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• Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii

  

  A large bustard that walks across dry plains while foraging. The male has dark coloring on the neck and breast, and some birds move in response to rain.

• Fat-tailed Dunnart Sminthopsis crassicaudata

  The fat-tailed dunnart is a small marsupial that stores fat in its tail. It searches for arthropods and small vertebrates at night.

• Australian Hobby Falco longipennis

  The Australian Hobby catches small birds and large flying insects in the air. Its plumage varies somewhat by sex and region.

• Black-and-rufous sengi Rhynchocyon petersi

  This small mammal probes leaf litter with its long snout and eats insects. Its reddish and black fur and white eye-rings are striking.

• Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus

  This shrike has a grey back and white underparts and searches for prey in dry grassland.

• Common duiker Sylvicapra grimmia

  A small antelope that lives in grassland and woodland cover.

• White-throated Fiji Whistler Pachycephala vitiensis

  This entry covers the White-throated Fiji Whistler, the white-throated species split from the former broad Fiji Whistler in Clements 2024. It is 16–19 cm long and feeds mainly on insects and spiders.

• Atlantic Titi Callicebus personatus

  This monkey lives in Brazil's Atlantic coastal forests. It has black fur on the forehead and beside the cheeks, while coat patterns vary among subspecies.

• Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus

  A starling native from South Asia to the Malay Peninsula. Its crown feathers stand up, and it uses farmland, towns, and parks.

• Tufted Deer Elaphodus cephalophus

  Its name comes from the tuft of hair on the forehead, which can hide the small antlers of males. Its upper canine teeth are also long and tusk-like.

• Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus

  The Puerto Rican Tody lives only in Puerto Rico. Its green back, red throat, and yellowish-white underside stand out.

• Small-toothed Sportive Lemur Lepilemur microdon

  The small-toothed sportive lemur lives in rainforests of southeastern Madagascar. It mainly eats leaves, and also uses flowers and fruit when available.

• Yellow-throated Leafbird Chloropsis palawanensis

  A forest bird of the Palawan islands with a green body, yellow throat, and blue wing markings.

• Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx

  A seal of the pack ice around Antarctica. Usually solitary, it eats fish, penguins, krill and other prey.

• Golden Bowerbird Prionodura newtoniana

  This bowerbird lives in upland tropical rainforest of northeastern Queensland. A Paluma Range study recorded females building nests, incubating eggs, and feeding young.

• Antipodean fur seal Arctocephalus forsteri

  A fur seal breeding around New Zealand and nearby islands. It eats squid and small fish at sea.

• White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris

  The White-bellied Tit has a white belly set against a dark head and breast. Its range is centered in eastern Africa, with a separate area farther west.

• Dwarf Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum Thylamys velutinus

  The velvety fat-tailed opossum has been recorded in Brazil’s Cerrado and has a tail whose thickness changes seasonally.

• American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus

  The American Dipper is a gray bird of fast-flowing streams. It dives underwater to find aquatic insects and other prey.

• Berthe's Mouse Lemur Microcebus berthae

  Berthe's mouse lemur is nocturnal and lives in dry deciduous forest in southwestern Madagascar. A dark back stripe and facial markings make it distinctive.

• Red-faced Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus laetus

  This small leaf-warbler inhabits montane forests of the Albertine Rift. It is recorded in high forest and bamboo, and is described as sedentary.

• Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros galeritus

  This bat ranges across South and Southeast Asia. The 2019 species account recognizes four subspecies and gives their distributions.

• Chestnut Antpitta Grallaria blakei

  This antpitta occurs in the Peruvian Andes. Its chestnut plumage stands out, and it uses forest near the ground, often in dense bamboo.

• Northern White-cheeked Crested Gibbon Nomascus leucogenys

  The northern white-cheeked gibbon is a tailless Southeast Asian ape that moves from branch to branch using its long arms.