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They are generally very shy, cautious animals. Sakis allow adult offspring and non-related immigrants into their groups unlike titi or owl monkeys . [ 3 ] Saki monkeys have been commonly considered to be socially monogamous , but generally only sakis who are pair-living exhibit social monogamy. [ 4 ]
The white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia), called the Guianan saki and the golden-faced saki, is a species of the New World saki monkey. They can be found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. This species lives in the understory and lower canopy of the forest, feeding mostly on fruits, nuts, seeds, and insects.
The black bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas) is a species of New World monkey, native to the Amazon rainforest of South America, specifically to an area of north-eastern Brazil. [2] It is one of five species of bearded saki. Bearded sakis are medium-sized (50 cm), mostly frugivorous primates, specialised in seed predation. [3]
The monk saki (Pithecia monachus) also known as Geoffroy's monk saki, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in forested areas of northwestern Brazil and northeastern Peru .
Miller's saki (Pithecia milleri), also known as Miller's monk saki, [1] is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey. Its range includes parts of southwestern Colombia , northeastern Ecuador , and perhaps adjacent areas in Peru . [ 2 ]
Pitheciinae is a subfamily of the New World monkey family Pitheciidae.It contains three genera and 14 species. Pitheciines are forest dwellers from northern and central South America, east of the Andes.
The white-nosed saki (Chiropotes albinasus) is a species of bearded saki, a type of New World monkey, endemic to the south-central Amazon rainforest in Brazil.Both its scientific and common name were caused by the authors working from dead specimens, where the skin on and around the nose fades to a whitish color. [4]
Uta Hick's bearded saki (Chiropotes utahicki) is an endangered species of bearded saki, a type of New World monkey. It is endemic to Brazil, where restricted to the Amazon between the Xingu and Tocantins Rivers. [1] It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the more easterly C. satanas, but its back is pale brownish. [3] [4]