Black-mantled Tamarin

Black-mantled Tamarin

Leontocebus nigricollis

Silhouette: Kai Caspar · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

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

40 Verified sightings at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve From 2019 to 2026
71 In all 3 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-mantled Tamarin

The black-mantled tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis, is a species of saddle-back tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in far western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, north-eastern Peru and eastern Ecuador. There are 3 subspecies:

Spix's black mantle tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis nigricollis Graells's tamarin or Graells' black-mantle tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis graellsi Hernandez-Camacho's black-mantle tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis hernandezi

Graells's tamarin was previously considered to be a separate species. Predators of black-mantled tamarins include barred forest falcons. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Ecuador · 2025

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~40%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
3 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Berlin Zoological Garden 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
2 Zoo El Pantanal 🇪🇨 Ecuador In captivity
3 Aquarium Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-mantled Tamarin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-mantled Tamarin sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 19 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 Black-mantled Tamarin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

November

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-mantled Tamarin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in October and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-mantled Tamarin?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-mantled Tamarin sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve the best place to see a Black-mantled Tamarin?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black-mantled Tamarin sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%) and Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).

Where does the Black-mantled Tamarin sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-mantled Tamarin is recorded against all the mammals logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (40 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.

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