Central American White-faced Capuchin

Cebus imitator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
OrderPrimates
FamilyCebidae (Cebid Monkeys)
GenusCebus (Gracile Capuchins)
SpeciesCebus imitator (Central American White-faced Capuchin)

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overall probability at Masaya Volcano National Park

3 Verified records at Masaya Volcano National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator), also known as the Panamanian white-headed capuchin or Central American white-faced capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. Native to the forests of Central America, the white-faced capuchin is important to rainforest ecology for its role in dispersing seeds and pollen. The Panamanian white-faced capuchin is versatile, living in many different types of forest, and eating many different types of food, including fruit, other plant material, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. It lives in troops that can exceed 20 animals and include both males and females. It is noted for its tool use, including rubbing plants over its body in an apparent use of herbal medicine, and also using tools as weapons and for getting to food. It is a long-lived monkey, with a maximum recorded age of over 54 years. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Masaya Volcano National Park

Alouatta palliata

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Central American White-faced Capuchin at Masaya Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	90–100%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
4	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
5	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
6	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
7	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
8	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
9	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
10	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
11	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
12	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
14	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
16	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
17	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
18	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
20	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
22	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
23	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
24	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
25	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
26	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
27	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
28	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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