Sapajus libidinosus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The black-striped capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus), also known as the bearded capuchin, is a New World monkey in the family Cebidae. They are native to northern and central Brazil. These capuchins mostly live in dry forests, and savannah landscapes between the Rio Araguaia and the Rio Grande. Known for its tool use, the black-striped capuchin has been shown to use tools in a wide variety of situations, ranging from using rocks for nut cracking to using sticks for digging. They were, until recently, considered a subspecies of the tufted capuchin, but because of more research and insights, they are considered their own species by many.
They often live in highly social groups ranging from 6-20 individuals. Females are philopatric, show coalition, and linear dominance hierarchy. Females reach sexual maturity around 5 years of age and give birth about every 24 months to a single infant.
The black-striped capuchin is a New World monkey and a member of the Cebidae family, which contains both capuchins and squirrel monkeys. Until the past few decades, the black-striped capuchin was considered a subspecies of the tufted capuchin but has slowly become accepted as a separate species... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centro de Reeducación de los Monos Carayá | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Zoológico de Brasília | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Brookfield Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Parque Zoológico de León - Zooleón | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Leofoo Village Theme Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Zoológico de Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Parque Zoobotânico Arruda Câmara (BICA) | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Allwetterzoo Münster | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Münster Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Zoológico Dois Irmãos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Monkey World | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 14 | Chapultepec Zoo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Ecopark | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 16 | Zagreb Zoo | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 17 | Willowbank Wildlife Reserve | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 18 | Granja los Pibes | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 19 | Cóndor | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 20 | Monkey Sanctuary | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 21 | The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-striped Capuchin sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 14th most-seen of the 19 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-striped Capuchin in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–August and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-striped Capuchin sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Black-striped Capuchin sightings, São Paulo ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Goiânia (Brazil, about 30%) and Brasilia (Brazil, about 20%).
Same order: Primates
The closest relatives of the Black-striped Capuchin that you can see in São Paulo (order Primates) are Black-pencilled Marmoset (about 30%), Brown Howler Monkey (about 30%) and Common Marmoset (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-striped Capuchin is recorded against all the mammals logged in São Paulo (11 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.
