Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset
Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset

Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset

Callithrix geoffroyi

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Vitória

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

109 Verified sightings at Vitória
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset

The white-headed marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi), also known as the tufted-ear marmoset, Geoffroy's marmoset, or Geoffrey's marmoset, is a marmoset endemic to forests in eastern Brazil, where it is native to Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais, and introduced to Santa Catarina. It is known as the sagüi or sauim in Brazil. Its diet consists of fruits, insects, and the gum of trees. It is a host of Pachysentis lenti an acanthocephalan intestinal parasite. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Paris Zoological Park 🇫🇷 France In captivity
2 Zoo Pilsen 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
3 Réserve africaine de Sigean 🇫🇷 France In captivity
4 Brno Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
5 Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée 🇫🇷 France In captivity
6 Zoobotánico Jerez 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
7 Bronx Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
8 Wildlife Safari 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
9 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
10 Selwo Aventura 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
11 Parco Natura Viva 🇮🇹 Italy In captivity
12 Oasis Park 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
13 Woodland Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 Nyíregyháza Zoo 🇭🇺 Hungary In captivity
15 Zoo Knoxville 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
16 Lisbon Zoo 🇵🇹 Portugal In captivity
17 Zoo de La Flèche 🇫🇷 France In captivity
18 Monkey World 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
19 Philadelphia Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
20 Soğanlı Zoo 🇹🇷 Türkiye In captivity
21 London Zoo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
22 Faunia 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
23 Riverbanks Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
24 Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
25 Tiergarten Straubing 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
26 Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
27 Loro Parque 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
28 Discovery Cove 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
29 Henry Vilas Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
30 Zoo Park da Montanha 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
31 Santillana Zoo 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
32 Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
33 Cherkasy Zoo 🇺🇦 Ukraine In captivity
34 Elmwood Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
35 Prospect Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
36 Trevor Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
37 Zoo Lagos 🇵🇹 Portugal In captivity
38 Monkey Park 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
39 Selwo Marina 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
40 Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
41 Castellar Zoo 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
42 Тюменский зоопарк 🇷🇺 Russia In captivity
43 Tierpark Wittenberg 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
44 Aquarium River of Zaragoza 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
45 Plantasia 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
46 Tropical World 🇮🇪 Ireland In captivity
47 Bristol Zoo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
48 Zooparque Itatiba 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity

Closest Relatives at Vitória

No species of the same family or order lives in Vitória, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.

Big-eared Opossum
LC

Big-eared Opossum

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Didelphis aurita

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Capybara
LC

Capybara

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset in Vitória?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset sighting in Vitória on a given day, based on 109 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. 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 Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset in Vitória?

February–March and August–November

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset in Vitória on a given day, against about 30% in April–July and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset?

Only Vitória, in our data

Vitória is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset is recorded against all the mammals logged in Vitória (109 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.

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