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• Lesser Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea minor

  

  The Lesser Bird of Paradise lives in forests of northwestern New Guinea. Males court females with vivid colors and long ornamental plumes.

• Pygmy Round-eared Bat Lophostoma brasiliense

  This small bat has rounded ears and a short tail enclosed by the flight membrane. It is active after dusk, feeds on insects, and has been reported roosting in arboreal termite nests.

• Collared Gnatwren Microbates collaris

  The Collared Gnatwren is a small forest bird with a long bill and a black breast band. It moves quickly through low growth in northern Amazonian forest while searching for insects and other arthropods.

• Sanborn’s Akodont Abrothrix sanborni

  This small mouse is uniformly blackish brown, including its tail and feet, with little contrast between the upper and lower sides. It has been recorded in coastal rainforests of southern Chile and in Argentina.

• Monteiro's Storm Petrel Hydrobates monteiroi

  This small seabird is endemic to the Azores. It nests on rocky islets and feeds at sea on crustaceans, small fish, and other marine prey.

• Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus gambianus

  It has a white spot at the base of each ear, and males have white shoulder tufts. It mainly eats fruit, with records of nectar feeding in Ghana.

• 'A'o Puffinus auricularis

  Animal Diversity Web's broad treatment of Puffinus auricularis includes Newell's shearwater in Hawaii and Townsend's shearwater off Mexico. Some taxonomies split them; ʻAʻo is the Hawaiian name for the Newell's population.

• Sand-colored Metad Millardia gleadowi

  This small rodent is reported from northwestern India. It is sand-brown above and white below, and the account describes it as nocturnal and burrow-dwelling.

• Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata

  An albatross of Antarctic and subantarctic seas; about 1,000 pairs breed each year on Macquarie Island. It has a dark gray head, lighter gray body, and white crescent around most of the eye.

• Saiga Saiga tatarica

  An antelope distinguished by a large nose that hangs over the mouth.

• Bounty Shag Leucocarbo ranfurlyi

  This seabird breeds only on New Zealand’s Bounty Islands. Adults are black with a blue sheen above and white below, and nest in colonies on cliff ledges.

• Tropical Big-eared Brown Bat Histiotus velatus

  The tropical big-eared brown bat has large, triangular ears. Brazilian records span several biomes, including Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.

• Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii

  The Antillean Nighthawk has long, pointed wings and catches insects in flight. It is a familiar sight over Caribbean evenings, and moves south after breeding.

• Drill Mandrillus leucophaeus

  The drill is a close relative of the mandrill. It searches for food on the forest floor and can also climb trees to feed or sleep.

• Speckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendropicos poecilolaemus

  This small woodpecker ranges from Central to East Africa. Its pale greenish back and yellowish breast with fine spots help identify it. It is recorded in forest as well as at forest edges and farmland.

• Mutable Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus mutabilis

  The Mutable Sun Squirrel occurs in forests and savannas of eastern Africa. It is active by day and forages both in trees and on the ground.

• Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens

  The Blue-billed Malimbe has a blue bill and a scarlet patch across the throat and upper breast. In lowland forest undergrowth, it climbs branches while searching for arthropods.

• Tilda Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira tildae

  Tilda Yellow-shouldered Bat is a fruit-eating bat found from northern South America into Brazil and neighboring countries. Its coat varies, and it has ochre shoulder patches and dark fur around the eyes.

• Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis

  The Yellow-throated Sandgrouse is marked by the male's yellow throat and eyebrow, framed by a dark neck band. In southern Africa, studies describe pairs nesting on the ground and using farmland.

• White-ankled Deermouse Peromyscus pectoralis

  The White-ankled Deermouse occurs in the Mexican highlands and mountains. It is active at night and eats seeds, fruits, and other foods.

• Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus

  The Green-backed Tit is a small bird found in mountain forests in northern India. Its green back, yellow underside, and black head with white cheeks stand out as it searches branches and trunks for food.

• Chuuk Flying Fox Pteropus pelagicus

  The Chuuk flying fox lives in the Caroline Islands of Micronesia. The study treats the Mortlock population and the populations on Chuuk Lagoon and Namonuito as two subspecies of one species.

• Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae

  The Bahama Woodstar is a small hummingbird found in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. It feeds mainly on nectar and also contributes to pollination.

• Gerbilliscus (Taterona) kempii

  Gerbilliscus (Taterona) kempii is a gerbil recorded in West Africa. Its back is pale brown darkened by black hairs, and its underside is white. A 2026 survey in southeastern Sierra Leone recorded it in a plantation, a forest reserve, and grassland.