Pied tamarin

Pied tamarin[1][2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Callitrichidae
Genus: Saguinus
Species: S. bicolor
Binomial name
Saguinus bicolor
(Spix, 1823)
Geographic distribution

The pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor) is an endangered primate species found in a restricted area in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest.

Range

This New World monkey is found within and just north of the city limits of Manaus, the capital of the Amazonas state of Brazil. The main distribution is in the rio Cuieiras and rio Preto da Eva interfluvium. Pied tamarins are also found in the adjacent rio Preto da Eva and rio Urubu interfluvium, but are comparatively rare.[4] There appears to be interspecific competition between the pied tamarin and the red-handed tamarin[4] with the red-handed tamarin gradually displacing the pied tamarin from areas of its historical distribution.[5] There are therefore multiple threats to the long-term survival of the pied tamarin that stem from habitat destruction and from interspecific competition.

Description

The pied tamarin's body measures 20.8–28.3 cm.; including the tail it measures 33.5–42.0 cm. Males weigh 428 grams (n = 4).[6] Its life expectancy is approximately 10 years in the wild.

Behavior and reproduction

Individuals live in groups of 2 to 15 members with little intra-group competition. Average group size in the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke is 4.8 individuals per group (n = 41),[7] and other areas around Manaus reported mean group sizes of 6.19 ± 2.62 (n = 46).[8]

Only the alpha female of the group will breed. Reproduction in other females of the group is behaviorally suppressed. The gestation lasts 140–170 days and mothers typically give birth to twins. Young tamarins are cared for primarily by the father and turned over to the mother only to nurse; however, the entire group helps with the care of the young.

Tamarins are omnivorous, their diet consisting of fruit, flowers, nectar, insects, spiders, small vertebrates and bird eggs.[4] Its natural predators are small cats, birds of prey, and snakes. In urban setting main predators are domestic and feral cats and dogs. Because of the destruction of its natural habitat, the species is at risk. However, the species also occurs in several protected areas.

Conservation

Major protected areas outside Manaus include:

Major protected areas within Manaus include:

References

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  1. ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 133–134. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  2. ↑ Rylands AB & Mittermeier RA (2009). "The Diversity of the New World Primates (Platyrrhini)". In Garber PA, Estrada A, Bicca-Marques JC, Heymann EW & Strier KB. South American Primates: Comparative Perspectives in the Study of Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. pp. 23–54. ISBN 978-0-387-78704-6.
  3. ↑ Mittermeier, A. B.; Boubli, J.-P.; Subirá, R. & Rylands, A. B. (2008). "Saguinus bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 November 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered
  4. 1 2 3 Röhe, F. (2006). Área de contato entre as distribuições geográficas de Saguinus midas e Saguinus bicolor (Callitrichidae-Primates): a importância de interações e fatores ecológicos. Dissertação de Mestrado — INPA/UFAM. p. 71.
  5. ↑ Ayres, J. M.; R. A. Mittermeier & I. D. Constable (1982). "Brazilian Tamarins on the way to extinction?". Orix. 16 (04): 329–333. doi:10.1017/S0030605300017786.
  6. ↑ Smith, R. J. & W. L. Jungers (1997). "Body mass in comparative primatology". Journal of Human Evolution. 32 (6): 523–559. doi:10.1006/jhev.1996.0122. PMID 9210017.
  7. ↑ Vidal, M. D. & R. Cintra (2006). "Effects of forest structure components on the occurrence, group size and density of groups of bare-face tamarin (Saguinus bicolor – Primates: Callitrichinae) in Central Amazonia". Acta Amazonica. 36: 237–248. doi:10.1590/s0044-59672006000200014.
  8. ↑ Subirá, R. J. (1998). Avaliação da situação atual das populações selvagens do Sauim-de-coleira Saguinus b. bicolor (Spix, 1823). Dissertação de Mestrado — UNB. p. 98.
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