Meet the world’s animals.

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• Purplish-backed Jay Cyanocorax beecheii

  

  The Purplish-backed Jay is a jay of dry woodland and scrub on Mexico's northwestern coast. Its blue-purple body and black head are distinctive.

• Coppery Titi Plecturocebus cupreus

  This titi monkey shows regional coat variation. Dark reddish animals are often reported in Peru and more orange-red animals in Brazil.

• Little Chachalaca Ortalis motmot

  A cracid of northern South America, recognized by reddish-brown plumage and a red throat wattle.

• Philippine Brown Deer Rusa marianna

  This deer lives in the Philippines, including mountain and mossy forests. Young animals have pale spots on their backs and sides.

• Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer

  The Western Rock Nuthatch forages on cliffs and rock faces and builds a mud nest in a crevice.

• Agricola’s Opossum Cryptonanus agricolai

  This is a small opossum. Ventral fur is unbanded white in most examined specimens, and little is known about its field ecology.

• Rufous-vented Grass Babbler Laticilla burnesii

  The Rufous-vented Grass Babbler lives in wetlands and reedbeds. It is brown above, with fine streaks below and rich rufous feathers under the tail.

• Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros ridleyi

  Ridley's leaf-nosed bat has a broad noseleaf and large ears. Reports from Peninsular Malaysia describe small groups roosting in tree hollows and drainage structures.

• Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

  The Collared Pratincole flies swiftly and catches insects on the wing in morning and evening flocks. It nests colonially on dry mud near water during breeding.

• Ursine Colobus Colobus vellerosus

  The ursine colobus is marked by a white ring around its face, white thighs, and a long pale tail. It moves through West African forests by day and eats leaves and seeds.

• Olive-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum nigrilore

  This flowerpecker is recorded in the mountains of Mindanao in the Philippines. The Mt. Kitanglad survey also records the colors of the eyes, bill, and legs in males.

• Northern Hairy-legged Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) pilosatibialis

  A 2014 study supported treating this former subspecies of Myotis keaysi as a distinct species. Its coat is buffy-brown, with hair on the hind feet and uropatagium.

• Ceara Gnateater Conopophaga cearae

  The Ceara Gnateater is a small bird of northeastern Brazil. It was first described as a subspecies of Conopophaga lineata, then treated as a separate species following genetic research.

• Bay Cat Catopuma badia

  The Bornean bay cat is a rarely detected wild cat of Borneo’s forests. Records exist, but much about its diet and way of life remains unknown.

• Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius

  A large cormorant found from Australia's coasts to inland wetlands. It dives for fish and often spreads its wings to dry after fishing.

• Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus crypturus

  Peters's epauletted fruit bat flies through southern African savanna and riverine forest, feeding on fruit. It travels to fruiting trees at night.

• Moltoni's Warbler Curruca subalpina

  This small warbler hides in low shrubs. The male has a pale salmon-pink underside from throat to belly, and its breeding range is limited to islands and mountains around Italy.

• Forest Shrew Myosorex varius

  The forest shrew is a small gray-to-brown shrew. It searches for insects and other small invertebrates in moist, densely vegetated places.

• Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris

  The Rufous-bellied Thrush has a brown back and reddish belly. It occurs at forest edges and in tree-covered towns in Brazil, feeding on fruit and small invertebrates.

• Fierce Bonneted Bat Eumops ferox

  This bat is recorded in Cuba. Its historical description gives pale-based brown back fur and blackish-brown cheeks and chin. A capture inside a house in Cárdenas has also been reported.

• Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus

  This stream-dwelling bird has black-and-white plumage and a long forked tail. It occurs beside forested streams, alone or in pairs.

• Cape Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus capensis

  Its fur is dark brown above and light gray underneath. It has a horseshoe-shaped nose leaf used in echolocation and large ears.

• Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris

  The Striped Pipit has a patchy range east and south of the equatorial rainforest belt. Bold streaks below and pale lemon edges on the wings and tail help identify it.

• Naked-rumped Tomb Bat Taphozous (Liponycteris) nudiventris

  This insect-eating bat also lives in dry regions. It has a hairless area on the rear underside and catches insects while flying at night.