Meet the world’s animals.

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• Hooded Parrot Psephotellus dissimilis

  

  The Hooded Parrot lives in dry open woodland and grassland in northern Australia. It feeds on seeds on the ground and nests inside termite mounds.

• Visored Bat Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum

  The visored bat is small, with cinnamon-brown fur and fleshy growths on its face. Its behavior is undocumented; one examined stomach resembled yellow fruit pulp, but this single observation does not establish its usual diet.

• Northern Schiffornis Schiffornis veraepacis

  Northern Schiffornis ranges from Central America to northern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. The description here follows records of the rosenbergi subspecies in northwestern Peru and nearby Ecuador.

• Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta

  A macaque found in northern India, China and Myanmar that uses both trees and the ground.

• Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus

  The Isabelline Shrike breeds in Mongolia and nearby parts of Central Asia, then winters on the Arabian Peninsula and in northeastern Africa. It hunts from shrubs in dry open country and may impale spare prey on thorns for later.

• Striped Ground Squirrel Xerus (Euxerus) erythropus

  This ground squirrel occurs in dry parts of Africa, including open woodland, savanna, grassland, and rocky country. A pale stripe runs along each side from shoulder to hindquarters.

• Patagonian Sierra Finch Phrygilus patagonicus

  This finch occurs along the forest–steppe ecotone of northwestern Patagonia. Males show blue-gray and chestnut, while females are gray and olive.

• Common Malacomys Malacomys longipes

  The Common Malacomys has long hind feet and a tail longer than its head and body. An identification key that includes records from Rwanda's forests summarizes it as often found near water.

• 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.

• Minute Fruit Bat Cynopterus minutus

  The minute fruit bat is a fruit-eating bat that may show pale yellow fur around the neck. Two individuals were caught along a forest trail in a protected area of Borneo.

• Southern Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula

  The Southern Crag-Martin nests on cliffs and buildings in southern Africa. It catches small insects in flight and is distributed across the region.

• Hairy-eared Akodont Thalpomys lasiotis

  This small rodent occurs in the Cerrado of central Brazil. Most capture records are from open grassland, including sites with scattered low shrubs.

• Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger

  It is a nocturnal bird that sits motionless on branches, with plumage that blends into bark. It lives in lowland forests in Sri Lanka.

• Walston's Tube-nosed Bat Murina walstoni

  This bat has its type locality in northeastern Cambodia, with additional specimen records from Vietnam. Its back is warm brown and its underside is white; the holotype was trapped on a dry streambed in semievergreen forest.

• Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula

  The Pangani Longclaw is 19–20 cm long. The male has a yellow-orange throat and black cheek stripes, and searches for prey while walking through grassland.

• Chinese Goral Naemorhedus caudatus

  The Chinese goral is a goat relative that lives on steep, rocky mountains. It also uses forested slopes and exposed grassy ridges.

• White-breasted Whistler Pachycephala lanioides

  The male has a black head and breast band, a rufous nape and white underparts. The female is grey-brown, with dark streaks below. The species occurs along northern Australia's coast and feeds in mangroves and nearby rainforest.

• Silky Short-tailed Bat Carollia brevicaudum

  Carollia brevicauda occurs across parts of Central and South America. A study in the Colombian Andes followed one colony that used an artificial refuge.

• Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis

  The southern form lives on lakes in Argentina and Chile, eating small aquatic animals.

• Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus

  This macaque lives in the mountains of Morocco and Algeria and has a very short tail that is barely visible.

• Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata

  The male has outer tail feathers that extend well beyond the body. This nightjar rests on the ground and catches flying insects at dusk and after dark.

• Long-clawed Ground Squirrel Spermophilopsis leptodactylus

  The long-clawed ground squirrel is a ground-dwelling squirrel of Central Asian drylands. It is active by day and uses its long claws to dig.

• Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus

  This large eagle has a crest and a barred tail. Studies in South Africa report that it feeds mainly on mammals.

• Namaqua rock mouse Micaelamys namaquensis

  The Namaqua rock mouse is a rodent of southern Africa. It is often recorded in rocky settings, where it uses grass nests in crevices and similar shelters.