Shock-headed Capuchin
Cebus cuscinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCebidae (Cebid Monkeys)
- GenusCebus (Gracile Capuchins)
- SpeciesCebus cuscinus (Shock-headed Capuchin)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Marañón white-fronted capuchin
Cebus yuracus
Black-capped Capuchin
Sapajus apella
Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri boliviensis
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
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Shock-headed Capuchin in Manu National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Shock-headed Capuchin sighting in Manu National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Shock-headed Capuchin in Manu National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Shock-headed Capuchin in Manu National Park in our monthly data.