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Common Marmoset
Callithrix jacchus
Silhouette: Yan Wong from drawing by T. F. Zimmermann · PhyloPic
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassMammalia (Mammals)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCallitrichidae (Marmosets and Tamarins)
- GenusCallithrix (Atlantic Marmosets)
- SpeciesCallithrix jacchus (Common Marmoset)
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
54 Verified sightings at Recife
137 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
About the Common Marmoset
The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), also called white-tufted marmoset or white-tufted-ear marmoset, is a New World monkey. It originally lived on the northeastern coast of Brazil, in the states of Piauí, Paraíba, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, and Bahia. Through release (both intentional and unintentional) of captive individuals, it has expanded its range since the 1920s to Southeast Brazil (its first sighting in the wild for Rio de Janeiro was in 1929), where it became an invasive species, raising concerns about genetic pollution of similar species, such as the buffy-tufted marmoset (Callithrix aurita), and predation upon bird nestlings and eggs.
The whole genome sequence of a female common marmoset was published on 20 July 2014. It became the first New World monkey to have its genome sequenced. Common marmosets are very small monkeys with relatively long tails. Males are slightly larger than females; males have an average height of 188 mm (7.40 in) and females have an average height of 185 mm (7.28 in). Males weigh 256 g (9.03 oz) on average and females weigh 236 g (8.32 oz) on average. The pelage of the marmoset is... Wikipedia →
Sounds
Alarm call1:09
Brazil · 2024
© Douglas Meyer · XC983474 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Recording0:05
Brazil · 2022
© Matheus M. Santos · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
Recording0:59
Brazil · 2021
© Breno Farias · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
Recent sightings of Common Marmoset in Recife
LIVEiNaturalistGlobal Distribution
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Cities Where Found
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Natal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Zoos & Centres Where Found
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Common Marmoset in Recife?
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Marmoset sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 6 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Common Marmoset in Recife?
July and August
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Common Marmoset in Recife on a given day, against about 20% in April, the lowest month.
What time of day is best to see a Common Marmoset?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Marmoset sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Recife the best place to see a Common Marmoset?
5th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Common Marmoset sightings, Recife ranks 5th at about 50%. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 70%), Natal (Brazil, about 60%) and João Pessoa (Brazil, about 60%).
Where does the Common Marmoset sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Marmoset is recorded against all the mammals logged in Recife (54 verified sightings), 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.
