Black-headed Uakari
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| Cacajao melanocephalus (Humboldt, 1812) |
The Black-headed Uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) is a New World primate from the Pitheciidae family. It is native from Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, living in the Amazon Rainforest, specially in the seasonally flooded forests called "igapos".
They are live in large groups, up to 100 individuals, and feed mainly on fruits.
It can also be divided in two subspecies: Cacajao melanocephalus melanocephalus and Cacajao melanocephalus ouakary.
[edit] References
- 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
- 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.
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