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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping New World monkey
Observation Number (Open Context) 22
Subspecies Sapajus apella
Common name Tufted capuchin
Period of study December 1976 - January 1977
Country or Region Colombia
Method Ecological survey
Wet season October - December
Dry season Unknown
Environment Unknown
Altitude (m) Unknown
% Fruit 52.6
% Leaves 5.3
% Flowers 5.3
% Seeds 3.5
% Pith & stems 7.0
% Vertebrates 5.3
% Invertebrates 15.8
% Other 5.3
Fruit availability peak December - January
Low fruit availability Unknown
Percentages Based on average diet composition
Reference Izawa 1979
Full Reference
Izawa, K. (1979). Foods and feeding behavior of wild black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella). Primates, 20: 57-76. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373828]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "New World monkey 22 from Americas/Colombia/Duda River, La Macarena National Park, Colombia". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/76b59d48-14e4-4360-b2fd-b2c0b3fbefeb> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k20v8tn92

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