Cercopithecus pogonias
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The crested mona monkey, also known as the crowned guenon, crowned monkey, golden-bellied guenon, or golden-bellied monkey, (Cercopithecus pogonias), is a species of African primate in the family Cercopithecidae found in west central Africa.
The crested mona monkey is a medium-sized, long tailed arboreal monkey. The females are smaller than the males but show similar colouration and pattern of coat. They have a brown coat speckled with grey which becomes black on its lower arms and legs and on the base of its long tail. The rump, belly and the insides of the legs are golden-yellow contrasting with the rest of the fur. The males have a distinctive blue scrotum. Their faces are mainly dark blue with a pink muzzle. Around the face the fur is yellow marked with a wide black stripes which runs from the beside the eyes over to the temples and across the centre of the forehead where it forms the characteristic small crest which gives this species its common name.
Western central Africa from the Cross River in Nigeria and southern Cameroon south to Cabinda, Angola, including Bioko Island, and east into the Central African Republic, eastern Congo and the...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinko Conservation Area | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | |
| 2 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Monkey sighting in Chinko Conservation Area on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 53 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Monkey in Chinko Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in April, July, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Chinko Conservation Area's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 180 mm in August.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crowned Monkey sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Crowned Monkey sightings, Chinko Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 20%).
Same genus: Cercopithecus
The closest relatives of the Crowned Monkey that you can see in Chinko Conservation Area (genus Cercopithecus, Guenons) are Putty-nosed Monkey (about 40%), De Brazza’s Monkey (about 30%) and Red-tailed Monkey (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crowned Monkey is recorded against all the mammals logged in Chinko Conservation Area (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
