Buffy-headed Marmoset
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The buffy-headed marmoset (Callithrix flaviceps) is a rare species of marmoset
endemic
to the rainforests of south-eastern Brazil
. It occurs in southern Espírito Santo
and possibly northern Rio de Janeiro
and its distribution extends into Minas Gerais
.
Marmoset
Marmosets are the 22 New World monkey species of the genera Callithrix, Cebuella, Callibella, and Mico. All four genera are part of the biological family Callitrichidae. The term marmoset is also used in reference to the Goeldi's Monkey, Callimico goeldii, which is closely related.Most marmosets...
endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to the rainforests of south-eastern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It occurs in southern Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...
and possibly northern Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
and its distribution extends into Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
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External links
Further reading
- Ferrari, S. F. (1992). The care of infants in a wild marmoset (Callithrix flaviceps) group. American Journal of Primatology 26(2) 109-18
- Ferrari, S. F. and K. B. Strier. (1992). Exploitation of Mabea fistulifera nectar by marmosets (Callithrix flaviceps) and muriquis (Brachyteles arachnoides) in south-east Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology 8: 225-239.
- Grelle, C. E. V. and R. Cerqueira. (2006). Determinants of geographical range of Callithrix flaviceps (Thomas) (Primates, Callitrichidae). Rev. Bras. Zool. [online]. 23(2) 414-20.
- Hilário, R. R. and S. F. Ferrari. (2010). Feeding ecology of a group of buffy-headed marmosets (Callithrix flaviceps): fungi as a preferred resource. American Journal of Primatology 72(6) 515-21.