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• Kemp's Akodont Deltamys kempi

  

  This small mouse ranges from southern Brazil through Uruguay to northeastern Argentina. It has been recorded in coastal wetlands and grasslands.

• Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus

  Its pointed crest and finely mottled plumage make this ground-dwelling bird distinctive. It lives in open grassland and woodland edges, feeding mainly on seeds.

• Irrawaddy squirrel Callosciurus pygerythrus

  The Irrawaddy squirrel occurs from South Asia into northern Southeast Asia and is found in places with both forest and agriculture.

• Oriental Hobby Falco severus

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

• Kam Dwarf Hamster Cricetulus kamensis

  A highland hamster recorded in western China, where the account describes valleys with grassland, scrub, and cultivated fields.

• Yellow-crested Manakin Heterocercus flavivertex

  This manakin occurs in the lowlands of northern South America. At one study site in northern Venezuela it was observed in seasonally flooded forest and white-sand scrub woodland.

• Woolly Flying Squirrel Eupetaurus cinereus

  The woolly flying squirrel has a dense coat and a gliding membrane between its limbs. In the northern Pakistan highlands, it remains active in winter and feeds on mosses and other foods.

• Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre

  It is a babbler with rich brown upperparts, grey and buff underparts, and a long tail. Its feeding and habitat were studied in riverine grasslands of Pakistan.

• Caatinga Laucha Calomys expulsus

  The Caatinga Laucha is a vesper mouse from central and northeastern Brazil. It occurs in open grasslands and forest edges in the Cerrado and Caatinga, as well as cultivated fields, and lives on the ground and eats seeds.

• Rhinoceros hornbill Buceros rhinoceros

  A black-and-white bird with a horn-like structure above its bill.

• Small Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus punctatus

  This squirrel has dark, soft fur and a long ringed tail. In West Africa, it is recorded in rainforest and forests within forest–savanna mosaics.

• Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum

  The male has a gray-blue back and chestnut vent and is found in forest canopy and along forest edges. Females have different brown and olive tones.

• Cactus Deermouse Peromyscus eremicus

  The Cactus Deermouse is a small mouse with a tail longer than its body. It lives in deserts and dry areas and is active at night.

• Cinnamon-bellied Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus

  The Cinnamon-bellied Ground Tyrant is a ground-dwelling flycatcher that spends the summer in northwestern Patagonia and uses Andean foothills and steppe wetlands.

• Durango Chipmunk Tamias (Neotamias) durangae

  A chipmunk of the Sierra Madre Occidental in western Mexico. It inhabits mountain forests containing pine, oak, and juniper.

• Gosling's Bunting Emberiza goslingi

  This bunting was formerly included in the Cinnamon-breasted Bunting. This entry follows the species-level account of Emberiza goslingi and describes that taxon alone.

• Western Amazonian Oryzomys Hylaeamys perenensis

  The western Amazonian oryzomys occurs in the western Amazon Basin. In one Peruvian reserve, it was captured most often in forest, but that local pattern is not assumed to define the species everywhere.

• Grey Thornbill Acanthiza cinerea

  A small thornbill with grey upperparts and a white underside, active in the canopy of montane forest.

• White-tailed antelope squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus

  A ground squirrel that moves with its tail held over its back, it lives in deserts and dry shrublands.

• Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana

  The Spangled Cotinga is a forest bird of northern South America. Males are brilliant blue, while females are brownish.

• Naked-soled Conyrat Reithrodon typicus

  This rodent has sparsely haired soles and a mostly uniform-colored tail. It occurs in grasslands of Argentina, Uruguay, and nearby areas; Argentine records describe it as nocturnal.

• Black-capped Social Weaver Pseudonigrita cabanisi

  This locally distributed East African weaver inhabits dry thornveld and forages on the ground, mainly for seeds; it also eats insects.

• Central American Dwarf Squirrel Microsciurus alfari

  Alfaro's pygmy squirrel ranges from Central America into Colombia. It lives hidden in forest undergrowth, and little direct information is available about its diet.

• Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus

  The Horned Guan is a large bird of mountain forests in southeastern Mexico and Guatemala. The red horn on an immature bird is small and has not yet developed into the adult form.