Pithecia pithecia

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	PITHECIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pithecia pithecia

Species Authority:

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:

See Pithecia pithecia ssp. chrysocephala

See Pithecia pithecia ssp. pithecia

Common Name/s:

English	–	Golden-faced Saki, Guianan Saki, White-faced Saki
Spanish	–	Mono Viudo, Parauacú

Taxonomic Notes:

The taxonomy and distribution of Pithecia here generally follows Hershkovitz (1987) and Eisenberg (1989). The taxonomy of the genus is currently being revised (L. Marsh pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Veiga, L.M. & Marsh, L.

Reviewer/s:

Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern given its relatively wide distribution, presence in a number of protected areas, and lack of any apparent major threats.

History:

2003	–	Least Concern (IUCN 2003)
2003	–	Least Concern
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Pithecia pithecia is distributed throughout the northern Amazon basin (Hershkovitz 1987). In Venezuela, it is restricted to the north-eastern Bolívar State and the southern part of the Delta Amacuro State. This species is located east of the lower Caroní River, south of the lower Orinoco River, and along the Cuyuní river basin. The exact range limits of the two subspecies remain unclear. According to Hershkovitz (1987), Pithecia p. pithecia occurs in the Guyanas and Pithecia p. chrysocephala in Brazil; however, the former has been confirmed in the state of Amapá and the north of Pará, which means the range of Pithecia p. chrysocephala is reduced to the area between the Rios Negro and Rio Nhamundá (Jose Silva Jr. pers. comm.).
Countries:	Native: Brazil; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	Vié et al. (2001) recorded a population density 0.64 individuals/km² for the nominate subspecies.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Pithecia pithecia occurs in moist lowland and submontane rainforest, and swamp forests of the mid-delta. Sakis are specialized morphologically for seed predation. The diet of a group of Pithecia, p. pithecia comprised seeds (61%), fleshy fruit (28%), young leaves (7%), insects (2%) and flowers (2%) (Kinzey and Norconk 1993; Norconk 1996).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no obvious major threats to the species at present.

Major Threat(s):

There are no obvious major threats to the species at present.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in a number of protected areas. It is listed on CITES Appendix II.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in a number of protected areas. It is listed on CITES Appendix II.

Citation:	Veiga, L.M. & Marsh, L. 2008. Pithecia pithecia. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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