Meet the world’s animals.

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• Suni Neotragus moschatus

  

  This small antelope has a speckled gray-to-chestnut back and a whitish underside. Only males have horns; it occurs in eastern and southern Africa.

• Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor

  The Grey Currawong is a large bird of southern Australia. It searches on the ground and among vegetation for animals and fruit.

• Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin Cebus aequatorialis

  The Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin uses mature forest, especially near streams, and also enters degraded forest. Coat color varies with age and among individuals.

• American Barn Owl Tyto furcata

  The American Barn Owl occurs across the Americas. It flies over open ground at night, searching for small mammals.

• Island flying fox Pteropus hypomelanus

  The island flying fox is a flying fox occurring on islands from South Asia to the southwest Pacific.

• Black-headed Penduline Tit Remiz macronyx

  The Black-headed Penduline Tit is a Central Asian migrant.

• White-throated Round-eared Bat Lophostoma silvicola

  This leaf-nosed bat ranges through Central America and northern and eastern South America. On Barro Colorado Island in Panama, researchers recorded insect gleaning and males excavating roost cavities in active termite nests.

• Togian White-eye Zosterops somadikartai

  This white-eye is endemic to the Togian Islands off Sulawesi. The 2008 species-description paper records it below 100 m in mangroves, secondary vegetation and mixed gardens.

• Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon plicatus

  The 2018 study describes a relatively narrow wing shape in bats reported as Chaerephon plicatus. In a 2018 study of two central Thailand roost caves, brown planthoppers were common in droppings during rice growing; other insects appeared during the fallow period.

• Three-toed Jacamar Jacamaralcyon tridactyla

  The Three-toed Jacamar occurs in southeastern Brazil. It has fine golden-buff markings on its head, a green gloss on its dark tail, and three toes on each foot.

• Black-footed cat Felis nigripes

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

• Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo euryzona

  The Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher is a kingfisher recorded on the Indonesian island of Java. A report describes observations along rocky rivers in Central Java.

• Isabel's Saki Pithecia isabela

  A saki recorded in the Peruvian Amazon, including the Pacaya-Samiria area.

• Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster

  The Pink Robin differs in color between the sexes, and its habitat changes with the season. It breeds in deep gullies in damp forest and uses more open, drier places in winter.

• Grand Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros grandis

  Surveys in central Vietnam recorded this bat in forests and orchards near limestone areas. The paper says that its taxonomy and distribution still need clarification.

• 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.

• Variegated Spider Monkey Ateles hybridus

  The variegated spider monkey lives in forests of northern South America and uses its long limbs and grasping tail to move through the canopy.

• Marsh Tit Poecile palustris

  The Marsh Tit is a small bird with a glossy black cap and dark bib. In the UK it can be confused with the similar Willow Tit.

• Buffy-headed Marmoset Callithrix flaviceps

  The Buffy-headed Marmoset is a small monkey with white tufts flaring from the sides of its head. It lives in southeastern Brazil and feeds on tree gum and other foods.

• Spinifexbird Megalurus carteri

  The Spinifexbird occurs in Australia's arid regions and is associated with grasslands. A Barrow Island bird guide describes its reddish-brown plumage, spinifex habitat, and diet of insects and seeds.

• 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.

• Australasian Gannet Morus serrator

  The Australasian Gannet is a seabird that eats fish and squid, plunging into the sea to catch prey. Juvenile plumage differs markedly from adult plumage.

• Assam Macaque Macaca assamensis

  Its coat varies from golden brown to dark brown, and the fur on its back is dense. It uses both trees and the ground.

• Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus

  A pelican with a large bill pouch that feeds on fish in lakes and wetlands.