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Schizachyrium microstachyum

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Description: The ocellated crake is a small terrestrial species of bird in the family Rallidae that is native to the grassland and savanna habitats of Central America and South America. Though it is not often seen, it is easily recognizable by its cinnamon plumage with black and white mottling. This species was formerly placed in its own genus Micropygia .
Data source: build_pgdd_species_jsons.py
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Sources: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.22.633974
Image credit: {'license_short': 'CC BY-SA 4.0', 'credit_html': '<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>', 'artist_html': '<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hector_Bottai" title="User:Hector Bottai">Hector Bottai</a>', 'usage_terms': 'Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0', 'original_source': 'Micropygia schomburgkii - Ocellated crake; Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil (cropped)', 'image_page_url': 'https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropygia_schomburgkii_-_Ocellated_crake;_Uberaba,_Minas_Gerais,_Brazil_(cropped).jpg'}