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• Caatinga Puffbird Nystalus maculatus

  

  A puffbird of Brazil's Caatinga. The ICMBio regional guide uses the English name Spot-backed Puffbird for the same scientific name.

• Mesoamerican Round-eared Bat Lophostoma nicaraguae

  This bat has dark brown fur on its back and dark brown ears, paler brown fur on the belly, and a bare V-shaped area on the lower lip divided into wart-like projections. In Colombia, it is recorded in dry and moist tropical forests of the Caribbean and Pacific regions.

• Rufous-bellied Kookaburra Dacelo gaudichaud

  The Rufous-bellied Kookaburra lives in lowland New Guinea and nearby islands. The male has a blue rump and tail and deep reddish-brown underparts.

• Red Serow Capricornis rubidus

  The red serow is recorded mainly in northern Myanmar, with reports from nearby regions.

• Anthony's Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi

  The male has a white throat but no white wing or tail patches, even in flight. In dry Pacific lowlands from western Ecuador to Peru, it catches flying insects at night.

• Dryad Monkey Chlorocebus dryas

  The Dryas monkey is a forest-dwelling primate known only from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Surveys in the Lomami region recorded it in areas that included dense understory and forest edges.

• Bay-vented Cotinga Doliornis sclateri

  This cotinga is restricted to the eastern slope of the central Peruvian Andes. It uses cloud forest at or near treeline and feeds largely on fruit.

• Andean Squirrel Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) pucheranii

  The Andean Squirrel lives in mountain forests of Colombia. It is active by day and searches for tree seeds and fruits on the ground and in the canopy.

• Dusky Eagle-Owl Ketupa coromanda

  The Dusky Eagle-Owl has grayish plumage, rounded ear tufts, and a pale facial disc. It is nocturnal and uses open woodland near water, where it nests in trees.

• Common Pine Vole Microtus (Terricola) subterraneus

  The common pine vole is a small vole that often tunnels in deep soil and eats plant roots and tubers.

• Blackish Cuckooshrike Coracina coerulescens

  This cuckooshrike lives in forests of the northern Philippines. This entry follows the current name *Edolisoma coerulescens* rather than the pool's older genus combination.

• Izecksohn's Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) izecksohni

  Specimen records of this bat extend from southeastern Brazil to northeastern Argentina. Its long, silky dorsal fur has dark bases and brown tips. In Argentina's Misiones Province, two females were collected in a region of grass savanna, scrub, and forest.

• Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes

  A mountain forest corvid with conspicuous white spots on its dark brown feathers.

• Australian Bush Rat Rattus fuscipes

  This Australian rat has rounded ears and a relatively short tail. It is nocturnal and uses the understorey, with burrows under logs or rocks.

• Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis

  This large nocturnal bird has a broad bill and a long tail. It rests by day near forest edges, and its gray-brown plumage and barring blend with its surroundings.

• Seba's Short-tailed Bat Carollia perspicillata

  Seba's short-tailed bat is a small leaf-nosed bat with a short tail. It becomes active after sunset and roosts in groups in caves and tree hollows.

• Brown Wood Rail Aramides wolfi

  The Brown Wood Rail is a chicken-sized rail with a yellow bill and pink legs. It keeps to streams and marshy areas in humid forest, where paired birds may call together.

• Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx

  The Arabian oryx is a white antelope with dark markings on its face and legs.

• Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata

  The Pin-tailed Sandgrouse is a ground-dwelling bird of dry steppe-like areas. In the European account, males have elongated central tail feathers and differ from females in breast and facial markings.

• Southern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca nemestrina

  This macaque lives in Southeast Asian forests. Fruit is a major part of its diet, and it also forages on the ground. Its short tail is partly upright, and its crown is dark.

• Tufted puffin Fratercula cirrhata

  A seabird that grows long, pale-yellow head plumes for the breeding season.

• Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus

  The plantain squirrel lives in tree-rich habitats of Southeast Asia and is marked by black-and-white side stripes and a reddish belly.

• Taiwan Bush-warbler Locustella alishanensis

  This bush-warbler lives in Taiwan's mountains. It sings from tall grass in forest-edge grassland and fern-covered slopes.

• Soft Grass Mouse Akodon (Akodon) mollis

  A small rodent broadly distributed across the Andes of Ecuador and northwestern Peru. It occupies varied habitats, including grassland, shrubland, and forest, and eats plant and insect material.