Black-mantled Tamarin
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Black-mantled Tamarin

Leontocebus nigricollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
72 Verified records at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-mantled tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis, is a species of saddle-back tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in far western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, north-eastern Peru and eastern Ecuador. There are 3 subspecies: Spix's black mantle tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis nigricollis Graells's tamarin or Graells' black-mantle tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis graellsi Hernandez-Camacho's black-mantle tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis hernandezi Graells's tamarin was previously considered to be a separate species. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-mantled Tamarin sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Golden-mantled Tamarin
NT

Golden-mantled Tamarin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Leontocebus tripartitus

20–30% · Possible
Western Pygmy Marmoset
VU

Western Pygmy Marmoset

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cebuella pygmaea

30–40% · Possible
Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey

Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Saimiri macrodon

60–70% · Likely
Common Woolly Monkey
VU

Common Woolly Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lagothrix lagothricha

50–60% · Likely
Colombian Red Howler Monkey
LC

Colombian Red Howler Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alouatta seniculus

50–60% · Likely
Miller's Saki
VU

Miller's Saki

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pithecia milleri

30–40% · Possible
Marañón white-fronted capuchin
NT

Marañón white-fronted capuchin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cebus yuracus

30–40% · Possible
White-tailed Titi
LC

White-tailed Titi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Plecturocebus discolor

30–40% · Possible
Long-haired Spider Monkey
EN

Long-haired Spider Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ateles belzebuth

20–30% · Possible
Napo Saki
LC

Napo Saki

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pithecia napensis

20–30% · Possible
Noisy Night Monkey
LC

Noisy Night Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aotus vociferans

20–30% · Possible
Lucifer Titi

Lucifer Titi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cheracebus lucifer

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-mantled Tamarin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-mantled Tamarin sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-mantled Tamarin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black-mantled Tamarin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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