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• Philippine Pitta Erythropitta erythrogaster

  

  This pitta searches for food near the ground in forests and scrub. Typical adults show a blue breast band and red belly; the species occurs across the Philippines and on Indonesia's Talaud Islands.

• American badger Taxidea taxus

  

  A stocky badger of North America with a black-and-white face. Strong forelegs and long claws help it dig underground burrows.

• Short-billed Pipit Anthus furcatus

  

  The Short-billed Pipit searches short grass and dry grassland. It has a mottled brown back and dark breast streaks, and has been recorded in several parts of Argentina.

• Ceram Flying Fox Pteropus ocularis

  

  The Ceram flying fox is known from only a small number of recorded individuals in the Moluccas. A 2015 study reported a new record from western Seram.

• Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

  

  A large seabird that glides over the sea and catches fish.

• Australian Humpback Dolphin Sousa sahulensis

  

  The Australian humpback dolphin lives in shallow coastal waters of northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea. It has a hump in front of the dorsal fin, and its color varies with age and population.

• Hooded Gnateater Conopophaga roberti

  This small gnateater lives in dark, humid forest. Its range is restricted to scattered populations from northeastern to eastern Brazil.

• Amazonian Red-sided Opossum Monodelphis (Monodelphis) glirina

  The Amazonian red-sided opossum is a small marsupial with reddish-orange flanks that lives mainly on the ground. It occurs in Amazonian forests.

• Brant Branta bernicla

  A small, short-necked goose. The white markings on adult necks and the belly color vary among subspecies and populations.

• Robinson's Banded Langur Presbytis robinsoni

  This langur ranges from the northern Malay Peninsula through southern Thailand to Myanmar. Some sources treat it as a subspecies of P. femoralis, while a 2020 genetic study and MDD support species-level recognition.

• Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus

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

• North Andean Huemul Hippocamelus antisensis

  The North Andean huemul moves across steep Andean slopes on short, strong legs. The male’s branched antlers and dark Y-shaped facial mark are distinctive.

• Common Tern Sterna hirundo

  A migratory bird with long, narrow wings and a forked tail that plunges into water to catch fish.

• Colombian Speckled Tree-rat Pattonomys semivillosus

  The Colombian Speckled Tree-rat is recorded in northeastern Colombia. Its white muzzle contrasts with an almost black crown, and some back and hind-leg spines have white tips. In Colombian dry forest, it has been recorded using termite mounds as shelters.

• Cabanis's Spinetail Synallaxis cabanisi

  Cabanis’s Spinetail occurs in forest edges, secondary growth and bamboo thickets on the eastern Andes and adjacent regions.

• African Taphozous Taphozous (Taphozous) perforatus

  A tomb bat with specimen records from India and Pakistan. Sources describe its gray-brown coat and, in a genus account, large roosting groups.

• Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus

  The Black Solitaire occurs in humid forests of the Chocó region of Colombia and Ecuador. Its black plumage contrasts with white cheek and breast tufts and red eyes.

• Schulz's Round-eared Bat Lophostoma schulzi

  Schulz's round-eared bat occurs on the Guiana Shield. It was recorded in high forest at Brownsberg Nature Park in Suriname.

• San Andres Vireo Vireo caribaeus

  This small vireo is confined to San Andrés Island. It has an olive back and pale underparts; a field study recorded dry scrub as a commonly used nesting habitat.

• Forest Shrew Myosorex varius

  The forest shrew is a small gray-to-brown shrew. It searches for insects and other small invertebrates in moist, densely vegetated places.

• Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis

  The Bat Falcon hunts in forests and at forest edges in Central and South America. Despite its name, it eats bats but mainly preys on small birds and large insects.

• Lowland anoa Bubalus depressicornis

  A small wild buffalo of the forests and wetlands on Sulawesi and Buton, Indonesia.

• African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus

  The African Pied Hornbill lives in forests and wooded farmland in central Africa. It eats fruit and small animals, often feeding high in trees.

• Botta's Pocket Gopher Megascapheus bottae

  This rodent digs underground tunnels with its large front claws and incisors. It carries food in cheek pouches outside its mouth.