Meet the world’s animals.

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• Brushland Tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens

  

  The Brushland Tinamou occurs in the Bolivian Chaco. Its prominent crest and long, decurved bill stand out, and it is quiet and easily overlooked in the austral winter.

• San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys nitratoides

  

  This small kangaroo rat has powerful hind legs and lives in valleys of central California.

• Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

  

  A bird of grassland and wetland edges that weaves hanging nests from plant fibres.

• Francis's Woolly Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus francisi

  

  Francis's horseshoe bat is a rarely recorded species known from Sabah and Kalimantan on Borneo. The 2015 paper listed six records available at that time.

• Spot-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis maculicaudus

  

  Spot-tailed Nightjars rest on the ground or low branches by day and become active around dusk and at night. Adult males show white tips on the outer tail feathers; the species ranges from southeastern Mexico to Paraguay.

• Highlands Colilargo Oligoryzomys rupestris

  

  This rodent is recorded in the highland Cerrado of central Brazil. In the original study it was captured only in rocky highland grassland or along the edge of adjacent vegetation.

• Grey-throated Sunbird Anthreptes griseigularis

  The Grey-throated Sunbird is a small Philippine endemic recorded in lowland woods, mangroves, coastal second growth, and coconut groves.

• Plains Pseudomys Pseudomys australis

  A mouse of Australia’s arid zone. Recent records are concentrated on stony plains in South Australia, with scattered records in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

• Ringed Storm Petrel Hydrobates hornbyi

  Ringed Storm Petrels occur offshore along the Humboldt Current on the west coast of South America. A breeding site has also been recorded inland in Chile's Atacama Region, where birds were reported to enter the nesting site at night.

• Yuma Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) yumanensis

  The Yuma myotis is a small bat of the western United States. Its golden-brown fur is distinctive, and it catches flying insects near water.

• Rose-fronted Parakeet Pyrrhura roseifrons

  This parakeet occurs in the western Amazon. Adults have a reddish head and a dark breast marked with white. A survey in Peru’s Tapiche–Blanco region also recorded occasional daytime feeding in the forest canopy.

• African Striped Weasel Poecilogale albinucha

  The African striped weasel has a long, slim body marked with black and white stripes. It is active around burrows at night and mainly eats small mammals.

• Flame-headed Fig Parrot Psittaculirostris desmarestii

  The Flame-headed Fig Parrot is a small New Guinea parrot with orange, blue, and green markings around the head and face. It favors figs.

• Madagascan Straw-colored Fruit Bat Eidolon dupreanum

  The Madagascan Straw-colored Fruit Bat is endemic to Madagascar. A diet study in the east found that it ate mainly fruit and also used eucalyptus flowers.

• Grey-green Fruit Dove Ptilinopus purpuratus

  The Grey-green Fruit Dove is a fruit-eating pigeon found on Tahiti and Moorea in the Society Islands. It uses forests and other wooded places.

• Mexican Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) mexicana

  The Mexican mouse opossum is a small marsupial recorded from eastern Mexico through much of Central America to eastern Panama. A dark mask surrounds its large eyes.

• Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus

  A colourful bird of African savannas and open woodland, often seen surveying its surroundings from high branches.

• Bengal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus entellus

  A large monkey found mainly in the northern Indian plains south of the Ganges and north of the Godavari.

• Apolinar's Wren Cistothorus apolinari

  This small wren lives in high Andean wetlands of Colombia. It has dark streaks on its brown back and searches among marsh plants for insects and other small prey.

• Common Brown Brocket Mazama gouazoubira

  This deer uses sparsely vegetated grasslands, savannas, and forest edges in South America. Its coat ranges from gray-brown to brown; the rump and upper tail are typically orange, while the underside of the tail is white. It rests in dense cover by day and emerges into open areas to feed at night.

• Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena

  The Arabian Warbler is marked by its black hood and long black tail. It moves slowly through acacia canopies in dry scrub and along wadis.

• 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.

• Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus

  A small partridge that often holds its tail upright. Red legs and skin around the eye stand out; it uses grassy savanna and rocky ground.

• White-winged Vampire Bat Diaemus youngii

  This bat has records from the southern Amazon region of Brazil. Reports describe tree cavities and caves as roosts, although cave records are relatively uncommon.