Meet the world’s animals.

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• Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus

  

  This large cotinga inhabits humid Andean montane forest. A Peru account describes a localized record on the eastern slope, and a paper reports a study site in central Colombia.

• Korean Red-backed Vole Myodes regulus

  Craseomys regulus occurs south of the Gaema Plateau on the Korean Peninsula. A National Institute of Biological Resources account describes a reddish-brown back, brown sides, and dark-grey underside.

• Sclater's Whistler Pachycephala soror

  This whistler inhabits montane forests in New Guinea. A study recorded a tendency for males to forage higher than females.

• Gray-collared Chipmunk Tamias (Neotamias) cinereicollis

  This chipmunk occurs in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. It mainly uses conifer forests and mature woodlands and gathers and stores seeds.

• Peruvian Tyrannulet Zimmerius viridiflavus

  This small tyrant flycatcher lives in Peru's montane forests. Its yellow face, eyebrow, and washed-yellow underparts stand out as it forages high in the forest.

• Long-clawed Mole mouse Geoxus valdivianus

  The long-clawed mole mouse is a small rodent with tiny eyes and ears and long foreclaws. The forest-dwelling nominate form in southern Chile is nocturnal and uses both underground spaces and leaf litter.

• Marsh Tit Poecile palustris

  The Marsh Tit is a small bird with a glossy black cap and dark bib. In the UK it can be confused with the similar Willow Tit.

• Busuanga Squirrel Sundasciurus (Aletesciurus) hoogstraali

  The Busuanga Squirrel lives in forests on islands of the Calamian group in the Philippines. Its back is brown with pale-brown hair tips, and its abdomen is pale brown. Accounts also report records in trees and on the ground.

• Banded Quail Philortyx fasciatus

  The Banded Quail is a small quail of south-central Mexico. Adults have a short crest and rows of black bars across the underparts.

• Sumichrast's Vesper Rat Nyctomys sumichrasti

  This arboreal rodent lives in forests from southern Mexico to Panama. Its orange-tinged back and brush-like tail tuft stand out.

• Variable Pitohui Pitohui kirhocephalus

  The Variable Pitohui lives in forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. The color of its head and throat varies among subspecies, and it eats fruit and insects.

• Northern Gray-bellied Squirrel Callosciurus caniceps

  Its coat changes with region and season, and the tail tip is black. From southern Myanmar through Thailand, it uses forests as well as bamboo-rich places and gardens.

• Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi

  Richard's Pipit is a pipit recognized by its long hind claw. Hong Kong observations often record it in grassland.

• 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 Curassow Crax alector

  The Black Curassow is a large bird of northwestern South America that uses humid forest and riverine thickets. Pairs or small groups search for fruit on the ground and retreat into trees when alarmed.

• Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor

  The black giant squirrel is a large, tree-dwelling squirrel of forests in South and Southeast Asia. Its dark coat, pale chest marking and long tail are distinctive.

• Olive Flyrobin Microeca flavovirescens

  This small flyrobin occurs on New Guinea and nearby islands, where it catches insects in lowland and hill forest.

• Jalapan Pine Vole Microtus (Pitymys) quasiater

  The Jalapan pine vole is endemic to a limited part of Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental. It has been recorded in mountain cloud forest as well as some fields and pastures.

• Sulphur-bellied Bulbul Iole palawanensis

  This bulbul is endemic to Palawan. Adults have an olive body, fine white crown streaks and a yellow belly; the guide records insects and fruit among its foods.

• Least Chipmunk Tamias (Neotamias) minimus

  This small chipmunk lives in North America. It has a striped face, an orangish-brown back, and a grayish-white underside. It often uses forest edges and openings.

• Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

  Sunlight can bring a blue-green sheen to its black plumage, and its long tail is deeply forked. It hunts insects from perches in savanna and open woodland.

• Steppe Lemming Lagurus lagurus

  The steppe lemming is a small rodent that eats grasses and herbs in Eurasian grasslands and uses burrows in the ground. A dark stripe runs down the middle of its back.

• White-winged Fairywren Malurus leucopterus

  It lives in dry scrub and grassland; breeding males show a conspicuous white wing patch.

• Pallid Ground Squirrel Spermophilus pallidicauda

  This ground squirrel occurs in Mongolia and nearby parts of China. The paper describes appearance and daytime behaviour for the genus as a whole.