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• Purple-faced Langur Semnopithecus vetulus

  

  The purple-faced langur is an arboreal monkey endemic to Sri Lanka. It has a long tail and dark face, and several subspecies occur on the island.

• Rufous-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza ruficauda

  

  This antthrush walks along the forest floor. It has a long rufous-brown tail and is recorded in highland forest and scrub of southeastern Brazil.

• Davies’s Big-eared Bat Glyphonycteris daviesi

  

  Davies’s big-eared bat is a relatively large leaf-nosed bat from humid forests of Central and South America. It is the largest species in its genus, but its food habits are not well documented.

• Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus

  

  The Undulated Tinamou lives in Amazonian lowlands, and its brown plumage varies among regional forms. It uses floodplain forest, seasonally flooded várzea forest, and secondary growth, and is known for its distinctive call.

• Beddome's Woolly Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus beddomei

  

  Beddome's woolly horseshoe bat is known from South Asia, and a 2010 paper added a specimen from Thailand. The Thai record is a single animal and may not represent the usual population there.

• Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus

  

  The account describes the nominate subspecies in Madagascar, which uses wooded areas and degraded forest where large trees remain.

• Common brown lemur Eulemur fulvus

  A lemur of northwestern and eastern Madagascan forests. It is active by day and night and mainly eats fruit.

• Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni

  Ploceus pelzelni breeds in wetlands and also feeds in nearby trees and bushes. A breeding male has a black mask extending from the face to the throat, while the female lacks that mask.

• Thomas's Shaggy Bat Centronycteris centralis

  Thomas’s shaggy bat is a rare, long-furred bat found mainly in lowland forests from Central America to Peru. A Costa Rican specimen contained plant hoppers and other insects.

• Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius

  Females are larger and more colorful than males. In forest and woodland, birds scratch the leaf litter in a spinning motion to find seeds, insects, fruit, and leaves.

• Mediterranean Water Shrew Neomys anomalus

  The Mediterranean water shrew is a small shrew associated with water. Its dark back and white underside stand out, while its close relative can look almost identical.

• Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor

  This shrike is marked in grey, black, and white. A small number visit Britain in winter, and birds on lowland heath are known to impale prey on thorn bushes and store it.

• 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.

• Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki

  This small bird lives in forests and mangroves along Australia's east coast. Its muted grey-brown plumage includes a white eyebrow and patterned tail.

• Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus

  A European hedgehog with spines across its back.

• Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides

  The Long-tailed Sibia has a very long white-tipped tail and a white wing patch. It lives in forests from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia and feeds on insects, fruits, and other foods in the canopy.

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum Caluromys philander

  The bare-tailed woolly opossum is a nocturnal, tree-dwelling marsupial. Its long tail is furred at the base, and its face has 3 dark stripes.

• Plate-billed Mountain Toucan Andigena laminirostris

  The Plate-billed Mountain Toucan stands out for its blue-grey underparts and large bill patterned in red, black, and ivory. It mainly eats fruit, but also takes small animals and eggs during the breeding season.

• Rondon's Marmoset Mico rondoni

  Rondon’s marmoset occurs only in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It eats fruits and insects in forest and also uses plant exudates as food.

• Amazonian Motmot Momotus momota

  The Amazonian Motmot has a green body, orange underparts, a black eye mask, and a blue crown. It sits on forest perches and may wag its tail from side to side.

• Etendeka Round-eared Sengi Macroscelides micus

  This small sengi has been recorded near the Etendeka volcanic formation in northwestern Namibia. It has rust-colored fur and a hairless gland on the underside of the tail. It is nocturnal and uses the space beneath rocks as a daytime shelter.

• Fruithunter Chlamydochaera jefferyi

  The Fruithunter is endemic to Borneo’s montane forest. Males are glossy blue-black, while females are barred gray-brown; small groups may gather at fruiting trees.

• Hispid Pocket Gopher Heterogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus

  The Hispid Pocket Gopher lives underground from southern Mexico into northern Central America. Its coat is coarse, and some individuals have a white band around the lower back.

• Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus

  This sandgrouse has sandy plumage crossed by dark bands. It occurs in dry savanna and cultivated areas, alone in pairs or small groups.