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• Black-bearded Flying Fox Pteropus melanopogon

  

  A colony of black-bearded flying foxes was recorded roosting in mangroves on Pulau Marsegu, off Seram Island, Indonesia.

• Dark-backed Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca

  The Dark-backed Sibia is a slender, long-tailed bird of mountains in Myanmar, northwestern and western Thailand, and northwestern Laos. It has a black head and white underparts.

• Alpine Long-eared Bat Plecotus macrobullaris

  This long-eared bat occurs in mountains of the southwestern and central Palearctic. Most individuals have an inverted triangular pad below the lower lip and the species mainly eats moths. Reports of foraging habitat differ by region.

• Greater Streaked Honeyeater Myza sarasinorum

  The Greater Streaked Honeyeater lives in Sulawesi's montane rainforest. Fine streaks on its dark plumage and a large ear patch are useful field marks.

• Uganda Kob Kobus thomasi

  The Uganda Kob is an East African kob with a white underside, eye-rings, and a throat patch. It mainly eats grasses and reeds. Females and young males form groups, move along watercourses, and graze in valley bottoms.

• White cockatoo Cacatua alba

  A cockatoo of Indonesia’s northern Moluccan islands, with white plumage and a broad crest that opens like a fan.

• Guianan Spear-nosed Bat Phyllostomus latifolius

  This small-to-medium spear-nosed bat occurs in the Guianas and northern Amazonia. It has dark smoky-brown fur, large rounded ears, and a short, broad noseleaf.

• Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus

  A seabird with dark upper wings and white undersides. It breeds on islands off the UK and migrates to the South American coast for winter.

• Typical Lemniscomys Lemniscomys striatus

  The typical lemniscomys is a grassland mouse with pale stripes and rows of spots on its back. It is active by day and nests among grass or brush.

• Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua

  A penguin recognized by a red-orange bill and conspicuous white patches above its eyes.

• Blackish Deer Mouse Peromyscus furvus

  The blackish deer mouse lives in cloud forests along the Sierra Madre Oriental in eastern Mexico. It is described with dark fur, large ears, and a long, slightly scaled tail.

• Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer

  The Western Rock Nuthatch forages on cliffs and rock faces and builds a mud nest in a crevice.

• Hamlyn's Monkey Cercopithecus hamlyni

  A white T-shaped stripe across the face makes this monkey distinctive. It lives in bamboo-rich forests and forms small groups.

• Galapagos Mockingbird Mimus parvulus

  The Galapagos Mockingbird is grey and white, with a black facial mask, curved bill, and long tail. Juveniles have chevrons on the breast.

• Dusky Palm Squirrel Funambulus (Funambulus) sublineatus

  This small palm squirrel lives in damp forest. It has subdued coloring and faint stripes, and observations in India record it feeding on nectar and fruit.

• Meratus Blue-flycatcher Cyornis kadayangensis

  The Meratus Blue-flycatcher was described from the Meratus Mountains of southeast Borneo. The female has olive upperparts and a white belly; the study also recorded the species in montane forest and at lower sites in secondary woodland.

• Bennett’s tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus bennettianus

  A tree-dwelling kangaroo of northeastern Australia’s rainforests.

• Ashy Flowerpecker Dicaeum vulneratum

  This small flowerpecker occurs on islands in Indonesia's Moluccas. Males have an ash-grey face and underparts, a red rump, and a scarlet breast patch. It is known to eat nectar; fruit and mistletoe pollen are also considered possible foods.

• Great Flying Fox Pteropus neohibernicus

  The great flying fox is a large fruit bat found on New Guinea and nearby islands. It is nocturnal and roosts in large groups high in trees.

• Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa

  This jay ranges through the Andes from southwestern Colombia, across Ecuador, to northern Peru. It has a black face and turquoise-blue plumage and forages in small flocks in the forest canopy and subcanopy.

• Gould's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi

  Gould's Long-eared Bat has long ears and short, broad wings. It roosts in tree hollows and catches insects close to the ground.

• Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea

  This small bird occurs mainly in mangroves and nearby well-vegetated habitats. The eBird account notes song differences between Indian and Southeast Asian birds.

• Sichuan Takin Budorcas tibetana

  The regional account for the Sichuan takin places it in western Sichuan and southern Gansu, China. In Sichuan, records describe seasonal movement between alpine meadows in summer and lower forests in winter.

• Corsican Finch Carduelis corsicana

  A small finch endemic to Corsica and Sardinia. Males have a brighter yellow face and breast than females, with a streaky brown back.