Meet the world’s animals.

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• White cockatoo Cacatua alba

  

  A cockatoo of Indonesia’s northern Moluccan islands, with white plumage and a broad crest that opens like a fan.

• Cavendish's Dik-dik Madoqua cavendishi

  The current Mammal Diversity Database account places this dik-dik in eastern Uganda, southwestern Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania. A study at Mpala in central Kenya was conducted in semi-arid Acacia bushland.

• Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata

  The Crested Argus is a pheasant whose male has exceptionally long tail feathers. It lives in remaining evergreen forests along the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam and Laos.

• White-footed Vole Arborimus albipes

  This small vole has white feet and a two-toned tail. It lives in humid coastal forests and eats plants at night both in trees and on the ground.

• Horned Parakeet Eunymphicus cornutus

  The Horned Parakeet is endemic to New Caledonia, where pairs and small groups move through forest canopy.

• Tete Veld Aethomys Aethomys ineptus

  The Tete veld aethomys is a medium-sized rodent that eats vegetation, seeds, and insects. Confirmed records in the account are limited to parts of South Africa and Eswatini.

• Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris

  The Thick-billed Raven is a highland corvid with glossy black plumage, a large white nape patch, and a massive bill.

• Madeira Pipistrelle Pipistrellus maderensis

  The Madeira pipistrelle is a small bat found in the Madeira and Canary Islands. It uses habitats from forests to towns and catches flying insects.

• Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca

  Fox Sparrows vary from rusty red to gray among their geographic groups. They scratch through leaf litter to find food.

• Mexican Ground Squirrel Ictidomys mexicanus

  This ground squirrel has rows of white spots along its back. Records from Mapimí Biosphere Reserve in Mexico showed it active during the hottest part of the day.

• Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale

  A bird that searches near the ground in dry scrub and desert washes, it has a long downcurved bill and cinnamon under the tail.

• Saiga Saiga tatarica

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

• Speckle-chested Piculet Picumnus steindachneri

  White spots mark this small woodpecker’s black breast, and black bars cross its white belly. It lives in the mountain forests of northwestern Peru and searches for food among shrubs and vines.

• Elegant Oryzomys Euryoryzomys nitidus

  The Elegant Oryzomys is a terrestrial rodent of humid forests in western Amazonia. Its tawny back and tail nearly as long as its body are noted in the species account.

• Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

  In good light, adults show maroon, green, and bronze colors. They forage in flocks in shallow wetlands, probing the mud with their bills.

• Loring's Thallomys Thallomys loringi

  Loring's Thallomys is recorded in western, central, and southwestern Kenya and northern Tanzania. It lives in trees in acacia woodland and savanna scrub.

• White-crested Guan Penelope pileata

  This guan lives in humid lowland forests south of the Amazon in Brazil. Its white crest and chestnut neck and breast are distinctive, while detailed records of its behavior and diet remain limited.

• Chinese Pipistrelle Hypsugo pulveratus

  The Chinese pipistrelle is a small bat recorded in China. A university species page describes its coat and forest records, along with examples of roosting in buildings.

• Spotted Owlet Athene brama

  A small owl with gray-brown plumage marked by white spots. It is active at night and hunts insects and small vertebrates.

• Uinta Chipmunk Tamias (Neotamias) umbrinus

  This chipmunk occurs in mountains of the western United States. It has long, pointed ears and prefers montane coniferous forest.

• Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides

  This African shrike has a black facial band and a long tail. It searches for insects and other small prey in open, shrubby savanna.

• Formosan Serow Capricornis swinhoei

  A serow native to the mountains of Taiwan that feeds on young leaves and buds.

• Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis

  This flycatcher ranges through Central and South America. It often uses moist lowland forest and catches insects by darting from a perch.

• European Snow Vole Chionomys nivalis

  A gray vole with long, dense fur and a tail about half as long as its body. It remains active beneath snow in winter.