Pithecia pithecia - #1565

White-faced Saki
Sub-adult male, Close-up. May be hybrid. Identified by Laura K. Marsh. Also as Guianan Saki|Pale-headed Saki|Guiana White-faced Saki.
Geographic Distribution

Throughout the northern South American countries of Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname, and in northern Brazil in Roraima, Amapá, and parts of Pará.

Order/Family
Pitheciidae
Genus
Pithecia
Specific Epithet
pithecia
Image Location
Venezuela, Aragua, Maracay, Las Delicias Zoo
Image Date
1985
Photographer
RD Lord