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• Ash-throated Gnateater Conopophaga peruviana

  

  The Ash-throated Gnateater feeds on small arthropods in humid lowland forest. The described male has brown upperparts and white tufts behind the eyes.

• White-tipped Thomasomys Thomasomys caudivarius

  Thomasomys caudivarius is a mouse of the western Andes from Ecuador to northern Peru. It has soft brown back fur and a long tail with a white tip. It is described as nocturnal and terrestrial, feeding on seeds and insects.

• White-spectacled Warbler Seicercus affinis

  The White-spectacled Warbler is a scarce winter visitor in Hong Kong. A white eye-ring broken at the front and a yellow wing bar help identify it; it searches for insects in the understory.

• Gould's Wattled Bat Chalinolobus gouldii

  Gould's wattled bat has brown fur on the rear and underside, with darker fur on its head and shoulders. In southern Australia, it hibernates through winter.

• Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito

  Red forehead, face and throat stand out against this barbet’s black plumage. It lives in fairly dry, open woodland in eastern and central Africa and eats fruit and insects.

• Black-tailed Dasyure Murexia melanurus

  The black-tailed dasyure is a small marsupial from New Guinea. A 2020 study found variation in coat color; one illustrated specimen had bright ear patches, grey shoulders, a red rump and a black tail.

• Black-backed Butcherbird Cracticus mentalis

  The Black-backed Butcherbird is a medium-sized, black-and-white butcherbird with a white throat. It occurs in southeastern New Guinea and northern Australia.

• Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse Heteromys irroratus

  The Mexican spiny pocket mouse is currently placed in Heteromys. It has coarse grey-brown fur and cheek pouches, and searches for seeds at night, carrying them to burrows.

• Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris

  A black-and-white bird of Australia’s coast, the Pied Oystercatcher has a long red bill and legs and feeds on shellfish on beaches and mudflats.

• Southern Tigrina Leopardus guttulus

  The Southern Tigrina is a small cat with thick-edged markings on yellow-brown fur. It ranges from Brazil to eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina, and hunts small mammals, birds, and reptiles.

• Black-throated Shrikebill Clytorhynchus nigrogularis

  A forest bird of Fiji's islands, inhabiting closed-canopy forest; the sexes differ in head pattern.

• Aquino's Titi Monkey Cheracebus aquinoi

  This titi monkey was described from Loreto, Peru. The study reports observations in several Amazonian forest types, including sandy-soil forest and flooded forest.

• Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis

  A bright green bird of lowland forest canopy and edges, the Philippine Leafbird is endemic to the Philippines. BirdLife reports recent confirmed records from Mindanao and Samar, while older records include two other islands.

• Bokhara Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus bocharicus

  The Bokhara horseshoe bat lives in arid Central Asian foothills and uses caves and mines as roosts.

• Banded Wattle-eye Platysteira laticincta

  This small bird lives in the montane forests of western Cameroon. The male has a broad blue-black band across its white belly and a red bare wattle above the eye.

• Wroughton's Free-tailed Bat Otomops wroughtoni

  Wroughton’s free-tailed bat is poorly recorded in South and Southeast Asia. It is considered an open-space, high-flying forager, and a 2025 study recorded its calls in western India.

• Mottled Owl Strix virgata

  The Mottled Owl is a medium-sized owl with brown eyes and vertical streaks on its chest and throat. It is active at night and hunts insects and small animals from perches along forest edges. Its native range extends from Mexico through Central and South America.

• Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira luisi

  Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat may have yellow, orange, or red patches on its shoulders. It is nocturnal and is expected to feed mainly on fruit.

• Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus

  The Snowy Plover is a pale, sand-colored shorebird that blends into beaches and salt flats. It searches for small invertebrates as it moves across the shore.

• Small Mexican Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis mexicanus

  This small-eared shrew lives in the mountains of Mexico. It has dark brown fur above and a slightly paler underside; the account lists damp montane forests as habitat.

• Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata

  An albatross of Antarctic and subantarctic seas; about 1,000 pairs breed each year on Macquarie Island. It has a dark gray head, lighter gray body, and white crescent around most of the eye.

• Smith's Red Rock Hare Pronolagus rupestris

  This hare lives in rocky country. It hides in crevices or beneath rocks by day and feeds on grasses and shrub shoots at night.

• Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola

  This bird lives in humid forests of northern South America. Males stand out with bright orange plumage and a crest; they eat mainly fruit and gather to display during courtship.

• Tibetan fox Vulpes ferrilata

  A fox of high grasslands and rocky slopes that eats pikas and other small animals.