Meet the world’s animals.

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• Principe Weaver Ploceus princeps

  

  This weaver is endemic to Príncipe Island. A breeding male has a bright orange head and golden underparts; females have a yellow head and breast with a paler belly. It also uses farms, gardens, and forest edges.

• Oustalet's Red Colobus Piliocolobus oustaleti

  Its coat color varies by region, with the back and limbs darker than the underside. Groups in Ngotto Forest in the Central African Republic have also been observed feeding on aquatic plants.

• Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus

  This large, long-legged upland shorebird occurs in open places such as short grassland, burned areas, and lakeshores. It can be nomadic or migratory and is often seen in small flocks.

• Townsend's Ground Squirrel Urocitellus townsendii

  A ground squirrel of grasslands and sagebrush in southeastern Washington. It is gray and unspotted, with reddish coloring beneath its short tail.

• Spot-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax merulinus

  This laughingthrush uses forest understory and bamboo in parts of mainland Southeast Asia. It is dark brown, with black spots on a pale throat and breast and a white line behind the eye. It forages near the ground.

• Macedonian Mouse Mus (Mus) macedonicus

  This small mouse resembles the house mouse but is mainly associated with natural grasslands and scrub. Identification from appearance alone can be difficult in some areas; chromosome and genetic evidence may be used to distinguish related mice.

• Willet Tringa semipalmata

  The Willet is a large shorebird with long legs and a straight bill. In flight, it shows a bold black-and-white wing stripe.

• Woolly Giant Rat Kunsia tomentosus

  The woolly giant rat is a large rodent of savannas and grasslands in Brazil and Bolivia. Its strong forefeet and long claws help it dig.

• Yellow-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum aureolimbatum

  This tiny flowerpecker occurs on Sulawesi and nearby islands. Its olive-green upperparts and diet of fruit and pollen are notable.

• Chocolate Lobe-lipped Bat Chalinolobus morio

  The Chocolate Lobe-lipped Bat is an Australian bat with brown fur and short, rounded ears. It roosts in tree hollows and other structures and catches moths below the canopy.

• Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica

  A seabird that breeds on tropical Pacific islands and occurs in a range of plumage colors.

• Black Wildebeest Connochaetes gnou

  A bovid of open grasslands and the Karoo in southern Africa. It mainly grazes short grass and uses open country.

• Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus

  A conspicuous jay of woodland and forest edges on the Yucatan Peninsula, usually seen in groups of about 5–25. Young birds pass through a brief pale plumage before acquiring adult colors.

• Greater Long-nosed Bat Leptonycteris nivalis

  This cave-dwelling bat migrates seasonally to Mexico. In the United States, it is recorded in southwestern New Mexico and western Texas during summer.

• Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus

  The Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird is a tiny barbet marked by a yellow forehead. It eats mistletoe and other fruits in broadleaved woodland, and both sexes excavate a nest hole in a dead branch.

• Golden Snub-nosed Monkey Rhinopithecus roxellana

  A monkey of montane forests in central and western China; leaves are a major part of its diet, alongside seeds and fruit.

• African Pitta Pitta angolensis

  Both sexes have vivid green, blue, yellow, and red plumage, yet hide among thickets and leaf litter. Birds that migrate to southern Africa to breed forage for invertebrates in riverine woodland.

• Least Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus exilis

  The least pygmy squirrel is a very small squirrel endemic to Borneo. It moves along tree trunks and lianas and feeds mainly on bark.

• Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus

  The Torresian Kingfisher is a large kingfisher of coastal northern and eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. It uses mudflats and mangroves, where it searches for crabs and other prey.

• Indian Bush Rat Golunda ellioti

  The Indian bush rat is a medium-sized rodent with a stocky body and short, thick tail. It lives in varied habitats from forests to grasslands and eats grass stems and roots, seeds, and fruit.

• White-eared Catbird Ailuroedus buccoides

  White-eared Catbirds live in forests in northwestern New Guinea and nearby islands. Their green backs and white ear patches stand out, and they eat fruit and insects.

• Kam Dwarf Hamster Cricetulus kamensis

  A highland hamster recorded in western China, where the account describes valleys with grassland, scrub, and cultivated fields.

• Matsudaira's Storm Petrel Hydrobates matsudairae

  A large storm petrel with white feather shafts on the wings and a long forked tail; it feeds on small fish and crustaceans at the sea surface.

• Small Big-eared Brown Bat Histiotus montanus

  The small big-eared brown bat has large ears and gray-brown fur. Chile's biodiversity account reports winter torpor as temperatures fall and describes the ears folding.