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• Maghrebian Bent-wing Bat Miniopterus maghrebensis

  

  The back is chestnut to dark grayish brown, and the underside is pale brown. The species account lists Mediterranean scrub, dry forest, and other habitats. The 2019 HMW account confirms Morocco and Tunisia in its range; Algeria is only a possible occurrence.

• South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi

  

  This oystercatcher is striking in black and white, with a long red bill. It occurs at estuaries across New Zealand and moves inland to South Island riverbeds and farmland to breed.

• Beecroft's Anomalure Anomalurus beecrofti

  

  Beecroft's anomalure moves between trees on a gliding membrane that extends between its limbs and tail. It rests in leafy nests by day and is active around dusk and at night.

• Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi

  

  A sugarbird with a long, curved bill and long tail. It feeds on protea nectar and insects and also pollinates flowers.

• Indian Spotted Chevrotain Moschiola meminna

  

  The Indian spotted chevrotain is a small hoofed mammal of Sri Lanka’s dry zone. It moves alone at night, with pale stripes or rows of spots across its brown back.

• Grey Go-away-bird Crinifer concolor

  

  A uniformly gray turaco with a tall crest and long tail, it often perches in small groups in trees and bushes. It occurs in open woodland and scrub in southern Africa.

• Brown-throated Sloth Bradypus variegatus

  This sloth lives in forests from Central America to South America and spends much of its time in trees.

• Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula

  A tiny, active North American bird that searches for insects among leaves and branches and flicks its wings often.

• South African springhare Pedetes capensis

  A nocturnal animal of southern Africa that makes long leaps and hides in burrows it digs itself.

• Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velata

  This small bird lives in Borneo's forests, from lowland dipterocarp, peat-swamp and kerangas forest to lower montane forest.

• Galapagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis

  The Galapagos fur seal is found only on the rocky shores of the Galapagos Islands.

• Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea

  This whydah occurs in Africa. Breeding males grow long tails and lay eggs in the nests of small finches.

• Chinese zokor Eospalax fontanierii

  The Chinese zokor is a subterranean rodent. In the studied subspecies, E. f. baileyi, researchers describe a rounded body, short snout, eyes and tail, and gray-brown fur.

• Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris

  The Beach Stone-curlew is a large shorebird that walks beaches and estuaries with a heavy bill.

• Sooty Mustached Bat Pteronotus (Chilonycteris) quadridens

  The Sooty Mustached Bat is a small bat of the Greater Antilles. It roosts in large groups in caves and feeds on insects.

• White-tailed Cotinga Xipholena lamellipennis

  This cotinga occurs in lower Amazonian Brazil south of the Amazon River. The male is purplish black, with white on most of the tail and wings. The species is poorly known and is reported as apparently nowhere common.

• Northern Sportive Lemur Lepilemur septentrionalis

  The northern sportive lemur lives at the northern tip of Madagascar. It is active at night and rests in trees.

• Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus

  A long-tailed brown bird of reedbeds. Males have a black facial marking that looks like a moustache.

• Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus

  An ape of Borneo’s tropical forests. It moves through trees using long arms and grasping hands and feet.

• Green Iora Aegithina viridissima

  The Green Iora is a small bird of forest canopies. The male is dark green with bold black-and-white wing stripes.

• Philippine Slow Loris Nycticebus menagensis

  The Philippine Slow Loris has a white muzzle and small dark rings around the eyes. It is nocturnal and spends almost all of its time in trees.

• Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva

  This swallow catches insects in flight and nests at cave entrances and under bridges. Its chestnut rump and forehead help distinguish it from other swallows.

• Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis

  The southern right whale migrates through Southern Hemisphere waters. Its large, callosity-covered head and stocky body without a dorsal fin are distinctive.

• Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis

  This bird uses saline and alkaline lakes and coasts in Patagonia. It has a rounded head, red eyes and pink legs. Some move from inland breeding grounds to the coast in winter.