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The golden-crowned sparrow is one of five species in the genus Zonotrichia, a group of large American sparrows. [2] It has no subspecies. [3] It is a sister species with, and very closely related to, the white-crowned sparrow; studies of mitochondrial DNA show the two evolved into separate species very recently in geologic time.
Tufted capuchin. The tufted capuchin ( Sapajus apella ), also known as brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, or pin monkey, is a New World primate from South America and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita. As traditionally defined, it is one of the most widespread primates in the Neotropics, but it has recently been recommended ...
The brown spider monkey or variegated spider monkey ( Ateles hybridus) is a critically endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from forests in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela . Like all spider monkeys, it has long, slender limbs and a long prehensile tail. The brown spider monkey has a whitish belly and ...
The primates of Colombia include 41 extant species in 13 genera and five families. Additionally, 12 fossil species in 10 genera and five families have been identified in Colombia, mainly at the La Venta Lagerstätte of the Honda Group, mostly from the so-called "Monkey Unit", "Monkey Beds" or "Monkey Locality", the richest site for fossil primates in South America.
The Barbary macaque ( Macaca sylvanus ), also known as Barbary ape, is a macaque species native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, along with a small introduced population in Gibraltar. [2] It is the type species of the genus Macaca. The species is of particular interest because males play an atypical role in rearing young.
Brown titi monkey. The brown titi monkey ( Plecturocebus brunneus) is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is endemic to Brazil. [3] It was originally described as Callicebus brunneus in 1842 and transferred to the newly erected genus Plecturocebus in 2016. [2]
Description. A gray woolly monkey in Brazil. Common woolly monkeys are large compared to most other tree-dwelling primates, with a head-body length of 40 to 60 centimetres (1.3 to 2.0 ft), a tail length of 55 to 75 centimetres (22 to 30 in), and a weight of 5.5 to 10.8 kilograms (12 to 24 lb). Contrary to their name, they may also be a shade of ...
Gelada. The gelada ( Theropithecus gelada, Amharic: ጭላዳ, romanized : č̣əlada, Oromo: Jaldeessa daabee ), sometimes called the bleeding-heart monkey or the gelada baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, living at elevations of 1,800–4,400 m (5,900–14,400 ft) above sea level.