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• Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus

  

  The Double-banded Sandgrouse lives in dry grassland and open woodland in southern Africa, feeding for seeds on the ground. The sexes differ in breast and forehead markings.

• Peters’ Duiker Cephalophus callipygus

  Peters’ duiker is a small antelope of Central African forests. It is diurnal and is recorded in primary, old secondary, and logged forest.

• Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides

  The Robin Accentor lives in high mountains from the Himalayas to central China. In summer it uses wet scrub and grassland; in winter it searches for food among lower rocky sites and similar habitats.

• Wood Lemming Myopus schisticolor

  The wood lemming lives in the moss layer on the floor of wet coniferous forests. It gathers and hides moss in autumn to eat during winter.

• Short-tailed Grasswren Amytornis merrotsyi

  This grasswren is recorded among spinifex on hills and ridgelines in South Australia's Gawler and Flinders Ranges.

• Mohave Ground Squirrel Xerospermophilus mohavensis

  This small ground squirrel lives only in California's western Mojave Desert. It is active by day and spends much of the year underground.

• Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii

  Abdim's Stork occurs in eastern and southern Africa. It eats insects, and some populations move south after breeding.

• Indian hare Lepus nigricollis

  The Indian hare is a hare of grasslands, scrub and other open habitats in India and Sri Lanka.

• Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea

  Males are black and white while females are brownish; the species lives in wet habitats and lowland forest in central and eastern Africa and eats insects.

• Sela macaque Macaca selai

  This macaque is reported from western and central Arunachal Pradesh, India. An official ZSI announcement describes its heavy build, long dorsal hair, brown coat, pale face, and variation in how troops respond to people.

• Spot-breasted Wren Pheugopedius maculipectus

  This wren is recorded in the northern lowlands of Costa Rica south of Lake Nicaragua. Adults have many black spots on the breast and belly.

• Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis

  A fruit-eating bat distributed from South to Southeast Asia. Records from Peninsular Malaysia include forests, gardens, farmland, and mangroves.

• Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii

  A bird that runs through dry grassland and open woodland and feeds on insects on the ground. It occurs across much of sub-Saharan Africa.

• Sunda Shrew Crocidura monticola

  The Sunda shrew has gray-brown fur on its back and paler fur underneath. Under the current taxonomy cited in the account, it occurs on Java and is found in montane forest.

• Minahasa Masked Owl Tyto inexspectata

  A forest owl endemic to Sulawesi. Accounts describe a dark-edged facial disc and dark bars across its cinnamon-colored plumage.

• Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus

  A kangaroo of eastern Australian woodland and grassland that moves by hopping on its hind legs.

• Gosling's Bunting Emberiza goslingi

  This bunting was formerly included in the Cinnamon-breasted Bunting. This entry follows the species-level account of Emberiza goslingi and describes that taxon alone.

• Dulzura Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys simulans

  The Dulzura kangaroo rat ranges from coastal southern California to southern Baja California Sur, Mexico. Reported populations differ in body size across regions and habitats.

• Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi

  The Long-tailed Fiscal ranges from southern Somalia through Kenya to northeastern Tanzania. It perches in open country and dives to the ground for prey.

• South-eastern Woolly Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Micoureus) paraguayana

  The South-eastern Woolly Mouse Opossum is a small climbing marsupial with long, dense fur. It eats insects and fruit, and occurs in the Atlantic Forest of eastern South America.

• Gorgeous Bushshrike Telophorus viridis

  This bushshrike inhabits thickets in sub-Saharan Africa. Adult males have green upperparts, a red throat and upper breast, and a yellow belly; females have a narrower black breast band. It searches for arthropods in dense vegetation.

• Central Australian Rock Rat Zyzomys pedunculatus

  The central Australian rock rat lives among rocky sites in central Australia. Records describe a thick tail and a diet based mainly on seeds.

• White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus

  This jay has a blue-green body, a black facial pattern, and a white collar. It moves in small groups and forages at different forest levels in the humid Andes.

• Gray Bat Myotis (Pizonyx) grisescens

  The gray bat inhabits limestone regions of the Midwestern and southeastern United States. It uses caves as seasonal roosts and catches insects over water.