaline Genet Genetta servalina

  The servaline genet occurs in forests across Central and East Africa, from lowlands to mountains. In Tanzania, records also come from separate mountain ranges.

• Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati

  The male is green, with a black throat patch and blue moustachial stripe that can blend into the leaves. In the canopy it eats fruit, nectar, and insects.

• Ribbon Seal Histriophoca fasciata

  A seal of the North Pacific and southern Arctic Ocean whose mature coat has pale bands around the neck, foreflippers and hips.

• European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus

  The European Storm Petrel is a small, dark seabird that spends much of its time at sea. In the breeding season it returns to island burrows, including in Scotland.

• White-cheeked Spider Monkey Ateles marginatus

  This spider monkey has a white forehead triangle and pale lines on its face against black fur, and uses calls to stay in contact with its group.

• Ashy Tit Melaniparus cinerascens

  A gray tit with a black-and-white head pattern and black bib. Pairs and small groups forage for insects in arid savanna and other woodland.

• Ornate Titi Plecturocebus ornatus

  The ornate titi is a small monkey of forests in eastern Colombia. Its reddish-orange chest and belly, white forehead stripe, and bushy tail stand out.

• Friendly Fantail Rhipidura albolimbata

  The Friendly Fantail is a fantail widespread in the mountains of New Guinea. The Mimika bird guide reports it as widespread in that region’s mountains.

• Plateau Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ornatus

  This kangaroo rat occurs in arid and semi-arid parts of Mexico. Its range forms a narrow belt from southeastern Durango toward southern Puebla and northern Oaxaca.

• Violet Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis

  This bird searches trees along dry rivers for insects and small geckos. A Namibian subspecies has coppery and violet iridescence on its mantle feathers.

• 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.

• Madagascar Forest Rail Mentocrex kioloides

  This secretive, ground-dwelling forest rail is endemic to Madagascar. The paper records one subspecies in eastern humid forest and another in the northwestern transition between humid and dry deciduous forest, with regional plumage differences.

• Southern Three-banded Armadillo Tolypeutes matacus

  The southern three-banded armadillo is an armadillo that tucks its head and legs beneath its hard shell and curls up for defense.

• White-lored Gnatcatcher Polioptila albiloris

  The White-lored Gnatcatcher ranges from western Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica. It uses open woodland and semi-open wooded areas; its white eyebrow and black crown pattern changes with season.

• Common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula

  A tree-dwelling nocturnal marsupial with large eyes and rounded ears.

• Lava Heron Butorides sundevalli

  Endemic to the Galápagos Islands, this small heron lives on rocky shores, in mangroves, and at salt lagoons. Plumage varies, and bill and leg colors change with season.

• Black-eared Squirrel Nannosciurus melanotis

  A juvenile found in West Kalimantan had a pale-gray back with black, buff, and whitish facial stripes. A nest was found among branches in nearby lowland heath forest.

• Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons

  This small bird has a long pale stripe above the eye and a small bill. It lives in thick vegetation and searches near the ground for spiders and larvae.

• Drylands Laucha Calomys musculinus

  The drylands laucha is a small mouse recorded around grassland and farmland in Argentina. It eats seeds and is mainly nocturnal, though daytime activity has also been reported.