Meet the world’s animals.

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• Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea

  

  A large, conspicuous tit that joins mixed-species flocks in lowland forest canopies.

• Abert's Squirrel Sciurus (Otosciurus) aberti

  A U.S. Forest Service species review depicts a gray-and-white squirrel with long, pointed ear tufts. It is closely associated with ponderosa pine forests.

• Berlepsch's Tinamou Crypturellus berlepschi

  Berlepsch's Tinamou is a ground-dwelling bird about 29–32 cm long. It lives in humid forests of northwestern South America, is active by day, and eats both plant and animal matter.

• White-tipped Thomasomys Thomasomys caudivarius

  Thomasomys caudivarius is a mouse of the western Andes from Ecuador to northern Peru. It has soft brown back fur and a long tail with a white tip. It is described as nocturnal and terrestrial, feeding on seeds and insects.

• Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa

  The Fairy Gerygone is a small bird about 10–12 cm long. It uses humid forest, riparian woodland and mangroves, gleaning invertebrates from foliage by day.

• Townsend's Ground Squirrel Urocitellus townsendii

  A ground squirrel of grasslands and sagebrush in southeastern Washington. It is gray and unspotted, with reddish coloring beneath its short tail.

• Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata

  The Yellow Cardinal is a yellow-and-black songbird, with different facial markings in males and females.

• Gapper's Red-backed Mouse Myodes gapperi

  This small mammal lives in cool forests and other habitats in northern North America. A reddish-brown stripe runs along its back, and it nests around roots, stumps, and fallen logs.

• Purple-breasted Cotinga Cotinga cotinga

  This cotinga occurs in the Amazon region of South America and searches for fruit in the canopy of humid lowland forest.

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel Funisciurus substriatus

  This squirrel lives in West African savannas and riverside woods. Its back ranges from greenish yellow to ochre, with white side stripes and a ringed tail.

• Inca Tern Larosterna inca

  Adults are marked by a red bill and white cheek feathers that curl like a moustache. Young birds are brown and lack these features. It breeds along rocky coasts of Peru and Chile.

• Alai Mole Vole Ellobius (Ellobius) alaicus

  The Alai mole vole is a subterranean rodent of the Alai Mountains. Its back is buff, its flanks and belly are gray, and its forehead is dark brown. Alpine pasture is reported as habitat.

• Jerdon's Minivet Pericrocotus albifrons

  A minivet recorded in the central plains of Myanmar. Males and females differ in plumage, and the species is reported from dry scrub and places with scattered bushes.

• 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.

• Minahasa Hooded Pitta Pitta forsteni

  This pitta is known from the Minahasa region of northern Sulawesi. Published information on its natural history remains very limited.

• Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat Sigmodon (Sigmodon) ochrognathus

  The Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat uses high-elevation grasslands and rocky slopes, where it makes nests and burrows.

• Philippine Bush Warbler Horornis seebohmi

  This warbler occurs in the mountains of Luzon in the Philippines. Its species account lists dense brush and undergrowth above 800 m.

• Mongolian marmot Marmota (Marmota) sibirica

  The Siberian marmot hibernates through the harsh season.

• Large Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys hypoleucos

  The Large Scimitar Babbler has a long, heavy curved bill, dark brown face and back, pale throat and breast, and grey flanks. It forages low in vegetation.

• Sonoma Tree Vole Arborimus pomo

  The Sonoma tree vole is arboreal and associated with mature forests. It has a reddish-brown back, gray and rusty tones underneath, and a thick, furred tail.

• Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer personatus

  This large grey bird lives in open woodland and acacia scrub in eastern Africa. Its face is bare of feathers, and the two subspecies differ in facial and body coloration.

• Idaho Ground Squirrel Urocitellus brunneus

  This Idaho ground squirrel occurs in Adams and Valley Counties. It has a reddish-brown back with faint pale spots. Adult males emerge above ground first, followed by females and yearlings, and the animals later enter seasonal hibernation.

• Yellow-throated Cuckoo Chrysococcyx flavigularis

  The Yellow-throated Cuckoo is a cuckoo of forests in western and central Africa. The male has a yellow throat, and the species feeds mainly on caterpillars.

• Cloud Forest Rice Rat Oryzomys saturatior

  Its back is cinnamon brown heavily mixed with black, and its underside is ochre buff. It lives in cloud forest from southern Mexico through northern Central America, at 750–2,500 m.