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• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx

  

  The short-nosed fruit bat occurs in Hong Kong woodlands and parks, feeds at night on fruit and nectar, and males make tent-like shelters beneath palm leaves.

• Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus

  A colourful bird of African savannas and open woodland, often seen surveying its surroundings from high branches.

• Tete Veld Aethomys Aethomys ineptus

  The Tete veld aethomys is a medium-sized rodent that eats vegetation, seeds, and insects. Confirmed records in the account are limited to parts of South Africa and Eswatini.

• Chaco Sparrow Rhynchospiza strigiceps

  This sparrow uses dry grassland and scrub in South America. It breeds in north-central Argentina, and some birds move seasonally into Bolivia and Paraguay.

• Amur Hedgehog Erinaceus amurensis

  The Amur hedgehog has spines along its back and sides and lives around forests, fields and orchards in East Asia.

• Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus

  The Greater Yellow-headed Vulture lives mainly in the Amazon rainforest. It has a yellow head, a dark body, and feeds on animal carcasses.

• 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.

• Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora

  The Southern Royal Albatross is a large seabird with a white body and broad wings. It breeds on islands in the Southern Hemisphere and travels over the open ocean.

• Ankarana Sportive Lemur Lepilemur ankaranensis

  The Ankarana sportive lemur is a tree-dwelling lemur active at night in forests of northern Madagascar. Its long, bushy tail is another recognizable feature.

• Carnaby's Black Cockatoo Zanda latirostris

  Its dark plumage has pale feather edges, a white cheek patch and a broad white tail band. It travels in flocks while searching for seeds in woodland and scrub of south-western Western Australia.

• Brown Titi Plecturocebus brunneus

  An arboreal monkey from Brazil's Rondônia state. Its brown back, reddish limbs and belly, and black crown help distinguish it.

• Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis

  This large swift has long, pointed wings and catches insects in flight. It is recorded in Hong Kong as a passage migrant.

• Ifola Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus notatus

  This tree kangaroo lives in Papua New Guinea's central highlands. Its very dark chocolate coat has yellow rings at the tail base and silvery-tipped hairs on the back and limbs.

• Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

  This large honeyeater is endemic to New Zealand. It occurs from forest to suburban gardens and moves locally as flowering and fruiting plants change through the seasons.

• Least Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus pusillus

  This small horseshoe bat has a broad noseleaf and brown fur on its back. It roosts in caves and similar places.

• Black Storm Petrel Hydrobates melania

  The black storm-petrel is a dark seabird with a long, forked tail. It flies buoyantly low over the water and picks food from the surface.

• Gray Slender Opossum Marmosops (Marmosops) incanus

  Males are larger than females, and coat color varies with age and region. It lives along the Atlantic coast of eastern Brazil and searches for insects on both the ground and in trees.

• Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

  A small brown diving bird common across much of North America. It often hides among wetland plants and dives for food.

• Bay Cat Catopuma badia

  The Bornean bay cat is a rarely detected wild cat of Borneo’s forests. Records exist, but much about its diet and way of life remains unknown.

• Northern Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva

  Setophaga aestiva is the migratory northern form of the Yellow Warbler. It breeds in North America and moves to Central and South America for winter; the resident mangrove form is now treated separately.

• Domestic Pig Sus domesticus

  People keep domestic pigs as livestock. In the Kunekune breed, coat colors vary, and the pigs can graze on pasture.

• Fire-bellied Woodpecker Chloropicus pyrrhogaster

  This woodpecker lives in lowland forests of West Africa. Its account gives a length of about 24 cm, but the plumage description available here is for males only.

• Asian Highland Shrew Suncus montanus

  This shrew is endemic to Sri Lanka, where records span montane forest and lower wet-zone hills. It forages among leaf litter, rotting logs, and streamside vegetation, mostly at night.

• Speckle-breasted Wren Pheugopedius sclateri

  This wren has plain rufous-brown upperparts and a gray, black-barred tail. It forages low and midway in forests in Ecuador and Peru.