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• Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios

  

  The Orange-breasted Trogon lives in forests in Southeast Asia and eats fruit, insects, and other small prey. Males have an orange breast and chestnut back, while females are more muted grey-brown.

• White-lined Broad-nosed Bat Platyrrhinus lineatus

  

  The white-lined broad-nosed bat is a South American bat marked by a white stripe on its back. It is nocturnal and mainly eats fruit.

• Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus

  

  This subtly patterned bird occurs in eastern and central North America in summer. It moves slowly through high deciduous branches to find caterpillars; its rolling song often gives it away.

• Nosy Be Mouse Lemur Microcebus mamiratra

  

  Claire's mouse lemur has reddish-brown fur on its back and tail, with pale coloring on the muzzle and underside. Its current mapped range includes Nosy Be and adjacent mainland in northwestern Madagascar.

• Chatham Islands Shag Leucocarbo onslowi

  

  This shag is endemic to New Zealand's Chatham Islands. It feeds in coastal waters and breeds in groups on rocky headlands and offshore islets.

• Marañón White-fronted Capuchin Cebus yuracus

  

  This capuchin has an ochre coat; adult specimens have a dark dorsal band continuing to the tail tip. It is reported from Amazonian lowland forests and forests on Andean slopes.

• Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus

  The Buff-necked Ibis is a South American ibis with a long downcurved bill and a pale buff neck. It forages in open grassland; in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, arthropods including insects formed much of its diet.

• Broad-eared Bat Nyctinomops laticaudatus

  The broad-eared bat has a brown back, a paler underside, and hairless, translucent wing membranes. It catches beetles in flight.

• Pictorella Munia Heteromunia pectoralis

  The Pictorella Munia lives in grasslands and scrub across northern Australia. Adult males have a black face, while females are brown-faced, and the birds feed for seeds on the ground.

• Somali Hedgehog Atelerix sclateri

  The Somali hedgehog is known from a small number of sites in northern Somalia. Dark spines on its back contrast with pale belly fur, while details of its life in the wild remain poorly documented.

• Sikkim Treecreeper Certhia discolor

  The Sikkim Treecreeper is marked by pale spots on its brown back and an orange-brown rump. In China, it occurs in southern Tibet and breeds in subtropical forests.

• Hill's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hilli

  This horseshoe bat is known from a very small area in Nyungwe National Park, southwestern Rwanda. The species treatment lists two localities.

• Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii

  A heron that searches for food in shallow water, with distinct breeding and nonbreeding plumages.

• Hispid Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus hispidus

  The hispid pocket mouse has an olive-buff back and a pale underside. It stores food in grassland burrows and mainly eats seeds.

• Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina

  This hummingbird is common in Mexico's uplands. It strays north into Arizona in summer and feeds on nectar while hovering at flowers.

• Amazon Black Howler Alouatta nigerrima

  This howler monkey has mostly black fur and lives in the south-central Amazon of Brazil. It feeds on leaves and fruit in the trees and lives in groups.

• Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi

  White wings stand out on this high-altitude sparrow. It searches for food in meadows and pastures and may gather near people.

• Long-tailed Planigale Planigale ingrami

  Ingram's planigale is a marsupial with a tiny body, flattened head, and long tail. It is active at night and uses cracks in the ground for shelter and foraging in the dry season.

• Yellow-breasted Warbler Seicercus montis

  This small leaf warbler occurs in montane areas of the southern Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Palawan, Flores, and Timor, in forest and bamboo.

• Guiana dolphin Sotalia guianensis

  This small dolphin lives in shallow seas and estuaries. It has a triangular dorsal fin and gray coloring and feeds on fish, squid, and crustaceans.

• Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki

  This small lark inhabits dry country and is nomadic, moving after rain. Outside the breeding season it may gather in large flocks.

• Mitered Langur Presbytis mitrata

  Presbytis mitrata is a monkey of southern Sumatra. It feeds mainly on leaves and is arboreal. Its coat varies, so individuals do not all look alike.

• Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor

  This small parrot inhabits woodlands of northern Australia. It feeds on nectar and pollen and gathers in flowering trees.

• Horse-tailed Squirrel Sundasciurus (Aletesciurus) hippurus

  This diurnal squirrel occurs on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Its back is reddish brown, its head and shoulders are grey, and its tail has alternating dark and grey bands.