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Common Marmoset
Callithrix jacchus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus
Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 2,473 |
|---|---|
| Rio de Jeneiro | 627 |
| Sao Paulo | 417 |
| Pernambuco | 333 |
| Rio Granda do Norte | 229 |
| Bahia | 210 |
| Alagoas | 180 |
| Paraiba | 173 |
| Ceara | 132 |
| Parana | 62 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Primates · Primates |
| Family | Marmosets and Tamarins · Callitrichidae |
| Genus | Atlantic Marmosets · Callithrix |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Marmoset with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.