Meet the world’s animals.

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• Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus

  

  The Double-banded Courser lives in open arid country. Two black breast bands stand out, and it feeds by running a short distance before pecking at insects on the ground.

• Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous centralis

  

  The northern naked-tailed armadillo has bands of armor on its back but no protective plates on its tail. It digs with large claws and feeds mainly on insects.

• Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana

  

  The Altai Accentor breeds in the mountains of Central Asia and moves into the Himalayas outside the breeding season. It feeds on rocky slopes, often in flocks.

• Ross Seal Ommatophoca rossii

  

  The Ross seal breeds in dense Antarctic pack ice. Six seals tracked off Queen Maud Land moved into open water after their February moult and returned to the pack ice in October.

• American Coot Fulica americana

  

  A dark waterbird with a white bill. It swims like a duck but has broad lobes on its toes and feeds on aquatic plants.

• Sumatran orangutan Pongo abelii

  

  An ape of northern Sumatra that moves through trees using its long arms.

• Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala

  The Black-throated Barbet lives in dry parts of eastern Africa. It uses trees and shrubs and eats fruit and insects.

• Brush-tailed Bettong Bettongia penicillata

  The surviving subspecies has native populations in Western Australia and translocated populations elsewhere. Its gray-to-reddish-brown coat and black tail-tip brush are distinctive.

• Loria's Satinbird Cnemophilus loriae

  Loria's Satinbird lives in the canopy of montane forest. Males are black while females are olive-toned, and a male's far-carrying whistle can be heard from a perch.

• 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.

• Chabert Vanga Leptopterus chabert

  This bird is endemic to Madagascar and is marked by a blue eye-ring, black upperparts, and a white underside. It searches for food in flocks in the canopy.

• Taiwanese Mole Shrew Anourosorex yamashinai

  The Taiwanese mole shrew has dark, short fur and a very short tail. It uses forest floors and natural cavities underground in middle- and high-elevation forests of Taiwan.

• Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni

  The Blue-bearded Bee-eater has a green body, long blue throat feathers and a large curved bill. It uses openings in forests, and the species account reports spring-to-summer breeding in India.

• Gursky's Spectral Tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae

  This small nocturnal primate occurs on the northern peninsula of Sulawesi. It has a long black tail pencil and lives in forests, mangroves, and forest gardens. It is active at night and feeds on live prey, mainly insects.

• Tinkling Shieldbill Peltops montanus

  The Tinkling Shieldbill lives in the mountain forests of New Guinea. Its glossy blue-black body has striking white markings and a red rump, and it catches insects from high perches.

• Coruro Spalacopus cyanus

  The coruro is a rodent of Chilean grasslands that lives in groups in underground tunnel systems and feeds on plant bulbs.

• New Zealand little penguin Eudyptula minor

  A small penguin of New Zealand coasts, with a blue-toned back and white underparts.

• De Winton's Golden Mole Cryptochloris wintoni

  An underground golden mole from sandy ground on South Africa's west coast. It was confirmed alive in 2023 after decades without a record.

• White-bibbed Antbird Myrmoderus loricatus

  It is endemic to Brazil, in Atlantic Forest from southern Bahia through Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, with nearby areas of Minas Gerais and São Paulo.

• Sharpe's grysbok Raphicerus sharpei

  Sharpe's grysbok is a small antelope of eastern and southern Africa. White hairs speckle its reddish-brown coat, and it hides in grass or shrubs during the day.

• Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus

  The Lemon-rumped Warbler changes elevation through the year in the Himalayas. It breeds in high forests in summer and descends to lower wooded foothills in winter.

• Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus

  A European hedgehog with spines across its back.

• Whitehead Mohoua albicilla

  This New Zealand endemic is naturally found on the North Island. It forages in the forest canopy while calling with its group. Some island and sanctuary populations were established by human translocation.

• Long-nosed Bandicoot Perameles nasuta

  The long-nosed bandicoot lives in forests and scrubland in eastern Australia. It probes the ground with its long snout and digs for insects and other small invertebrates at night.