Meet the world’s animals.

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• Forest Rabbit Sylvilagus brasiliensis

  

  This rabbit was reassessed using a neotype from Pernambuco. Older, broad South American records are not carried forward as confirmed range for this taxon; this account stays with documented coastal-forest evidence.

• Andean Ibis Theristicus branickii

  

  The head is rufous, paling toward the neck, and the back is blue-grey. It has a long, downcurved bill and occurs in flocks in highland wetlands and open grassland.

• Pemba Flying Fox Pteropus voeltzkowi

  

  The Pemba flying fox is a large bat found on Pemba Island off Tanzania. Its tawny fur can look orange, its ears are black, and it forages for fruit at dusk.

• Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater

  

  The Blackish Oystercatcher occurs along the Pacific coast of South America. It searches rocky shores and beaches for shellfish and other prey and breeds near the coast.

• Hog deer Axis porcinus

  

  A stocky deer that moves with its head low under forest cover.

• Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus

  

  The Spotted Shag catches fish in coastal waters around New Zealand. Adults in breeding plumage have spots and a crest.

• Monk Saki Pithecia monachus

  Male and female monk sakis have different coat colors. In a study of seasonally flooded forest in northern Peru, seeds were their most frequent food, and they also ate arthropods.

• Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii

  A small sparrow, about 16 cm long, found in highlands and near human settlements. It feeds mainly on plant seeds on the ground and is sedentary.

• Nilgiri Marten Martes gwatkinsii

  A marten recorded in the Western Ghats of southern India.

• Hildebrandt’s Francolin Pternistis hildebrandti

  This francolin occurs in eastern Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Black spots mark its whitish throat, neck, and underparts; it forages in pairs or small groups.

• Common Australian Rock Rat Zyzomys argurus

  The common Australian rock rat is a small-to-medium rodent associated with rocky outcrops. A juvenile was recorded at a sandstone outcrop in southern Queensland.

• Eastern Yellow-bellied Hornbill Tockus flavirostris

  The Eastern Yellow-bellied Hornbill lives in eastern African savannas and open woodlands. Its large yellow bill is topped by a casque.

• Arunachal macaque Macaca munzala

  This macaque is recorded in the mountains of northeastern India. A yellow forehead patch and fur that lightens over the upper body and forelimbs help identify it.

• Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata

  The Great Blue Turaco is a large bird with blue feathers and a red-and-yellow bill. It moves deftly through rainforest canopy and occurs in Central and West Africa.

• Brazilian Nectar Bat Lonchophylla mordax

  Its back is cinnamon-brown and its underside paler. This Brazilian bat feeds mainly on nectar and is recorded in a limited region where the semiarid Caatinga meets the Atlantic Forest.

• Bartlett's Tinamou Crypturellus bartletti

  Bartlett's Tinamou is a ground-dwelling bird with reddish-brown plumage and dark barring. It lives in lowland rainforest and thickets and gives a whistle-like call.

• Least Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus pusillus

  This small horseshoe bat has a broad noseleaf and brown fur on its back. It roosts in caves and similar places.

• Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus

  The Racket-tailed Roller has spatula-shaped tips on its outer tail feathers. It perches among the middle branches of trees and searches for insects and small animals.

• Caroline Sheath-tailed Bat Emballonura semicaudata

  This small brown bat has a tail that passes through the tail membrane. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service profile for the nominate subspecies describes daytime cave roosting and large roost aggregations reported in Fiji and American Samoa.

• Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus

  The Asian Golden Weaver was recorded nesting among cattails at freshwater wetlands in a Bangkok study area.

• Greater White-toothed Shrew Crocidura russula

  The Greater White-toothed Shrew occurs throughout mainland Portugal. Its back changes from gray in winter to reddish brown in summer. It uses open places, shrub-rich woodland edges, gardens and farmland, and is mostly nocturnal but also active by day.

• Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus

  The Common Buttonquail is a small bird that runs beneath grass and scrub. Adult females are larger and more brightly colored than males.

• Mesopotamian Fat-tailed Opossum Thylamys citellus

  This mouse opossum is recorded in a habitat mosaic in northeastern Argentina. Its taxonomy has been debated.

• Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae

  Souza's Shrike is a small shrike of broad-leaved woodland in central and southern Africa. It often watches from a high perch and is seen in pairs or small groups.