Mico nigriceps (Ferrari & Lopes, 1992)
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Black-headed Marmoset
French: Ouistiti a téte noire / German: Schwarzkopf-Seidenaffchen / Spanish: Titi de cabeza negra
Taxonomy. Callithrix nigriceps Ferrari & Lopes, 1992 View in CoL ,
Lago dos Reis (= Lago Paraiso, 7° 31’ S, 62° 52° W), 17 km east of Humaita, Amazonas, Brazil, on the TransAmazonian Highway BR-230 (right, or east, bank of the Rio Madeira).
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. Brazilian Amazon between the Rio dos Marmelos in the N and E, the Rio Madeira in the W, and the Rio Jiparana in the S. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 19-22 cm, tail 31-33 cm; weight 330-400 g (mean 370 g). The fur of the Black-headed Marmoset is mainly brownish-gray above with a dark brown rump and yellowish-orange underparts. Hindlegs are orange-red, and a thigh stripe is present. The crown, forehead, hands, feet, and tail are black. The face is hairless and mottled, and there are no ear tufts. Males have a white, hairless scrotum.
Habitat. Lowland rainforest and forest edge.
Food and Feeding. The Black-headed Marmoset eats small fruits, nectar, gums, and small animal prey.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix II. Classified as Data Deficient on The [UCN Red List. The Black-headed Marmoset has an extremely limited distribution, which is subject to constant human disturbance. Its natural distribution is little more than 10,000 km?, one of the smallest of any Amazonian primate species and potentially one of the most precarious. The area is currently undergoing rapid colonization, with access by paved highway from the Rondonia State, and is traversed by the Trans-Amazonian Highway. Principle threats include widespread logging, gold mining, and cattle ranching. While Black-headed Marmosets are able to adapt to habitat disturbance in the short term, continued deforestation will eventually be deleterious to the population as a whole.
Bibliography. Ferrari (1993c, 1994, 2009b), Ferrari & Lopes (1992), Ferrari & Queiroz (1994), Ferrari et al. (1993), Messias et al. (2005), Rylands et al. (1993, 2009).
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