Plecturocebus ornatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The ornate titi monkey (Plecturocebus ornatus) is a species of titi monkey and is the smallest member of the family Pitheciidae, which also includes uakaris and saki monkeys. As it is a member of this family, it is classified as a type of New World monkey. It is endemic to eastern Colombia, and the only member of the Plecturocebus moloch group to occur north of the Rios Amazonas/Solimes/Napo axis, living at least 350 km away from the closest other member, the white-tailed titi (Plecturocebus discolor), which lives in the south of Colombia. It was once classified as the same species as the white-tailed titi, but is now officially recognized as its own species. The ornate titi is also terrestrial.
The ornate titi is present on the IUCN Red List of endangered species, being recognized as "Vulnerable", and having a general decrease in population trends. The ornate titi has a thick, dense, fluffy, coat, with white ears and forehead, and grey hands and feet. The rest of the body is a bright chestnut red, apart from the tail, which is a dark-reddish brown or black, becoming white at the tip, and, similar to most titi species, is longer than its body. Male and female ornate... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santacruz zoo | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Titi sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 6 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Titi in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Sierra de la Macarena National Park's wettest months, with about 380 mm of rain against 95 mm in January.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ornate Titi sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Sierra de la Macarena National Park, in our data
Sierra de la Macarena National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ornate Titi sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Primates
The closest relatives of the Ornate Titi that you can see in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (order Primates) are Colombian Red Howler Monkey (about 50%), Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey (about 40%) and Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ornate Titi is recorded against all the mammals logged in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (9 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.
