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• Wallacean Drongo Dicrurus densus

  

  This drongo occurs in the Lesser Sundas and southeastern Moluccas of Indonesia and in Timor-Leste. It has glossy blue-black plumage and a long, deeply forked tail.

• Grizzled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus

  The grizzled tree kangaroo is a marsupial with powerful forelimbs and curved claws suited to climbing. In the wild it eats leaves, fruit, and soft bark, and most records come from primary forest.

• Tricolored Brush Finch Atlapetes tricolor

  This brushfinch is recorded in the mountains of Peru's eastern Andes, at about 1,750–3,050 m in the PeruAves account. Clements 2024 split the former Tricolored Brushfinch into two species and uses Golden-crowned Brushfinch for A. tricolor, so this entry limits the range to Peru.

• Greater Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus major

  This nocturnal dwarf lemur lives in humid forests of eastern Madagascar. It hibernates in the dry season and mainly eats fruit while active.

• Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca

  The Western Olivaceous Warbler is migratory. It breeds in North Africa and southern Iberia and winters in western sub-Saharan Africa. It also uses dry scrub, orchards, and thickets along rivers.

• Hinde's Pouched Rat Beamys hindei

  Hinde's pouched rat is a relatively large, burrowing rodent that eats a range of plant matter, including seeds and roots. It has been studied in a montane forest reserve in southern Tanzania.

• Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator conirostris

  This honeyguide is associated with forest in West Africa. A Cameroon tour report recorded one individual each on Mount Cameroon and Mount Kupe.

• Oriental Basin Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys fulvescens

  This pocket gopher is recorded in central Mexico. Surveys found it in second-growth vegetation or scrub depending on the site, and reported a preference for flat, sandy ground with few rocks.

• White-faced Plover Charadrius dealbatus

  It is a plover with extensive white on the face that breeds in East Asia and winters along Southeast Asian coasts.

• Somali Elephant Shrew Galegeeska revoili

  The Somali Elephant Shrew is a small sengi with a tail that appears much longer than its head and body. In southern Djibouti, pairs were observed sheltering beneath low bushes.

• Black-streaked Puffbird Malacoptila fulvogularis

  An Andean bird of humid forests that sallies from a perch to catch invertebrates.

• Northern Short-tailed Gymnure Hylomys peguensis

  This small gymnure ranges across hills and mountains of Indochina. Records include forest-floor cover and sites beneath fallen logs.

• Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia ruficauda

  The Brown Trembler inhabits forests of the Lesser Antilles. Its rounded body is rufous-brown, and it searches for food while tossing leaves.

• Shield-faced Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros lylei

  This bat has a large noseleaf. Small groups have been found in caves, and records from Vietnam include forest and secondary habitats in limestone country.

• Northern Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis

  A small green macaw with red shoulder feathers in adults. It eats seeds and fruit in South American savanna, woodland, and wetland habitats.

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou melanurus

  The black-tailed hairy dwarf porcupine ranges from eastern Venezuela through the Guianas to northern Brazil. It is nocturnal and arboreal, using mainly the canopy of lowland rainforest.

• Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus

  The Large Frogmouth is the largest Asian frogmouth and hides in lowland forest. It perches on branches and catches insects.

• Eastern quoll Dasyurus viverrinus

  A spotted marsupial that searches for insects and other food at night.

• Galah Eolophus roseicapilla

  A widespread Australian cockatoo, with a pink face and breast contrasting with grey wings and back.

• Black-footed cat Felis nigripes

  A small cat with tawny fur, dark spots and bands, and black foot pads.

• Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister

  This vireo occurs on the Yucatan Peninsula and nearby islands. It has a white eyebrow and dark eye-stripe and feeds in lowland forest and mangroves.

• Hawaiian Monk Seal Neomonachus schauinslandi

  A tropical monk seal that lives across the Hawaiian Islands.

• Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus

  The Brown Treecreeper has a pale brown back and black-and-buff barring across the breast and belly. It lives in dry forests of eastern Australia and searches for insects on trunks and on the ground.

• 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.