Black-headed Uakari

Black-headed Uakari^[1]

Cacajao melanocephalus
(Humboldt, 1812)

Distribution of Black-headed Uakari.

The Black-headed Uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) is a New World primate from the Pitheciidae family. It is native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, living in the Amazon Rainforest, especially in the seasonally flooded forests called "igapos".

They live in large groups, up to 100 individuals, and feed mainly on fruits.

There's a two subspecies of Black-headed Uakaris:

References

^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 146. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
^ Rylands et al (2003). Cacajao melanocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

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Extant species of family Pitheciidae

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Primates · Suborder: Haplorrhini

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