Black-headed Night Monkey
Aotus nigriceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyAotidae (Night Monkeys)
- GenusAotus
- SpeciesAotus nigriceps (Black-headed Night Monkey)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Azara’s Night Monkey
Aotus azarae
Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri boliviensis
Black-capped Capuchin
Sapajus apella
White-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus weddelli
Toppin's Titi
Plecturocebus toppini
Bolivian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta sara
Black-faced Black Spider Monkey
Ateles chamek
Colombian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta seniculus
Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Pithecia irrorata
Shock-headed Capuchin
Cebus cuscinus
Urubamba Brown Titi
Plecturocebus urubambensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Night Monkey in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Night Monkey sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Night Monkey in Tambopata National Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Night Monkey in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.