Blond Titi Monkey

About the Blond Titi Monkey

Barbara Brown's titi monkey (Callicebus barbarabrownae), also popularly known as the blond titi monkey or northern Bahian blond titi, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey. This critically endangered species is endemic to the Caatinga in northeastern Brazil, and it is estimated that less than 250 mature individuals remain. It is named after the zoologist Barbara Elaine Russell Brown.

The blonde titi monkey is listed as Critically Endangered due to small population size. The blond titi monkey is endemic to the Atlantic forests of eastern Brazil, where it is found in the coastal highlands of Bahia and Sergipe States. Most of its population is found between the Paraguaçu River (north) and Salvador (south), and west towards Mirorós. The estimated population is 260 individuals and is decreasing.

C. barbarabrownae has been listed among the World's 25 Most Endangered Primates in 2012. The blond titi prefers habitats in caatinga, a dry scrubland, specifically those that are dense and feature trees. They display arboreal tendencies, rarely descending to the ground. They are small in size and are agile primates, good climbers who utilize all... Wikipedia →