Meet the world’s animals.

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• Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus

  

  The male Tiger Shrike has a gray head, a black facial mask, and a reddish-brown, barred back. Most individuals migrate seasonally.

• Hog-nosed Shrew Rat Hyorhinomys stuempkei

  This rodent was recorded on a mountain in northern Sulawesi. Its nose ends in a flat pink pad with nostrils that face forward. In the 2015 description, all five known specimens were captured on the forest floor at night; stomachs of three contained earthworm remains and other prey.

• Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus

  The Golden Pipit walks through dry grassland looking for insects. Adult males show yellow below and in the wings, while females are mainly brown.

• Phayre's Squirrel Callosciurus phayrei

  Phayre's Squirrel has pale stripes along its sides and ranges from southern China into eastern Myanmar.

• Ruspoli's Turaco Menelikornis ruspolii

  Prince Ruspoli's Turaco is a turaco of a restricted area in southern Ethiopia. Its green body and pale crest stand out, and red patches show on its wings in flight.

• Nimble-footed Deermouse Peromyscus levipes

  The nimble-footed deermouse is a member of the deer-mouse group found in the mountains of eastern Mexico.

• Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parvirostris

  This tapaculo forages in the understory of humid Andean forest and bamboo patches. Adult males are dark gray; females have rufous-brown and black bars on the lower back, rump, and vent.

• Turkish spiny mouse Acomys (Acomys) cilicicus

  A 2017 paper reported two isolated populations between Silifke and Erdemli in southern Turkey from a 2013–2016 survey; capture sites ranged from sea level to 510 m.

• Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx margarethae

  The Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher has dark and pale colour morphs, with a large red bill, blue upperparts, and orange underparts. It lives in forest and dense secondary growth in the central and southern Philippines, including away from water.

• Relict Ground Squirrel Spermophilus relictus

  The relict ground squirrel is a terrestrial squirrel of the Central Asian Tian Shan. It inhabits mountain steppe and semi-desert and has a long hibernation.

• Brown-throated Barbet Psilopogon corvinus

  The Brown-throated Barbet has a brown head and throat with green upperparts. It is usually solitary in Java's mountain forests, but may feed with other birds at fruiting trees.

• Little Laucha Calomys laucha

  The Little Laucha is a small South American rodent weighing under 20 g. A study in central Argentine farmland reported a diet mainly of green plant material and seeds.

• Black-and-gold Tanager Bangsia melanochlamys

  The Black-and-gold Tanager is endemic to Colombia. It inhabits cloud forest in the western Andes and at the northern end of the Central Andes, and its plumage combines black, orange, yellow, and blue.

• Southern African Vlei Rat Otomys irroratus

  The southern African vlei rat lives in wetlands and grasslands in South Africa. It grips grass with its forepaws while feeding and makes runways through vegetation.

• Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis

  The Collared Flycatcher breeds in Europe and winters in southeastern Africa. Breeding males show a distinct white collar.

• Utah Prairie Dog Cynomys (Leucocrossuromys) parvidens

  The Utah prairie dog is a diurnal squirrel relative of southwestern Utah that forms colonies with extensive underground burrows.

• Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio

  In European wetlands, this large waterbird stands out for its purplish-blue body and red frontal shield. It handles reeds with its bill and feet.

• Achallo Chinchillula sahamae

  Chinchillula sahamae is a medium-sized rodent of the high Andes. It is known for its black, white, and brown pattern and for a report of nesting with its own hair among rocks.

• African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica

  This babbler occurs in scattered African highlands. It searches near the ground in forest understory and dense scrub.

• Northern Hopping Mouse Notomys aquilo

  A small hopping mouse with large eyes and ears, a long tail, and strong hind feet. The Australian Government reports it only from Groote Eylandt.

• Hooded Mountain Toucan Andigena cucullata

  The Hooded Mountain Toucan is a large toucan about half a metre long. It eats fruit in humid Andean forest.

• Jungle Palm Squirrel Funambulus (Funambulus) tristriatus

  This squirrel lives in India's Western Ghats. Three pale stripes run along its back, and its head is grayish or reddish brown. It uses moist forests and can also occur in plantations and pasture.

• Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus ruficeps

  This tiny flycatcher, about 9.5 cm long, has a rufous crown, pale cheeks edged in black and a yellow underside. It searches for insects in the understorey of humid montane forest and tall second growth.

• Gray Red-backed Vole Myodes rufocanus

  This vole occurs across northern Eurasia. It has a reddish-brown back and gray sides; in northern Europe it is common in conifer forest and also lives in scrub and meadows.