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• Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo

  

  A long-winged falcon that flies swiftly to catch small birds and dragonflies in the air.

• African Sheath-tailed Bat Coleura afra

  A 2014 first-country record found about 5,000 bats in a cave in lowland rainforest southeast of Edea, Cameroon. Two captured females had deep sepia-brown backs and paler undersides.

• Grey-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus

  The Grey-lined Hawk is a raptor recorded in Bolivia's riverside forests and woodlands. It searches for prey from a perch.

• Long-tailed weasel Neogale frenata

  A long-bodied weasel found in forests, fields, and other habitats in North Carolina.

• Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus

  The Malabar Pied Hornbill has a black body, white belly, and white wing edges. The male's large pale bill and casque stand out.

• Intermediate Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus affinis

  This horseshoe bat is recorded in southern China, including Xishuangbanna in Yunnan. The University of Bristol account describes caves as usual roosts and reports some individuals using tree hollows in tropical forest there.

• Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus

  The Grey Butcherbird lives in Australian woodlands and urban areas. Adults are black, grey, and white, with a hooked bill; captured prey may be hung up for later.

• Hershkovitz's Marmoset Mico intermedius

  Hershkovitz's marmoset is a small monkey from the Brazilian Amazon.

• African Spoonbill Platalea alba

  A long-legged wader that sweeps its spoon-shaped bill through shallow water for small fish and other aquatic prey.

• Northern Black Mastiff Bat Molossus nigricans

  A large bat found from Mexico through Central America to Panama. Adults occur in both black and red color forms, so the name does not describe every individual.

• Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata

  The Red Wattlebird is a large honeyeater with a reddish fleshy wattle at the side of its neck. It feeds mainly on nectar, along with insects and fruit.

• Black lechwe Kobus smithemani

  Black lechwe are smaller and darker than other lechwe, and males have shorter horns. Along Lake Bangweulu in Zambia, they move seasonally as water levels change.

• White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae

  This icterid ranges from western Ecuador into northwestern Peru. Adults are yellow-orange with a black bib, back, wings, and tail; white edging on the outer tail feathers is a useful mark.

• Leon Paniagua’s Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus leonpaniaguae

  This big-eared bat lives in northeastern Mexico. Its description reports the dorsal fur colors and a group of pregnant females found in a cave.

• Red-faced Guan Penelope dabbenei

  The Red-faced Guan is a large bird of mountain forests in southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. It has red bare facial skin and a red throat wattle.

• Eastern Wolf Canis lycaon

  The COSEWIC report describes the Eastern Wolf as an intermediate-sized canid whose coat varies from reddish brown to tawny. It identifies this population using genetic evidence as well as appearance.

• Black-throated Thistletail Asthenes harterti

  This thistletail occurs along upper Yungas forest edges and in bamboo scrub near the treeline in Bolivia.

• Phillips' Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys phillipsii

  Phillips' kangaroo rat is a small rodent of sandy ground and short grasslands on the Mexican Plateau. It emerges at night and carries food in its cheek pouches.

• Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

  A shallow-water bird that forages with a slender upcurved bill.

• Gray-shanked Douc Pygathrix cinerea

  The gray-shanked douc lives in forests of Vietnam's Central Highlands. It has a gray coat, white cheek fur, and an orange collar marking, and feeds on young leaves in trees.

• Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

  A small brown diving bird common across much of North America. It often hides among wetland plants and dives for food.

• Alston's Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Micoureus) alstoni

  Alston's mouse opossum has a dull gray-brown back. The 2021 revision places the specimens and photographs it could confirm in Costa Rica's central highlands.

• Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota

  The Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler is a 10–11 cm bird that searches for food in the undergrowth and near the ground in evergreen forest.

• Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel Hylopetes spadiceus

  This Southeast Asian flying squirrel glides from tree to tree in forest.