Meet the world’s animals.

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• Taiwan Fulvetta Fulvetta formosana

  

  This fulvetta is endemic to Taiwan's mountains. It moves in small flocks through understory and bamboo, feeding mainly on insects.

• Goitered Gazelle Gazella subgutturosa

  

  The goitered gazelle lives in dry grasslands and deserts across a broad area from Central Asia to the Middle East. Its social grouping changes with the season.

• Madagascan Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri

  

  This small swift is about 12 cm long and occurs on Madagascar and Grand Comoro in the Comoro Islands. It catches insects in the air by day.

• 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.

• Forest Batis Batis mixta

  

  This small bird lives in forests from south-eastern Kenya into Tanzania. Males show blue-gray, black, and white markings; females are marked mainly with chestnut.

• Mexican Big-eyed Bat Chiroderma scopaeum

  

  This Mexican bat has records along the Pacific side of the country and as far east as Veracruz. It uses dry forest and riparian forest.

• Yellow-billed Nunbird Monasa flavirostris

  The Yellow-billed Nunbird lives in upper Amazonian forests east of the Andes. Its yellow bill and white shoulder marks stand out, and it catches insects in short flights from branches.

• Brazilian Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus microtarsus

  The Brazilian gracile opossum is a small marsupial from forests and savanna in southeastern Brazil. It uses branches and vines but also searches for food on the ground.

• Spinifexbird Megalurus carteri

  The Spinifexbird occurs in Australia's arid regions and is associated with grasslands. A Barrow Island bird guide describes its reddish-brown plumage, spinifex habitat, and diet of insects and seeds.

• Black Crested Mangabey Lophocebus aterrimus

  The black-crested mangabey has a black coat, grey cheek whiskers, and a narrow crown tuft. It searches for fruit and seeds in the middle and upper forest canopy and seldom descends to the ground.

• Northern Emerald-Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus

  The Northern Emerald-Toucanet is a medium-sized green toucanet with cinnamon at the tail tips. Pairs and small groups move through the canopy of humid tropical hills and highlands.

• Short-eared Rock Wallaby Petrogale brachyotis

  The short-eared rock wallaby has short ears and a bushy tail. It lives near rocky hills and gorges in northern Australia.

• Black-throated Wren-Babbler Turdinus atrigularis

  This elusive wren-babbler inhabits lowland to foothill forest on Borneo. Small groups forage near the ground; a black throat and scaly-looking breast are useful field marks.

• Vivo's Cerradomys Cerradomys vivoi

  This rodent is recorded in eastern Brazil. The original description reports an orange-brown back, with grayish tones on the head and underside. The authors summarize records from the Caatinga and coastal forest in southern Bahia.

• Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis

  An olive-brown reed warbler that visits reed beds and sings loudly for long stretches.

• Littledale's Whistling Rat Parotomys littledalei

  A rodent of arid southern Africa. It feeds on fresh leaves and other green plants, and builds connected burrows beneath shrubs.

• Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea

  A small weaver that mainly eats grass seeds in African semiarid grasslands and savannas. Breeding males develop conspicuous facial markings.

• Lesser Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus pusillus

  This fruit bat ranges widely across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have conspicuous white tufts of fur at the shoulders; females do not.

• Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna

  A large sunbird relative with a long curved bill and streaked plumage, it searches for nectar and small invertebrates.

• Desert Red Bat Lasiurus frantzii

  Desert Red Bats live in North America and eat insects such as moths, flies, cicadas, and ants. Their fluffy amber fur and white shoulder patches are useful identification features.

• White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis

  Adults are described with olive-brown upperparts, a rufous crown, and a white throat. Oiseaux.net distinguishes a western whistleri population from eastern populations.

• Slender Squirrel Sundasciurus (Sundasciurus) tenuis

  The slender squirrel has olive-brown upperparts and tail with gray underparts. It lives in trees and takes both plant and animal foods by day and night.

• Brolga Antigone rubicunda

  A large crane found in Australia, recognised by its red head and black throat pouch. Males and females may dance during courtship.

• Black-faced Impala Aepyceros petersi

  Aepyceros petersi, the black-faced impala, is recorded from southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. Bocage described the female collected at Humbe as rufous-fawn, with dark markings on the face.