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• Hill's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hilli

  

  This horseshoe bat is known from a very small area in Nyungwe National Park, southwestern Rwanda. The species treatment lists two localities.

• Rufous-fronted Babbler Cyanoderma rufifrons

  The Rufous-fronted Babbler is a small babbler of Asian forests. It searches among vegetation for small invertebrates.

• Siberian Weasel Mustela sibirica

  The Siberian weasel ranges across northern and eastern Eurasia and parts of South Asia. Its coat changes with the seasons, and it is most active at night or twilight.

• Red-footed booby Sula sula

  A red-footed booby that nests in trees and shrubs on tropical islands.

• Ocelot Leopardus pardalis

  A patterned cat of parts of the Americas, with black-bordered blotches arranged in chain-like rows along its body.

• Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus

  The Black-throated Bushtit moves in small groups. It eats insects and small mollusks as well as seeds and berries.

• Pampas Fox Lycalopex gymnocercus

  A medium-sized fox of grasslands and other habitats in southern South America, with regional variation in diet and coat color.

• King Rail Rallus elegans

  A large rail of North American wetlands, it has a chestnut back, gray face, and black-and-white bars on its flanks. It walks through reeds and grasses to find food.

• Rondon's Marmoset Mico rondoni

  Rondon’s marmoset occurs only in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It eats fruits and insects in forest and also uses plant exudates as food.

• River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii

  The River Lapwing is seen along rivers in India. Its black, grey, and brown plumage and raised black crest are distinctive.

• Fulvous Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) fulvescens

  This small mouse lives in grassland and riparian habitats and is active at night. Its tail is differently coloured above and below, while its coat and diet vary by place and season.

• Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis

  This tree-dwelling bird lives in forests and woodlands along eastern Australia and catches insects among foliage or in flight.

• Alcathoe Myotis Myotis (Myotis) alcathoe

  This small whiskered bat is found in damp deciduous woodland, often near water.

• Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas

  The Black-vented Shearwater is a seabird with brown-black upperparts and pale underparts. It breeds off Baja California and also ranges in coastal waters of Mexico and California.

• Common Malacomys Malacomys longipes

  The Common Malacomys has long hind feet and a tail longer than its head and body. An identification key that includes records from Rwanda's forests summarizes it as often found near water.

• Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obscura

  The Fanti Saw-wing flies around moist woodland and water, catching small invertebrates in the air.

• North African White-toothed Shrew Crocidura pachyura

  The North African white-toothed shrew is native to North Africa. Populations on Mediterranean islands were introduced by people.

• White-breasted Whistler Pachycephala lanioides

  The male has a black head and breast band, a rufous nape and white underparts. The female is grey-brown, with dark streaks below. The species occurs along northern Australia's coast and feeds in mangroves and nearby rainforest.

• Dark Sheath-tailed Bat Mosia nigrescens

  The Dark Sheath-tailed Bat is a small bat recorded on islands of Southeast Asia. A survey in Sulawesi described an individual with a flattened muzzle and widely spaced nostrils.

• Yellow-crested Manakin Heterocercus flavivertex

  This manakin occurs in the lowlands of northern South America. At one study site in northern Venezuela it was observed in seasonally flooded forest and white-sand scrub woodland.

• Allen's Swamp Monkey Allenopithecus nigroviridis

  Allen’s swamp monkey lives in swamp forests in the lowlands of the Congo Basin. It searches for food in trees, on the ground and in shallow water.

• Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

  This drongo is recognized by its grey body and long, straight tail with no curled tips. It perches in forests and catches flying insects.

• Long-clawed Marsupial Mouse Neophascogale lorentzii

  This marsupial lives in New Guinea's montane forests. A local field guide describes a pointed snout, thick bronze-tipped fur, and a bushy tail. Researchers note that much of its natural history remains poorly known.

• Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea

  The Paradise Jacamar has dark upperparts and underparts and elongated central tail feathers. In Bolivia's Amazonian forest, pairs perch high in the canopy and may associate with mixed-species flocks.