Meet the world’s animals.

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• Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli

  

  The Atiu Swiftlet is a small swiftlet endemic to Atiu. It flies over forest, agricultural land and village gardens on the island.

• Baird's Tapir Tapirella bairdii

  

  A large mammal ranging from Mexico through Central America to northwestern Colombia and Ecuador; it browses on leaves and fruit in forest understory.

• Sulphur-rumped Myiobius Myiobius sulphureipygius

  

  The Sulphur-rumped Myiobius lives in the lower and middle levels of humid forest. Males have a dark olive back and pale yellow rump; the yellow crown patch is often hidden.

• Baird's Pocket Gopher Geomys breviceps

  

  This pocket gopher is smaller than close relatives and occurs in eastern Texas. Underground stores of rhizomes may provide food in winter.

• Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata

  

  The Madagascar Hoopoe searches for small prey on the ground in dry woodland and other open habitats on the island.

• Greater Mouse-deer Tragulus napu

  

  A small forest-dwelling animal with slender legs and reddish-brown fur, it is active at night and feeds on fallen fruit and young leaves.

• White-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis malouinus

  This ground-dwelling bird has a white belly and fine barring above. It uses rocky slopes and wetlands above treeline and may descend in winter.

• Common Punaré Thrichomys apereoides

  This spiny rat is known from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Studies report insects and seeds in its diet and suggest it may help disperse some small seeds.

• Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata

  The Scaled Quail walks in groups through the dry grasslands of the southwestern United States. Its pale-tipped crest and scaly-looking breast and belly stand out.

• Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum Philander andersoni

  This opossum occurs in northwestern South America. It uses lowland primary and secondary forests and riparian forest, and is mostly terrestrial.

• Brown Falcon Falco berigora

  This Australian falcon varies widely in the darkness of its plumage. It scans from a perch in grassland or farmland, then dives on prey when it spots an opportunity.

• Northern Bettong Bettongia tropica

  The northern bettong is a nocturnal marsupial of northeastern Queensland forests. It feeds heavily on underground fungi in the wet season and also uses grass tubers in drier periods.

• White-bibbed Manakin Corapipo leucorrhoa

  This manakin lives in humid foothill forest in Colombia and Venezuela. Males perform courtship displays on fallen trunks low in the forest.

• Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta

  A carnivore of sub-Saharan Africa, with dark spots on a pale coat, rounded ears and a back that slopes down toward the rump.

• Golden Masked Owl Tyto aurantia

  This owl lives in New Britain's tropical forests. Its plumage ranges from pale gold to rufous, and its facial disc has a finely speckled rim.

• Black Crested Gibbon Nomascus concolor

  A gibbon of mountain forests in southwestern China and nearby areas. Adult males and females have very different coat colors.

• Przevalski's Parrotbill Suthora przewalskii

  Suthora przewalskii is a parrotbill of the mountains of central China. It has an ash-grey crown, chestnut throat and upper breast, and pale grey-buffy belly, and searches for insects in open coniferous forest with bamboo.

• Northern Pudu Pudu mephistophiles

  This very small deer lives in the northern Andes. It has a dark brown face, lives alone, and is found in high-altitude páramo near humid montane forest.

• Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa

  The male has chestnut on the head, nape, and upper breast; the female is darker overall, with a paler chest and throat. It hides in dense wetland vegetation and searches for small prey on the ground.

• Small-toothed Palm Civet Arctogalidia trivirgata

  The small-toothed palm civet is a forest-dwelling member of the civet family, often recognized by three dark stripes along its back.

• Rufous-headed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni

  The Rufous-headed Hornbill is a large hornbill of island forests. Males with rufous heads look different from black-headed females.

• Miller's Saki Pithecia milleri

  Miller’s saki lives in humid forests of southwestern Colombia and northeastern Ecuador and mainly eats seeds and fruit.

• Albert's Lyrebird Menura alberti

  Albert's Lyrebird is a long-tailed, chestnut-colored bird of a small area of wet forest in southeastern Australia. A displaying male spreads its tail forward and mixes other birds' calls into its loud calls.

• Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla

  An ant- and termite-eating mammal with a long narrow snout and a large bushy tail.