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• Grey-mantled Wren Odontorchilus branickii

  

  This wren lives in humid montane forest in Peru's eastern Andes. It is reported in mixed-species flocks in the canopy and subcanopy.

• Common marmoset Callithrix jacchus

  A small monkey with conspicuous white ear tufts that feeds on tree sap and raises young with help from family members.

• Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus

  The Banded Broadbill is about 21–23 cm long, and males and females differ in plumage. It eats invertebrates in lowland forest and secondary growth. Recording sites in Malaysia and Thailand show only part of its range.

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat Cynomops abrasus

  This dog-faced bat is recorded in Bolivia. It has chestnut fur on its back, a broad muzzle and chin, and feeds on insects near water or in clearings.

• Plain Swift Apus unicolor

  This blackish-brown swift has a small pale throat patch, narrow pointed wings and a deeply forked tail. It breeds on Madeira and the Canaries, and some birds move to North Africa in winter.

• Scimitar-horned Oryx Oryx dammah

  The scimitar-horned oryx is an antelope of arid lands, with a pale coat and long, backward-curving horns.

• Eastern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes filholi

  This penguin breeds on subantarctic islands around New Zealand and elsewhere in the Indian Ocean, then spends much of the non-breeding season at sea. It is treated as distinct from related rockhopper penguins.

• Long-legged Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) volans

  Long-legged myotis is a western North American bat with a ridged spur at the ankle and fur on the underside of the wing extending to the line between elbow and knee. It hunts insects over water, beneath tree canopies, and along cliffs.

• Rota bridled white-eye Zosterops rotensis

  The current wild population is known from Rota in the Mariana Islands. It forms small flocks in the forest canopy and searches leaves and branchlets for food.

• Bengal fox Vulpes bengalensis

  A fox of India's grasslands and scrub. Its tail has a black tip, and its coat color changes with the condition of its fur.

• Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis

  A large tern with a long, bright-orange bill. It lives along tropical and subtropical coasts and catches small fish and shrimp in shallow water.

• Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris

  This dolphin has no beak and a rounded, bulging forehead. It uses coastal, muddy, brackish river mouths and deltas; river populations are also recorded.

• Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia timorlaoensis

  A large, long-tailed dove restricted to the Tanimbar Islands. It uses lowland forest and woodland; males are boldly barred above and below.

• Little Pocket Mouse Perognathus longimembris

  This very small-bodied mouse mainly eats seeds. It is active at night and plugs its burrow entrance during the day.

• Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons

  The Golden-fronted Leafbird lives in forests and wooded areas of the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka, moving through foliage in the canopy.

• Bolivian squirrel monkey Saimiri boliviensis

  A small monkey of forests in Bolivia, Peru and Brazil. It searches branches for insects and fruit.

• Indian Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

  The Indian Scimitar Babbler is marked by a long, downcurved yellow bill and a white line above the eye. It searches for insects and spiders among forest leaf litter and undergrowth.

• Hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas

  A baboon of dry grasslands and rocky areas; the adult male’s long mane looks like a cape around the shoulders.

• Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi

  Böhm’s Bee-eater is a small bee-eater about 16 cm long. It uses riverine woodland, savanna, and scrub, and catches flying insects by day.

• Pallid Fat-tailed Opossum Thylamys pallidior

  The pallid fat-tailed opossum is a small marsupial of dry habitats and high-elevation grasslands. It stores fat near the base of its tail and is mainly terrestrial, though it can climb shrubs and small trees.

• New Guinea Megapode Megapodius decollatus

  The New Guinea Megapode lives in lowland and foothill forest. It has dark plumage, a reddish face, and a pointed crest at the back of the head, with large feet adapted for digging.

• Allen's Squirrel Sciurus (Sciurus) alleni

  Allen's squirrel occurs in northeastern Mexico. A winter study in Nuevo León recorded it active in cold weather and caching nuts in scattered locations.

• Sulawesi Cicadabird Coracina morio

  It occurs in forests on Sulawesi and nearby Indonesian islands. The male is dark slate-blue, with a darker head and black face, throat, and upper breast.

• Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira parvidens

  This small fruit-eating bat ranges from Mexico to northern Costa Rica. It roosts in mature forest and is also often recorded in disturbed areas where pioneer plants grow.