Black-capped Capuchin
Sapajus apella
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCebidae (Cebid Monkeys)
- GenusSapajus (Robust Capuchins)
- SpeciesSapajus apella (Black-capped Capuchin)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri boliviensis
Shock-headed Capuchin
Cebus cuscinus
Marañón white-fronted capuchin
Cebus yuracus
Toppin's Titi
Plecturocebus toppini
Black-faced Black Spider Monkey
Ateles chamek
White-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus weddelli
Lagothrix lagotricha
Lagothrix lagothricha
Black-headed Night Monkey
Aotus nigriceps
Bolivian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta sara
Colombian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta seniculus
Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Pithecia irrorata
Urubamba Brown Titi
Plecturocebus urubambensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 7 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Capuchin in Manu National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Black-capped Capuchin sighting in Manu National Park, based on 204 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-capped Capuchin in Manu National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Capuchin in Manu National Park in our monthly data.