Meet the world’s animals.

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• Satin Berrypecker Melanocharis citreola

  

  A berrypecker described from western New Guinea. At the Kumawa Mountains locality in West Papua, adult males have glossy blue-black upperparts and satin-white underparts washed with lemon yellow.

• Florida Bonneted Bat Eumops floridanus

  A large bat of southern Florida, it catches insects in flight and roosts in tree cavities and some building spaces.

• Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

  The Long-billed Dowitcher probes mud and shallow water with its long bill to find small aquatic animals.

• Bornean Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus borneensis

  This Bornean bat has a horseshoe-shaped noseleaf. It roosts in caves and other sheltered places by day and hunts flying insects at night.

• White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis

  This nuthatch has a black crown and nape that contrast with its white face. It is resident in the conifer forests of Gilgit-Baltistan.

• Merriam's Ground Squirrel Urocitellus canus

  Merriam's ground squirrel is a ground-dwelling squirrel found in dry parts of Oregon and Idaho. Its two subspecies differ in size and coat color, and details of their habits remain limited.

• Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina

  This waterbird has a long, upturned black bill. It is seen in pairs or small groups at lakes and streams in the Andes at 3,000–4,000 m.

• Sika deer Cervus nippon

  The sika deer is native to East Asia, including Japan, and primarily inhabits forests.

• Hooded Munia Lonchura spectabilis

  The Hooded Munia is a small finch found in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. It has a dark hood and orange rump and feeds mainly on seeds in grasslands.

• Davis Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus robustus

  This rabbit lives in isolated mountain ranges of western Texas and nearby areas. Dense brush and rocky crevices provide cover.

• Half-collared Sparrow Arremon semitorquatus

  The Half-collared Sparrow inhabits the understory of montane forest and secondary growth in southeastern Brazil. Males have a yellow lower mandible and a broken breast band. A 2022 report recorded one bird singing at a forest edge.

• Pig-tailed Langur Simias concolor

  The pig-tailed langur lives in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands. A study of wild groups on Siberut found that adult males were larger on average than females and that the three groups studied averaged about nine animals.

• Maracaibo Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum viridanum

  A tiny tyrant-flycatcher restricted to arid northwestern Venezuela. It has subdued plumage and a long, pointed bill.

• Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus angolensis

  This fruit bat has white shoulder tufts in males. It lives in riverine woodland and open woodland and is active at night.

• Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Hydrobates monorhis

  Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel is a small, dark-brown seabird.

• Brazilian Pampas Cat Leopardus braccatus

  The Brazilian pampas cat is a small wild cat with dark spots and stripes on a tawny coat. It hunts small prey in grasslands and scrub.

• Grauer's Broadbill Pseudocalyptomena graueri

  This forest bird is bright green and has a broad bill. It occurs in montane forest in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.

• Zarudny's Rock Shrew Crocidura zarudnyi

  This shrew has been recorded in arid mountains and plateaus. Its back is pale gray, its belly and feet are white, and its tail is long-haired.

• Manchurian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus tangorum

  The Manchurian Reed Warbler breeds in northeastern China and the Russian Far East and migrates to Southeast Asia. A wintering study in Thailand found it mainly in mature reed beds.

• Andersen's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros gentilis

  This bat occurs in Southeast Asia. At Sao La Hue Nature Reserve in central Vietnam, many were observed flying over streams. A morphology study describes its noseleaf as broader than that of the related H. pomona.

• Fan-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola brevirostris

  This bird occurs in tall grassland south of the Sahara. It has a broad tail and short, rounded wings, and may remain hidden low in dense grass.

• Proserpine Rock Wallaby Petrogale persephone

  The Proserpine rock wallaby has a grey back, pale underside, and black feet. It shelters among rocky outcrops and also uses forest edges.

• Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla

  A small parrot of eastern Australia. It is green with a black bill and a red patch that extends from the forehead to the throat.

• Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys spectabilis

  This North American rodent moves in long bounds on its hind legs. It carries grass seeds in its cheek pouches and stores them underground.