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White-faced Saki
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Monkeys

White-faced Saki

Pithecia pithecia (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWhite-faced Saki
DutchWitgezichtsaki
SpanishSakí cariblanco
Chinese白面僧面猴
Sranan Tongowanaku
Sranan Tongomonki (general name for the group)
Scientific namePithecia pithecia (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyPitheciidae
GenusPithecia

In Suriname

164Records in Suriname
45iNaturalist observations
1887First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo112
  • Sipaliwini20
  • Para11
  • Paramaribo4
  • Wanica2
  • Saramacca2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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