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• Tooth-billed Bowerbird Scenopoeetes dentirostris

  

  This bird lives in upland rainforest in northeastern Queensland. During the breeding season, the male courts on a display court arranged with leaves.

• Godman's Rock Wallaby Petrogale godmani

  

  Godman's rock-wallabies tend to have pale, silvery-white tails, but tail color varied widely in the studied hybrid colony, from almost black to pale silver and reddish.

• Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla

  

  The Senegal Eremomela is recorded in open woodland and savanna in northern Ghana. A field study described it searching foliage and the ground for insects.

• Mottle-faced Tamarin Tamarinus inustus

  

  This tamarin was recorded in flooded forest during fieldwork in Brazil’s Amanã Reserve. The survey reported 11 new localities.

• Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides

  

  This hummingbird occurs in Andean cloud forest. Females resemble males but have more green spotting below, and their pink throat patch may be smaller or absent.

• Vieira's Titi Plecturocebus vieirai

  

  Plecturocebus vieirai occurs in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Pará. Its original description reports a pale gray-brown coat and white facial markings, while the ICMBio species sheet describes humid forest and streamside sites with buriti palms.

• Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans

  A large albatross that ranges widely across the Southern Ocean and breeds on Antarctic and subantarctic islands. Young birds are mostly dark and gradually become whiter with age.

• Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans

  A nocturnal squirrel that glides from tree to tree using a skin membrane between its limbs.

• Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris

  This bulbul occurs across parts of Central and East Africa. BirdLife lists moist lowland and montane forests among its major habitats.

• Swamp Antechinus Antechinus minimus

  The swamp antechinus is a small marsupial of wet grasslands and scrub on Tasmania and islands in Bass Strait. It is most active around dusk.

• Bocage's Bushshrike Chlorophoneus bocagei

  Chlorophoneus bocagei inhabits lowland to mid-altitude forest in tropical Africa. Adults have grey upperparts, a white eyebrow, and white underparts with a buff wash on the breast. It gleans insects in the canopy.

• Merriam's Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys merriami

  Merriam's kangaroo rat is a rodent that is active at night in dry country. Its strong hind legs and long, tufted tail help it move in hops.

• Rusty-collared Seedeater Sporophila collaris

  The Rusty-collared Seedeater lives in wet grasslands and marshes of southern South America. Males have a rusty collar.

• Black-eared Deermouse Peromyscus melanotis

  The Black-eared Deermouse is a small mouse found mainly in Mexico's highlands, with records in the higher elevations of southern Arizona. It emerges from burrows at night and feeds mostly on seeds and insects.

• Dusky-headed Brush Finch Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus

  It lives on the eastern side of the Colombian Andes, moving in small groups through dense vegetation at forest edges and in second growth. The cited source does not report its diet.

• Tristram's Jird Meriones (Pallasiomys) tristrami

  Tristram’s jird lives in dry steppe from the eastern Mediterranean into the Middle East. Its boundary from a close relative remains debated.

• Northern Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva

  Setophaga aestiva is the migratory northern form of the Yellow Warbler. It breeds in North America and moves to Central and South America for winter; the resident mangrove form is now treated separately.

• Lesser Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus geoffroyi

  The lesser long-eared bat is recorded in Victoria, southeastern Australia. It roosts in tree hollows and buildings and has long ears.

• Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker Dicaeum trochileum

  Males have a bright red head, breast, and back, while females are mostly brown. The species also occurs in lowland gardens, farms, and forest edges.

• domestic ferret Mustela furo

  The domestic ferret is a slender member of the weasel family that lives with people. Ferrets in human care come in several coat-color forms.

• Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator

  The male Woodchat Shrike has a reddish-orange head and striking black-and-white markings. During breeding it hunts insects in open, sparsely wooded places, then winters in Africa.

• Southern Blossom Bat Syconycteris australis

  This small bat lives in forests of eastern and north-eastern Australia and feeds on flower nectar and pollen. It may land on blossoms or hover in front of them while feeding.

• Tahiti Reed Warbler Acrocephalus caffer

  This reed warbler occurs in French Polynesia. Most birds are pale yellow with mottling above, while a dark olive-brown morph also occurs. It uses bamboo thickets and second-growth forest and eats insects and other small animals as well as nectar.

• North-eastern Woolly Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Micoureus) demerarae

  The North-eastern Woolly Mouse Opossum is a small marsupial with long, soft fur and dark rings around the eyes. Its tail is longer than the body and furred only near the base.