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• 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.

• Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata

  

  The Bassian Thrush lives in forests of Australia and Tasmania and searches beneath leaf litter on the forest floor. Pale spots and dark crescent-like markings pattern its plumage; it eats insects, worms, and fruit.

• South American Gray Fox Lycalopex griseus

  

  A fox with brindled gray fur, large ears, and a long bushy tail. It is nocturnal, and its food varies with the season.

• Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia

  

  The breeding male is striking for its long black tail and buff-orange body. After breeding, the birds join other seedeaters and reproduce by laying eggs in a host's nest.

• Aldabra Flying Fox Pteropus aldabrensis

  

  The Aldabra flying fox is a large fruit bat found only on Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles. It eats fruit and flowers and helps move seeds among the island's plants.

• Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer

  

  This large stork lives south of the Sahara in Africa. It scavenges in grasslands and savannas and may also search for food around villages and rubbish dumps. Sparse head and neck feathers and a large throat pouch give it a distinctive profile.

• Southern River Otter Lontra provocax

  A South American otter found in southern Chile and parts of Argentina.

• Satin Berrypecker Melanocharis citreola

  A berrypecker described from western New Guinea. At the Kumawa Mountains locality in West Papua, adult males have glossy blue-black upperparts and satin-white underparts washed with lemon yellow.

• Rusty Antechinus Antechinus adustus

  A marsupial with rusty tones in its dark brown fur, it lives in moist upland forests of northeastern Queensland.

• Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus

  The Band-backed Wren lives in forests and forest edges in Central America. Dark bars on the back and tail, black spots on the chest, and a tawny belly help identify it.

• Leisler’s Bat Nyctalus leisleri

  In Ireland, Leisler’s bats can be seen after sunset, flying over parks and fields as they hunt insects.

• Comb Duck Sarkidiornis sylvicola

  A large duck of tropical South America. It is black and white, with a finely speckled head and neck; the male has a large fleshy knob above the bill.

• Flat-headed cat Prionailurus planiceps

  A small water-associated cat with a narrow head and a flattened forehead.

• Chusquea Tapaculo Scytalopus parkeri

  The Chusquea Tapaculo is associated with dense stands of Chusquea bamboo. Its original description covered a population studied at 2,250–3,150 m in southeastern Ecuador.

• Cinereus Shrew Sorex cinereus

  The cinereus shrew is widespread in northern North America and is often found in moist places such as forests and river or lake edges. It is active at night and feeds mainly on invertebrates.

• Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma

  A bird that searches for food while walking on the Amazon forest floor.

• Grant's gazelle Nanger granti

  A long-legged gazelle with a conspicuous pale rump patch.

• Rusty-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus frater

  This antwren occurs in separated forest regions of Central and South America. Males are gray, females are olive-brownish, and both accounts describe rusty tones in the wings.

• Thomas's Nectar Bat Hsunycteris thomasi

  This small nectar bat is distinguished by the arrangement of skin papillae on its chin. It has been recorded from Panama across much of northern South America, although the current species may include unresolved lineages.

• Coppery-chested Jacamar Galbula pastazae

  The Coppery-chested Jacamar is a 23–24 cm jacamar of humid mountain forest. Its account classifies it as an aerial hunter of invertebrates.

• Sundevall's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros caffer

  This bat has short, rounded wings, a large noseleaf, gray to gray-brown dorsal fur and a paler underside. It is recorded in southern African wooded savanna and riverine forest and feeds mainly on moths.

• Japanese Accentor Prunella rubida

  The Japanese Accentor breeds in Japan's mountains and appears at lower elevations in winter. The sexes look alike; in winter, the Kyoto branch of the Wild Bird Society of Japan records it in riverside scrub and similar cover.

• Broad-toothed Mastacomys Mastacomys fuscus

  This Australian native rodent has a stout body and broad teeth. It lives in upland grasslands and forests, with a patchy distribution.

• Blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii

  A booby with striking blue feet that dives into the sea to catch fish.