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• Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus

  

  The Crested Quetzal is a trogon of Andean forests. Males have a green crest and back, a crimson breast, and violet-tinged wings.

• Mindanao Bullimus Bullimus bagobus

  This large rodent is widespread in the Mindanao faunal region of the Philippines. It has dark upper fur and pale underparts. A Mt. Hamiguitan survey recorded different capture rates at different elevations.

• Little Wood Rail Aramides mangle

  The Little Wood Rail has a gray head and back, a reddish-brown breast and belly, and an orange-red base to the bill. It occurs in Brazilian coastal mangroves and nearby forests.

• Bangs's Mountain Squirrel Syntheosciurus brochus

  Bangs's mountain squirrel is a tree squirrel reported from the highlands of Costa Rica and Panama. A study in Costa Rica observed it feeding on flowers, sap, and bromeliads.

• Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus

  White spots on the head and shoulders and banding on the breast and flanks distinguish this small puffbird. It is found at humid forest edges and in the canopy.

• Jaliscan Cotton Rat Sigmodon (Sigmodon) mascotensis

  The Jaliscan Cotton Rat occurs in western Mexico. It has coarse brown fur above and a pale underside, and it is commonly associated with grasslands and farmland.

• Seram Imperial Pigeon Ducula neglecta

  The Seram Imperial Pigeon is a large pigeon of the southern Moluccas in Indonesia. It searches within lowland and mangrove forest and along forest edges, alone or in pairs.

• Namaqua rock mouse Micaelamys namaquensis

  The Namaqua rock mouse is a rodent of southern Africa. It is often recorded in rocky settings, where it uses grass nests in crevices and similar shelters.

• Cinnamon Bracken Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus

  This bird occurs in damp scrub and thickets along forest edges in the East African highlands. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a pale eyebrow and a cinnamon-colored breast band.

• Arizona Gray Squirrel Sciurus (Sciurus) arizonensis

  This squirrel has a grey back, white underside, and a tail with black and yellow-brown areas. It lives in Arizona canyon forests and eats walnuts and acorns.

• Grey Crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous

  This mountain tit has a gray crest and back and a white half-collar. Throat and underpart colors vary among regional forms.

• Peter's Climbing Rat Tylomys nudicaudus

  Peter's Climbing Rat is a large rodent with a long, naked tail and reddish-brown back. It is active at night and around dawn in forests.

• Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys

  The Willie Wagtail has a white eyebrow and chest, a black head and back, and a long tail. It wags its tail while searching for insects on the ground or in grassland.

• Northern Luzon Phloeomys Phloeomys pallidus

  The northern Luzon phloeomys is a large rodent found in northern Luzon. It often uses trees but also moves on the ground.

• Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes

  A white egret that feeds on mudflats and in mangroves. It breeds in East Asia and moves south seasonally.

• Round-tailed Ground Squirrel Xerospermophilus tereticaudus

  The round-tailed ground squirrel lives on sandy desert flats, dunes, and wash edges. It mainly eats green vegetation, with seeds and insects added seasonally.

• Fiji Bush Warbler Horornis ruficapilla

  The Fiji Bush Warbler is endemic to Fiji and lives in dense undergrowth in mountain forest. General descriptions show a dark chestnut head, while the Kadavu form has a broad pale eyebrow.

• Black-wristed Deermouse Peromyscus melanocarpus

  This small mouse lives in mountain forests of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Dark fur on its wrists and lower forelegs stands out; it forages at night for seeds and other foods on the forest floor.

• Middle American Screech Owl Megascops guatemalae

  This screech-owl ranges from Mexico to northern Nicaragua. Greyish and reddish morphs occur, and it uses humid as well as drier forests and woodland from low to mid elevations.

• New Holland Pseudomys Pseudomys novaehollandiae

  This small mouse has pale gray-brown fur and pink feet. Its recorded populations are scattered across grassland and woodland in southeastern Australia.

• Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea

  The Blue Grosbeak is a bunting with a large, silvery bill. The breeding male is vivid blue, and the species uses scrubby habitats and old fields in the southern United States.

• Japanese squirrel Sciurus (Sciurus) lis

  A squirrel of Japanese forests. It is active by day and continues foraging through winter without hibernating.

• Asir Magpie Pica asirensis

  This long-tailed magpie is restricted to the mountains of southwestern Arabia and has white patches on its belly and sides.

• 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.