Meet the world’s animals.

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• Andaman Barn Owl Tyto deroepstorffi

  

  A barn owl endemic to the Andaman Islands. It is nocturnal, and a 2013 field paper recorded an individual roosting in a cave on an island in Middle Andaman.

• Alcathoe Myotis Myotis (Myotis) alcathoe

  This small whiskered bat is found in damp deciduous woodland, often near water.

• Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus

  The Black-headed Oriole occurs in Africa. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a black head and bright yellow plumage; the species account describes the bird as diurnal and omnivorous in open woodland and forest.

• Buff-footed Antechinus Antechinus mysticus

  This small marsupial occurs along coastal Queensland in eastern Australia. In the southeast it occupies relatively dry, open, lowland forest; the only known mid-east population is recorded in rainforest.

• Weyns's Weaver Ploceus weynsi

  Weyns’s Weaver occurs in central Africa, including around Lake Victoria and along the Congo River. Species accounts place it in seasonal swamp forest and lakeside vegetation; it is usually resident but may wander irregularly.

• Columbia Plateau Pocket Mouse Perognathus parvus

  The Columbia Plateau pocket mouse is a small North American rodent that carries seeds in fur-lined cheek pouches. Its back is pinkish buff with a dark overlay, and its tail is long and bicolored.

• White-breasted Wood-Swallow Artamus leucoryn

  This bird has dark bluish-gray head, back, wings, and tail with white underparts. It ranges from northern and eastern Australia to New Guinea, Fiji, and the Philippines, and mainly catches insects in flight.

• Fat-tailed Gerbil Pachyuromys duprasi

  The fat-tailed gerbil has a round body and a short, thick, club-shaped tail. It lives in sandy areas with vegetation and digs burrows.

• Black-headed Bee-eater Merops breweri

  The Black-headed Bee-eater is marked by a black head and green and cinnamon plumage. It catches insects from an open perch.

• White-throated Round-eared Bat Lophostoma silvicola

  This leaf-nosed bat ranges through Central America and northern and eastern South America. On Barro Colorado Island in Panama, researchers recorded insect gleaning and males excavating roost cavities in active termite nests.

• Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus

  A wader that probes mud with its long bill. Its plumage changes between breeding and winter, and it moves from northern North American wetlands to coastal wintering areas.

• Ucayali Bald Uacari Cacajao ucayalii

  This saki occurs in Amazonian forests of northeastern Peru. A taxonomic study described specimens from Peru's Río Javari-Mirim as reddish chestnut, while specimens from another area differed in color. At the Quebrada Blanco study site, sightings were more frequent in drier periods than during the rainy season.

• Chihuahuan Meadowlark Sturnella lilianae

  This meadowlark is common in dry grasslands. It has pale brown, mottled upperparts and yellow underparts with a bold black V across the chest. It forages on the ground for seeds, grains, and insects.

• Pyrenean Chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica

  The Pyrenean chamois is a bovid with a dark band across the eyes and hooked horns. The plants it eats change with the seasons.

• White-backed Night Heron Calherodius leuconotus

  The White-backed Night Heron has a white eye-ring and pale back plumes. It searches for food along riverbanks and shallows at night.

• Big-eared Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus macrotis

  The big-eared horseshoe bat is a small horseshoe bat with relatively large ears. In a summer study in southwestern China, most detected insect food belonged to Lepidoptera, the group that includes moths and butterflies.

• Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis

  The Nilgiri Pipit is a grassland bird restricted to the southern Western Ghats of India. It has warm buff-brown plumage, a white eyebrow, and dense dark streaks on the back.

• Pemba Flying Fox Pteropus voeltzkowi

  The Pemba flying fox is a large bat found on Pemba Island off Tanzania. Its tawny fur can look orange, its ears are black, and it forages for fruit at dusk.

• Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis

  This large albatross ranges over the Southern Ocean. Plumage varies with sex, age, and subspecies, and it breeds on islands south of New Zealand.

• Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis

  The riverine rabbit lives in separate areas of South Africa. It is active around dawn and dusk; some populations live along seasonal rivers.

• Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina

  The Brown-bellied Swallow lives in the high Andes and forages above scrub, humid grassland, farmland, and settlements.

• Black-faced Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus caissara

  Black, mane-like fur frames its face, and much of its body is golden. This small monkey lives in coastal forests of southeastern Brazil.

• Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre

  The Curve-billed Thrasher lives in dry parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico, including scrub with cacti and open woodland. It probes the ground with its long, downcurved bill for insects and fruit.

• Calaby's Pademelon Thylogale calabyi

  Calaby’s Pademelon is a small pademelon recorded in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea. Yellow-tipped belly fur and a pale hip stripe help identify the individuals described in a field report.