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• Ancash Tapaculo Scytalopus affinis

  

  It is endemic to Peru and recorded on the western Andean slope at 3,000–4,600 m. It feeds at or near the ground, but is difficult to distinguish from similar tapaculos; range and voice are useful identification clues.

• Etruscan Shrew Suncus etruscus

  The Etruscan shrew is a very small shrew that is also found in the Mediterranean region of mainland Portugal.

• Peruvian Thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris

  It lives in open western lowlands and foothills. By day it sits still in pairs or small groups; at night it becomes active and vocal.

• Chinese Hare Lepus sinensis

  This hare occurs in southeastern China and Taiwan. Its account describes chestnut fur, triangular black ear tips, and records at grassland edges and scrubby hillsides.

• Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos

  The Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross is a South Atlantic seabird. Adults have a yellow ridge on the dark bill and a pale head and body. It breeds on islands in the Tristan da Cunha group and takes prey from the sea surface.

• Little Woolly Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Micoureus) phaea

  It has a brown back, a cream-to-orange underside, and white spots at the tip of its tail. The appearance comes from one specimen report; recent taxonomic sources confirm specimens from the foothills of southwestern Colombia.

• Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis

  The Rock Pratincole is a small, dark bird with white rump and underwing markings. It breeds by fast, rocky rivers; the southern African population moves seasonally.

• Saõ Tomé Leaf-nosed Bat Macronycteris thomensis

  The São Tomé Leaf-nosed Bat is endemic to São Tomé Island. It is a large bat, with a record of several hundred individuals at an underground roost.

• Chaco Eagle Buteogallus coronatus

  The Chaco Eagle has a prominent crest and inhabits savannas and open woodland in Argentina.

• Black Tamarin Saguinus niger

  The black tamarin is a small monkey with golden-brown streaks in its black coat. It moves through the canopy by day, feeding mainly on fruit in family groups.

• Taiwan Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus musicus

  The Taiwan Scimitar Babbler is endemic to Taiwan. It has a pale face marked with dark head stripes and uses its long, downcurved bill to search low vegetation and forest edges.

• Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi

  A climbing kangaroo of Papua New Guinea’s rainforests.

• Timor Friarbird Philemon inornatus

  This honeyeater occurs on Timor. A study in West Timor recorded it taking nectar at forest edges in the morning.

• Golden-faced Saki Pithecia chrysocephala

  The male has golden to reddish-brown fur framing a black face. This saki spends the day in trees and eats fruit and seeds.

• Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus

  The Variegated Tinamou is a wary bird of humid forests in northern South America. Its rufous neck and dark bars across the back are striking features.

• Nelson's Spiny Pocket Mouse Heteromys nelsoni

  Nelson's spiny pocket mouse is known from cool, wet montane slopes. A comparison with another species describes its longer skull, larger ears, and soft dorsal fur.

• Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata

  On Madagascar, this flycatcher hunts insects and spiders in forests, edges, and gardens. Males change from a red immature plumage to a white adult morph, and their central tail feathers lengthen during breeding.

• Prevost’s Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii

  Prevost’s squirrel is a diurnal, tree-dwelling squirrel whose main food is fruit. Its species account records it in lowland and secondary forest as well as plantations.

• Moltoni's Warbler Curruca subalpina

  This small warbler hides in low shrubs. The male has a pale salmon-pink underside from throat to belly, and its breeding range is limited to islands and mountains around Italy.

• Long-tailed Colilargo Oligoryzomys longicaudatus

  A small rice rat found in Chile and Argentina. It has a long tail and is mostly nocturnal and terrestrial, though it climbs well.

• American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

  A swallow that builds gourd-shaped mud nests in colonies on cliffs and beneath bridges.

• Least Sac-winged Bat Balantiopteryx io

  This small bat occurs in lowland areas from Mexico into Central America. It mainly roosts in caves, and males have a small pouch in the wing membrane.

• Red Warbler Cardellina rubra

  Both sexes are vivid red with a gray or silver cheek patch. This warbler lives in the mountains of southern and western Mexico.

• Haviside's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

  This small dolphin lives off southwestern Africa. Its grey body has a dark cape and white markings, and it is observed in shallow coastal and shelf waters, usually in small groups.