White-fronted Marmoset
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The white-headed marmoset (''Callithrix geoffroyi''), also known as the tufted-ear marmoset, Geoffroy's marmoset, or Geoffrey's marmoset, is a marmoset endemic to forests in eastern Brazil, where it is native to Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais, and introduced to Santa Catarina. It is known as the ''sagüi'' or ''sauim'' in Brazil. Its diet consists of fruits, insects, and the gum of trees.


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white-headed marmoset Mammals of Brazil Endemic fauna of Brazil white-headed marmoset Taxa named by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire {{newworld-monkey-stub