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• White-cheeked Turaco Menelikornis leucotis

  

  The White-cheeked Turaco is a green turaco centered in the Ethiopian Highlands. Its rounded crest, white cheek patch, and crescent-shaped white neck mark are distinctive.

• Moluccan Flying Fox Pteropus chrysoproctus

  

  The Moluccan flying fox is reported from islands in the Moluccas. A survey on Seram reported a roost of about 300 animals in mangrove trees.

• Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus

  

  The Common Woodshrike lives in scrub and open woodland in southeastern India and feeds mainly on insects.

• Southern Little Yellow Bat Rhogeessa io

  

  The southern little yellow bat is a small aerial insectivore. It has been recorded hunting flying insects along forest trails, in clearings, and over water, but the boundaries of this broadly defined taxon remain under review.

• Cuckoo Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis

  

  The Cuckoo Weaver is a small bird of grassland and wet places. Its short, stout bill and short tail are distinctive, and it lays eggs in other birds’ nests.

• Lodgepole Chipmunk Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus

  

  The lodgepole chipmunk inhabits conifer forests in California, including the Sierra Nevada. It is active by day and gathers food on the ground.

• Peruvian Thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris

  It lives in open western lowlands and foothills. By day it sits still in pairs or small groups; at night it becomes active and vocal.

• Kafue Flats lechwe Kobus kafuensis

  Male Kafue Flats lechwe have a distinct shoulder patch that joins the foreleg stripe and longer horns than the typical red lechwe. The form is restricted to Zambia’s Kafue Flats.

• Grey-winged Cotinga Lipaugus conditus

  This cotinga was recorded in mountain cloud forests in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. A field report described calling males as similar to females but brighter, with a greyer face.

• White-chested Titi Cheracebus lugens

  This titi has a dark head and limbs contrasted with white hands and chest. At one Colombian study site, its diet centered on fruit and immature seeds.

• Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga

  The Chilean Swallow is a small swallow with a metallic blue back, white underparts, and a forked tail. It breeds in Chile and moves north for the winter.

• Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus fumigatus

  Rüppell's horseshoe bat is a nocturnal insect-eater. Caves and rock crevices are reported as roosts.

• Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri

  This bird ranges from Central America to Colombia and Ecuador. It has a black body, chestnut head, neck and rump, and a yellow tail with dark central feathers.

• Andean Cottontail Sylvilagus andinus

  The Andean cottontail is known from Ecuador's highlands, and a 2022 study confirmed records at several sites in Peru. It has long, soft fur, a reddish rump, and a pale underside.

• Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer

  The Cape Grassbird uses dense grass, restio, and fern cover in southern Africa. The BDI species account describes adults' rusty head and long tail, as well as their ground foraging.

• Pallas's Long-tongued Bat Glossophaga soricina

  A bat that probes flowers with a long, extendable tongue. It visits flowers at night and eats nectar, pollen, fruit, insects, and other foods.

• Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor

  The Grey Currawong is a large bird of southern Australia. It searches on the ground and among vegetation for animals and fruit.

• Central American Red Brocket Mazama temama

  The Central American red brocket is a small deer of Central America. This study examines regional variation in its form and environment.

• White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis

  This large ground bird has a white face and belly and long legs. Males have black on the head, while females have a paler brown neck.

• Ornate Shrew Sorex ornatus

  This shrew inhabits low elevations, riparian grasslands, and brushy sites in California. It searches beneath leaf litter and rocks for insects and other invertebrates by day and night.

• Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans

  The Cricket Warbler is a pale, long-tailed bird of the Sahel. It lives in dry acacia scrub and savanna, often in pairs or small family groups.

• 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.

• Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis

  The adult male stands out for its black face and throat. The female is duller and has fine streaks on the flanks.

• Amazonian Red-sided Opossum Monodelphis (Monodelphis) glirina

  The Amazonian red-sided opossum is a small marsupial with reddish-orange flanks that lives mainly on the ground. It occurs in Amazonian forests.