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• Thomas's Broad-nosed Bat Platyrrhinus dorsalis

  

  This bat has a white stripe along its back. A survey in western Ecuador recorded specimens at several lowland sites.

• Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix

  This small cisticola lives in grasslands of southern Africa. The western Cape nominate form has streaking on the underside that can help identify it.

• Cleft-headed Juliomys Juliomys rimofrons

  This small rodent is known from southeastern Brazil. It has long ochre-brown fur and an orange rump; known specimens came from ground-level traplines.

• Sibilant Sirystes Sirystes sibilator

  The Sibilant Sirystes is a tyrant flycatcher of South American forests. A taxonomic paper describes typical southern birds and paler populations in northern and central Brazil.

• Papillose Woolly Bat Kerivoula papillosa

  This bat has tiny projections on its wing membrane. It flies through the lower forest at night and catches flying insects.

• Puna Tapaculo Scytalopus simonsi

  This tapaculo occurs on the eastern Andean slope from Peru to Bolivia. Its grey plumage can include rufous flanks and rump, and it forages near the ground in humid highland forest and scrub.

• Lesser Egyptian Gerbil Gerbillus (Gerbillus) gerbillus

  The lesser Egyptian gerbil has sandy to pale orange fur and a long, two-colored tail ending in a tuft. It lives in dry sandy places, where it spends the day in burrows and is active at night.

• Thick-billed Ground Pigeon Trugon terrestris

  A large pigeon of New Guinea's forests, marked by a thick pale bill and rufous flanks. It searches for food on the forest floor.

• Black-crested Sumatran Langur Presbytis melalophos

  This leaf monkey is marked by a black crest and a two-toned tail. By day it leaps among forest trees and eats mainly leaves, along with fruit.

• White-rumped Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica

  A broad white rump stands out against its black upperparts, which may shine blue. It catches insects high over forested hills.

• Mongolian Gazelle Procapra gutturosa

  The Mongolian gazelle is a steppe animal whose coat changes with the seasons. In eastern and southeastern Mongolia, large herds move seasonally in search of pasture and water.

• Grey-cheeked Nunlet Nonnula frontalis

  The Grey-cheeked Nunlet ranges from central Panama to northern Colombia in lowland forest. It has a long, slender blue-gray bill, red eye-ring, gray cheeks and chestnut crown, and catches arthropods from branches and leaves in short sallies.

• Unstriped ground squirrel Xerus (Xerus) rutilus

  A ground-dwelling squirrel without stripes, it lives in dry grasslands and scrub in East Africa. It forages by day and uses burrows for shelter.

• Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina

  In breeding plumage, the male has an orange head and reddish bill; the female is brown. This diving duck feeds on aquatic plants and algae.

• Gianna's Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira giannae

  This bat was described from Peru and has also been recorded in Colombia. Its dorsal fur ranges from brown to reddish brown, with hairs that have differently colored bases and tips. One Colombian survey captured it in both lower and middle forest strata.

• Campbell's Hill Partridge Arborophila campbelli

  This partridge has black-and-white bands on its head, olive-brown upperparts, and a grey breast. It lives in montane rainforest on the Malay Peninsula.

• Bolivian Pericote Auliscomys boliviensis

  The Bolivian Pericote is a robust-bodied rodent of the Andean highlands. It is mainly active by day and feeds on plants.

• Black-girdled Barbet Capito dayi

  A small barbet of lowland forest in central Amazonian Brazil and eastern Bolivia. The male’s red crown and black band across the white underside are distinctive.

• North American Hoary Bat Aeorestes cinereus

  This bat is widespread in North America. It roosts alone in foliage in summer and is recorded flying above treetops and over water.

• Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii

  The Fiery-billed Aracari is a Central American bird with a large orange-and-black bill. It moves through forests in groups and feeds mainly on fruit.

• Australian Long-haired Rat Rattus villosissimus

  This rat lives in arid Australia. Its numbers can rise after wet periods and then fall as food and water decline.

• Oriental Hobby Falco severus

  An Asian falcon that perches on exposed dead trees and launches quickly after prey.

• Lowe's Mona Monkey Cercopithecus lowei

  This monkey lives in the trees of lowland forests in West Africa. It mainly eats fruit, along with leaves, seeds, flowers, bark, and insects.

• White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi

  The White-faced Ibis probes wet mud with its long bill for food. Its plumage can shine green and purple.