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Ocellated Crake (Micropygia schomburgkii), Maxalalagá

The ocellated crake (Micropygia schomburgkii) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Micropygia. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

Black Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus), Mico-leão-preto

The black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus), also known as the golden-rumped lion tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to the Brazilian state of São Paulo, almost exclusively at the Morro do Diabo State Park. Its limited geographical range makes it the rarest of the New World monkeys, with little known about it.