Cebidae (Cebid Monkeys) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

VU

Cebus imitator

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Saimiri macrodon

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

NT

Sapajus nigritus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

EN

Cebus malitiosus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

EN

Saimiri oerstedii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

VU

Sapajus cay

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Saimiri boliviensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sapajus apella

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

NT

Cebus yuracus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Cebus castaneus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Saimiri sciureus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU

Cebus capucinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT

Cebus cuscinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Cebid Monkeys

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 23 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 306 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 14	>90%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~90%
	Central American Squirrel Monkey			~60%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 14	~80%
	Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey			~70%
	Marañón white-fronted capuchin			~40%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~80%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~80%
4	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 14	~80%
	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey			~50%
	Brown Capuchin			~50%
	Shock-headed Capuchin			~20%
5	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 14	~70%
	Central American Squirrel Monkey			~60%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~40%
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 14	~70%
	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey			~50%
	Brown Capuchin			~50%
7	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~70%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~70%
8	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~70%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~70%
9	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~70%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~70%
10	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 14	~70%
	Mono Cai			~70%
11	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~70%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~70%
12	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 14	~70%
	Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey			~50%
	Marañón white-fronted capuchin			~30%
13	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 14	~70%
	Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey			~40%
	Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey			~40%
14	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 14	~70%
	Santa Marta White-fronted Capuchin			~70%
15	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 14	~60%
	Central American Squirrel Monkey			~40%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~40%
16	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~50%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~50%
17	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 14	~50%
	Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey			~40%
	Brown Capuchin			~20%
18	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~50%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~50%
19	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 14	~50%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~40%
	White-throated Capuchin			~20%
20	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~50%
	Hooded Capuchin			~50%
21	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 14	~50%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~50%
22	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~50%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~50%
23	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~50%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~50%
24	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 14	~50%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~50%
25	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~50%
	Mono Cai			~50%
26	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~40%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~40%
27	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 14	~40%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~40%
28	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~40%
	Mono Cai			~40%
29	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~40%
	Mono Cai			~40%
30	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~30%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~30%
31	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~30%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~30%
32	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 14	~30%
	chestnut weeper capuchin			~30%
33	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 14	~30%
	Marañón white-fronted capuchin			~30%
34	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 14	~30%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~20%
	Central American Squirrel Monkey			~10%
35	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Squirrel Monkey			~20%
36	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~20%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~20%
37	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~20%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~20%
38	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~20%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~20%
39	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 14	~20%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~20%
	Central American Squirrel Monkey			<5%
40	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 14	~20%
	White-throated Capuchin			~20%
41	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~20%
	Mono Cai			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~40%
	Common Squirrel Monkey			~40%
2	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~30%
	Common Squirrel Monkey			~30%
3	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~30%
	Common Squirrel Monkey			~30%
4	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 14	~30%
	Hooded Capuchin			~30%
5	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 14	~20%
	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey			~20%
6	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 14	~20%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~20%
7	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~10%
	Central American White-faced Capuchin			~10%
8	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Squirrel Monkey			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
3	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
4	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
5	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
6	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
8	Dublin Zoo	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
9	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
10	Izhevsk Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
11	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
12	Melaka Zoo and Bird Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
13	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
14	Olomouc Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
15	Zoologic park de Lille	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
16	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
18	Zoo d'Amiens	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
19	Karagandy Zoo	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	In captivity
20	Zoobotanic Park of Brusque	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
21	Parque Temático Hacienda Nápoles	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
22	Nandankanan Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
23	Uminonakamichi Seaside Park	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
24	Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	African Lion Safari	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
26	Taipei Zoo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
27	Centro de Reeducación de los Monos Carayá	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
28	Port Lympne Wild Animal Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
29	Tennessee Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Kyushu African Safari	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
31	Ningbo Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
32	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Yumka'	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
34	Kansas City Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Chiang Mai Night Safari	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
36	Planète Sauvage	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
37	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	Chimelong Safari Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
39	Virginia Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Parc zoologique de Montpellier	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
41	Curitiba Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
42	Beijing Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
43	西霞口神雕山野生動物世界	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
44	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Seoul Zoo	🇰🇷 South Korea	In captivity
46	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Shenzhen Safari Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
48	江苏淹城野生动物世界	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
49	Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
50	Wow Safari Thoiry	🇫🇷 France	In captivity

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Challenges

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Cebid Monkeys

Species in this group

Central American White-faced Capuchin

Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey

Mono Cai

Santa Marta White-fronted Capuchin

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Hooded Capuchin

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Brown Capuchin

Marañón white-fronted capuchin

Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey

chestnut weeper capuchin

Common Squirrel Monkey

White-throated Capuchin

Shock-headed Capuchin

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Cebid Monkeys

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges