Meet the world’s animals.

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• Crimson Seedcracker Pyrenestes sanguineus

  

  This West African finch has red plumage and a short, thick bill. Research has documented two bill-size forms.

• Side-striped Jackal Lupulella adustus

  A slender jackal of western, central and southern Africa that also eats fruit and insects.

• Red-backed Thrush Geokichla erythronota

  The adult male is a thrush with a chestnut back and striking black-and-white markings on the face and breast. On Buton Island it searches for food in shaded lower forest and on the ground.

• Goitered Gazelle Gazella subgutturosa

  The goitered gazelle lives in dry grasslands and deserts across a broad area from Central Asia to the Middle East. Its social grouping changes with the season.

• Black Bee-eater Merops gularis

  This African bee-eater lives in forests and at forest edges. It can look black from a distance, but red and blue stand out in good light.

• Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys (Lophuromys) sikapusi

  The rusty-bellied brush-furred rat is recorded in West Africa. A coastal Guinea study examined whether it may move from forest and orchards into cultivated land seasonally.

• Sri Lanka Bay Owl Phodilus assimilis

  The Sri Lanka Bay Owl is a small nocturnal owl found in forests of southwestern India and Sri Lanka.

• Golden-headed Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus chrysomelas

  The golden-headed lion tamarin is a small monkey with a black body and a conspicuous golden mane. It lives in small groups in forests of southeastern Brazil.

• Pincoya Storm Petrel Oceanites pincoyae

  This small seabird was described from the Puerto Montt area of southern Chile. During a 2011 study, birds were observed in sheltered bay waters forming groups, running over the surface with their wings tucked, and diving for food.

• Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus

  The grey-headed flying-fox is a large fruit bat of eastern Australia. It feeds on flowers and fruit and forms large roosts in trees.

• Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major

  The Gray-collared Becard is described from semi-open forests in Mexico and Guatemala. Males have a black cap and back with a pale grey nape and underside; females have a brown crown and back.

• Western Brush Wallaby Notamacropus irma

  This wallaby is marked by black paws, a brush-like tail, and a white stripe on the face. It is active around dawn and dusk and is found in heathland at Whiteman Park.

• Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus

  A barbet that lives in Singapore’s parks and residential areas. Adults are mostly green with red and yellow markings, and feed largely on figs and other fruit.

• Temminck's Asian Trident Bat Aselliscus tricuspidatus

  Temminck's Asian Trident Bat has three projections on the rear edge of its noseleaf. It roosts in places such as caves and feeds on insects.

• Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis

  This flowerpiercer inhabits the high Andes from Venezuela to Peru and has a distinctive upturned, hooked bill.

• Southern Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak

  The southern red muntjac is a deer in which males have small antlers and long upper canine teeth, while females have hair tufts and small bony knobs where antlers would be. Under the current taxonomy, it occurs on the Malay Peninsula and Sunda Islands.

• White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus

  Adults of the nominate subspecies have a white eyebrow and a rufous-brown back. This coucal catches insects on the ground among tall grass.

• Brazilian Long-nosed Bat Rhynchonycteris naso

  This small bat has an elongated muzzle and pale stripes on its back. It roosts in lines on tree trunks and roots near water, then flies out at night to eat insects.

• Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata

  A large kingfisher with a black cap, blue back, and red bill. In Hong Kong it is mainly seen at coastal wetlands during passage and winter.

• Nelson's Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus nelsoni

  Nelson's antelope squirrel is a small squirrel with a pale stripe along its side. It lives in dry grasslands and shrublands in California, searching for food by day and using burrow systems.

• Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis

  The Black-throated Accentor breeds in mountain regions of Central Asia and around the Urals. The nominate form and subspecies huttoni differ in throat markings and winter movements.

• Common Four-eyed Opossum Philander canus

  Philander canus has short, uniformly gray back fur and pale underparts. A 2018 revision reports that in eastern Bolivia’s Cerrado landscapes it is apparently restricted to tall evergreen gallery forest.

• Helmeted Woodpecker Celeus galeatus

  The Helmeted Woodpecker lives in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern South America. A study reports that its plumage resembles that of a larger, co-occurring woodpecker, and tracked birds used cavities in large trees as roosts.

• Southern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca nemestrina

  This macaque lives in Southeast Asian forests. Fruit is a major part of its diet, and it also forages on the ground. Its short tail is partly upright, and its crown is dark.