The bald uakari or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey characterized by a very short tail, a bright, crimson face, bald head, and long coat. The bald uakari is restricted to várzea forests
Cacajao calvus Solimoes river
A skull of male red uakari (C. c. rubicundus) at Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo
Novae's bald-headed uakari (C. c. novaesi) in the Brazilian Amazon.
Red uakari (C. c. rubicundus) at the Taruma River, Brazil.
The Pitheciidae are one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. Formerly, they were included in the family Atelidae. The family includes the titis, saki monkeys and uakaris. Most spe
Bald uakari
…IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Order: Primates Family: Pitheciidae Genus: Cacajao Species: C. calvus Binomial name Cacajao calvus (I. Geoffroy, 1847) species range The bald uakari (Cacajao calvus) or bald-headed uakari…