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[3] [4] Although the Colombian white-headed capuchin retained the scientific name C. capucinus from prior to the species being split, almost all previous research on white-faced capuchins under the name C. capucinus had actually been on the Central American species C. imitator as there have not been any field studies on the South American ...
[6] [7] Although the Panamanian white-faced capuchin is the most well-studied capuchin monkey species, as of 2014, there had been no field studies of the Colombian white-faced capuchin. [7] Two subspecies of Colombian white-faced capuchin are recognized: [3] [8] C. c. capucinus, from mainland South America and Panama
White-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons) Subfamily Cebinae (capuchin monkeys) Genus Cebus (gracile capuchin monkeys) Colombian white-faced capuchin or Colombian white-headed capuchin, Cebus capucinus; Panamanian white-faced capuchin or Panamanian white-headed capuchin, Cebus imitator; Marañón white-fronted capuchin, Cebus yuracus
The word "capuchin" derives from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, who wear brown robes with large hoods.When Portuguese explorers reached the Americas in the 15th century, they found small monkeys whose coloring resembled these friars, especially when in their robes with hoods down, and named them capuchins. [1]
The white parts on the face are more distinctively bald and the outside parts of the arms and legs are more clear; this suggests they are white-headed capuchin. [4] Some specimens of C. versicolor seen in the market at Magangué ‚ and probably captured in the lower Cauca River , show similar tendencies to the above, except that there is no ...
Spix's white-fronted capuchin, Cebus albifrons unicolor; Varied capuchin, Cebus albifrons versicolor; White-headed capuchin or white-faced capuchin, Cebus capucinus; Kaapori capuchin, Cebus kaapori; Wedge-capped capuchin, Cebus olivaceus; Subsequent revisions have split some of these into additional species: [5]
The Panamanian white-faced capuchin is a member of the family Cebidae, the family of New World monkeys containing capuchin monkeys and squirrel monkeys. Until the 21st century the Panamanian white-faced capuchin was considered conspecific with Cebus capucinus, the Colombian white-faced capuchin, but as a separate subspecies C. capucinus ...
The Ecuadorian capuchin (Cebus aequatorialis), or Ecuadorian white-fronted capuchin is a species of gracile capuchin monkey of the family Cebidae. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the white-fronted capuchin (C. albifrons). [2] Mittermeier and Rylands elevated it to a separate species in 2013.