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Little Woodstar (Chaetocercus bombus) is one of the world's smallest hummingbirds, restricted to southwest Ecuador and northwest Peru, and considered near-threatened due to habitat loss.
An omnivorous Australian marsupial (Macrotis lagotis) with distinctive rabbit-like ears, now the sole surviving member of family Thylacomyidae and a national conservation icon.
Esmeraldas Woodstar (Chaetocercus berlepschi) is a critically endangered hummingbird endemic to coastal lowland forests of Esmeraldas province, Ecuador, with an extremely small known population.
The Honduran Emerald (Amazilia luciae) is a critically endangered hummingbird endemic to Honduras, restricted to dry thorn forest in the Aguán and Ulúa valleys.
Chilean Woodstar (Eulidia yarrellii) is a critically endangered hummingbird endemic to the Azapa and Lluta valleys of far northern Chile, with one of the most restricted ranges of any hummingbird.
Long-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania watertonii) is a threatened hummingbird endemic to the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, notable for the male's elongated forked tail.
Santa Marta Sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus) is a hummingbird endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains of northern Colombia.
The Mangrove Hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi) is an endangered species endemic to Costa Rica, reliant on mangrove forest habitats and especially the tea mangrove for nectar.
A large, endangered cuscus endemic to northern New Guinea, threatened by intensive subsistence hunting and habitat loss across its restricted lowland rainforest range.
A small marsupial (Perameles gunnii) extinct on mainland Australia but surviving in Tasmania and fenced reserves, subject to one of Australia's longest-running marsupial reintroduction programs.
The Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia castaneiventris) is a vulnerable species endemic to Colombia's Magdalena Valley, threatened by severe habitat loss in its restricted range.
