SAKI MONKEYS
SAKI MONKEYS
The saki monkey genus, Pitheciidae, and the bearded saki genus, Chiropotes, together include at least twenty-one species.
BEARDED SAKIS
Genus: Chiropotes
Chiropotes chiropotes
CONSERVATION STATUS:LEAST CONCERN
The bearded saki also goes by the common names Humboldt bearded saki, red-backed bearded saki, red-backed saki, and tawny-olive bearded saki. They are native to the South American countries of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. They prefer to make their homes in upper primary rainforests…
Chiropotes satanas
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The black bearded saki is one of five species of bearded sakis living in the Amazon rainforest. Bearded sakis are commonly known in Brazil as cuxiú, a term long used by indigenous peoples to describe this particular genus of monkeys. Some researchers believe that the name cuxiú should replace the “bearded saki”…
Chiropotes sagulatus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The reddish-brown bearded saki, also known as the Guianan bearded saki and the reddish-brown cuxiú, is native to the tropical rainforests of Brazil, Guiana, French Guiana, and Suriname. They prefer terra firme forest — that is, rainforests that do not flood— and are absent from especially wet areas. They are abundant…
Chiropotes albinasus
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The white-nosed saki is endemic to the south-central Amazon rainforest in Brazil, particularly between the rivers Xingu and Madeira and farther south to the Guaporé River in Rondônia. They prefer to be in high forests, especially high terra firme forests. White-nosed sakis can be found in flooded forests (also known as…
SAKIS
Genus: Pithecia
Pithecia albicans
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The buffy saki, also known as the white-footed saki, is one of the least-studied neotropical primates. Endemic to western Brazil, south of the Amazon, buffy sakis were once thought to be restricted to a relatively small area in Brazil between the lower Rio Purus and Rio Tefe south of Rio Solimoes-Amazonas. However…
Pithecia aequatorialis
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The equatorial saki, also called the red-bearded saki or Peruvian saki monkey, is a Latin American monkey. They live predominantly in Peru, ranging from the south of the Rio Napo and southeast side of the Rio Curaray to the right bank of the Rio Tigre in the west. Photo evidence suggests that they wander around the…
Pithecia chrysocephala
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The golden-faced saki is found in Brazil, north of the Amazon River. They may be found on both sides of the Negro River, especially in the lower reaches near the city of Manacapuru, and east to the town of Faro along the Nhamunda River. With regard to habitat, all sakis tend to prefer mature forests. These include variations…
Pithecia irrorata
CONSERVATION STATUS: DATA DEFICIENT
Mostly occurring in protected areas of Peru, the Gray’s bald-faced saki (Pithecia irrorata) is an elusive primate native to the beautiful continent of South America. The Gray’s bald-faced saki, has a home range that stretches from northern and central South America, touching northern Bolivia, and into central…
Pithecia monachus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Monk sakis, sometimes called Geoffroy’s monk sakis, are endemic to Brazil and Peru, with some reported sightings in Columbia and Ecuador. They are mainly found in the mature rainforest near the Jurua and Japura-Caquerta Rivers in Brazil to the Andes Mountains in Peru. They prefer to use the high, dense forest canopy but…
Pithecia napensis
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Napo sakis, also known as Napo monk sakis, were first described in 1938. They are native to the rainforests of Ecuador and Peru, occupying a range south of the Rio Napo, from the city of Coca in the west to Yasuni National Park to the east. They live up to an elevation of 5,000 feet (1,500 m) and tend to prefer flooded forests…
Pithecia pithecia
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The white-faced saki, also called the pale-headed saki, is native to the South American countries of Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and northern Brazil. The exact boundaries of their range remain unclear, as they overlap with a closely related species, the golden-faced saki (P. chrysocephala), making it…