Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyPitheciidae
Maximum longevity: 36 years (captivity) Observations: One wild born male lived 28.2 years in captivity. He was about 36 years old when he died (Richard Weigl 2005).
via GBIF · IUCN
Bird sounds
- alarm call, call· French Guiana· quality A
- alarm call, call· French Guiana· quality A
- alarm call, call· French Guiana· quality A
Article
The white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia), is a species of New World saki monkey. The small bodied neotropical primate can be found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. This species feeds mostly on fruits, nuts, seeds, and insects. Although it is an arboreal species and is a specialist of brachiation, it is also terrestrial when foraging. Typical life expectancy is around 14 years in its natural habitat, although individuals have been recorded to live up to 36 years in captivity. The white faced saki is active in the day and sleeps highly elevated (15–20 m (49–66 ft)) in trees with many leaves to shelter from weather and flying predators.
A formerly recognized subspecies, P. p. chrysocephala, was elevated to full species status as P. chrysocephala in 2014.