Meet the world’s animals.

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• Sinaloa Martin Progne sinaloae

  

  This swallow breeds in the mountains of Mexico during summer. Breeding records describe nests in tree cavities; its wintering grounds remain unknown.

• Common Opossum Didelphis marsupialis

  This marsupial lives across much of Central and South America and has a long tail and claws for climbing.

• Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

  Adults are slim, long-tailed gray birds. In North American towns and grasslands, they forage for insects and eat more fruit in fall and winter.

• Sa Pa White-toothed Shrew Crocidura sapaensis

  A shrew from northern Vietnam with dark gray-brown fur and a tail that is paler underneath.

• White-flanked Sunbird Aethopyga eximia

  This sunbird lives in the highlands of Java. Males and females differ in color, and both show white feathers on the flanks.

• Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista elegans

  The spotted giant flying squirrel glides from tree to tree by spreading a membrane between its limbs. Coat color and spotting vary by region.

• Black-faced Brush Finch Atlapetes melanolaemus

  This brush-finch lives in montane forest on the eastern Andean slope. The account describes dark sides of the head, back, and tail, a rufous crown and nape, a dark throat, and dull yellow underparts. It forages in low shrubs at forest edges.

• Hairy-tailed Akodont Necromys lasiurus

  The hairy-tailed akodont is a small rodent found in central South America. It lives mainly in grasslands and savannas and eats mostly seeds, though insects can become more important after dry-season fires.

• African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus

  The African Openbill is a dark stork with a greenish gloss. Its bill has a gap between the upper and lower parts, which helps it feed on shelled mollusks.

• Amazon Weasel Neogale africana

  This South American mustelid occurs in the Amazon Basin. In 2023, one individual was observed hunting a rodent and using a nearby burrow in a shade-grown coffee plot in Bolivia’s Yungas montane forest.

• Chinchipe Spinetail Synallaxis chinchipensis

  This furnariid is known from the Río Chinchipe area of northwestern Peru. A 2020 specimen comparison supported treating it as a distinct species rather than a subspecies of a close relative.

• Greater Broad-nosed Bat Scoteanax rueppellii

  The Greater Broad-nosed Bat is a large bat of eastern Australia. It is active at night, catches insects, and roosts in places such as tree hollows.

• Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana

  This ground-dwelling lark occupies semi-arid savanna in Botswana and South Africa. It feeds on insects and seeds on the ground in open areas with low bushes.

• Silky Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavus

  The silky pocket mouse is a small rodent with soft fur and short ears. It searches for seeds at night and carries them back to its burrow for storage.

• White-browed Hermit Phaethornis stuarti

  This small hummingbird occurs in foothill forests on the eastern side of the Andes in Peru and Bolivia. Its long, slightly downcurved bill and white eyebrow are distinctive.

• Mayor's Mouse Mus (Coelomys) mayori

  Mayor's mouse lives in Sri Lankan forests. The lowland subspecies is described as having flattened, spiny dorsal fur and a white underside.

• Brown Parisoma Curruca lugens

  The Brown Parisoma has a pale throat and belly and narrow white tail edges, and forages for invertebrates in East African woodland.

• Gray Short-tailed Bat Carollia subrufa

  The gray short-tailed bat is a small bat recorded in the dry-forest region of northwestern Nicaragua. A local field survey found both males and females in March.

• Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus

  This trogon is endemic to Cuba. Along with blue, white, and red plumage, its tail shifts through violet-blue, green, and golden-copper tones.

• Barbary sheep Ammotragus lervia

  A wild sheep of the dry mountains of North Africa.

• Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis

  Tickell's Leaf Warbler breeds in the Himalayas and nearby regions, then moves south to South Asia and Myanmar for the non-breeding season.

• Harpy Fruit Bat Harpyionycteris whiteheadi

  The harpy fruit bat lives in forests on islands including the Philippines. The account describes dark brown upper fur and group roosts in fruiting plants.

• Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii

  Greater Sand Plovers breed in inland parts of Eurasia and move to southern coasts for the non-breeding season.

• African Savanna Hare Lepus victoriae

  This hare ranges from northwestern Africa across much of sub-Saharan Africa. Coat color and habitat vary among populations, including those in mountains.