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• Grey-breasted Babbler Malacopteron albogulare

  

  This poorly known babbler occurs on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. A 2014 account found many records in lowland peat-swamp and heath forests.

• 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.

• Little Buttonquail Turnix velox

  The Little Buttonquail is a small ground-dwelling bird of Australian grasslands and woodlands. In breeding plumage, the sexes differ in head pattern, and males incubate the eggs.

• Pale Spear-nosed Bat Phyllostomus discolor

  The pale spear-nosed bat is a medium-sized, robust bat found in Central and South America. It often uses nectar and pollen, but its diet varies by place and season.

• Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis

  The male builds a large display structure decorated with objects. The species lives in dry woodland of northern Australia.

• Southern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina carolinensis

  The Southern Short-tailed Shrew is marked by small eyes and a long, mobile snout. It uses moist woodland floor habitat and burrows or surface nests.

• Common Newtonia Newtonia brunneicauda

  The Common Newtonia is endemic to Madagascar. It has grey-brown upperparts and pale underparts, and searches forests for small invertebrates.

• Black-tailed Jack Rabbit Lepus californicus

  A hare found from the southwestern United States into parts of Mexico, known for long ears and a black tail.

• Plain-tailed Wren Pheugopedius euophrys

  This large wren uses humid Andean montane forest, often around bamboo patches.

• Banteng Bos javanicus

  A wild cattle species also called tembadau on Borneo. Its appearance differs by sex and age.

• 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.

• Panay Crateromys Crateromys heaneyi

  A large tree-dwelling rodent found only on Panay Island. It has long, thick fur and a bushy tail longer than its body.

• Hainan Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus hainanus

  This leaf-warbler occurs only on Hainan Island, China. Its deep yellow underparts and white outer tail feathers are described in the species paper.

• Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus fuscus

  Lesson’s saddle-back tamarin lives in lowland forest from southeastern Colombia to northwestern Brazil. It has a black head and face, a reddish throat and belly, and a mottled back.

• Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies

  The Red-faced Barbet lives in wooded and open landscapes with scattered trees in eastern Africa. Its red face contrasts with dark plumage.

• Ryukyu Flying Fox Pteropus dasymallus

  This flying fox roosts in forest trees and feeds mainly on fruit. Coat color and roosting patterns vary among subspecies.

• Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa

  This black bird is confined to Tasmania and nearby islands. White tips on its wings and tail and its yellow eye are distinctive; it feeds in forests and near towns.

• Black Wallaroo Osphranter bernardus

  The black wallaroo is a kangaroo relative of Kakadu’s rocky Stone Country.

• Tanahjampea Monarch Symposiachrus everetti

  The Tanahjampea Monarch is restricted to one Indonesian island and uses lowland forest, mangroves and moist shrubland.

• Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel Funisciurus leucogenys

  The Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel lives in forests of West and Central Africa. It has a red back with mottling across the shoulders; belly and head colours vary among subspecies.

• Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Platysteira concreta

  An East African forest bird. The field guide describes an olive back, a chestnut-yellow breast and belly, and bright green wattles beside the eyes.

• Brazilian White-eared Opossum Didelphis albiventris

  The Brazilian white-eared opossum is a marsupial from northern and eastern South America. Its white ears and dark line between the eyes stand out; it forages on the ground at night and can climb trees.

• Choco Screech Owl Megascops centralis

  The Choco Screech-Owl is a small owl found from Panama through Colombia to western Ecuador. It occurs in gray and rufous phases, and a row of white spots is visible on the folded wing.

• Robinson's Banded Langur Presbytis robinsoni

  This langur ranges from the northern Malay Peninsula through southern Thailand to Myanmar. Some sources treat it as a subspecies of P. femoralis, while a 2020 genetic study and MDD support species-level recognition.