Pied tamarin

The pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor) is a critically endangered primate species found in a restricted area in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. It was named the mascot of Manaus, Brazil in 2005.[4]

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

Distribution and habitat

This New World monkey is found at the city limits of Manaus, the capital of the Amazonas state of Brazil and up to 35 km to the north and 100 km to the east.[4] 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.[5] There appears to be interspecific competition between the pied tamarin and the red-handed tamarin[5] with the red-handed tamarin gradually displacing the pied tamarin from areas of its historical distribution.[6] There are therefore multiple threats to the long-term survival of the pied tamarin that stem from habitat destruction and from interspecific competition.

The pied tamarin is found in old-growth forests, sand forest and smaller secondary forest fragments. Their density is higher in secondary forest fragments than in primary forest.[4]

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).[7] 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),[8] and other areas around Manaus reported mean group sizes of 6.19 ± 2.62 (n = 46).[9] A tamarin group has a home range of 10-100 ha.

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.[5] 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.[4]

Conservation

As of 2015, the pied tamarin is rated critically endangered by the IUCN Red List. The pied tamarin's population is expected to decline 80% by 2033 due to anthropogenic threats, competition with golden-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas) and disease. Within the Manaus area, pied tamarins are threatened by domestic and feral cats and dogs, electrocution from power lines, and the pet trade. Additionally, rural settlement and increasing livestock agriculture continue to encroach upon and degrade the pied tamarin's remaining habitat.[4]

The pied tamarin is protected in some parts of its range, such as in Sumaúma State Park (52 ha), Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve (18,240 ha) and less than half of Puranga Conquista Sustainable Development Reserve (157,807 ha). The Centro de Instrução de Guerra na Selva (CIGS)(115,000 ha) is an important protected area for the species, however it is not a conservation area but a military jungle training facility and so the area's status is uncertain.[4]

There is an established captive breeding program for the pied tamarin and an official studbook.[10] As of 2009, there are 172 pied tamarins in captivity and all are registered property of the Brazilian government.[4]

References
  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. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  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 (eds.). South American Primates: Comparative Perspectives in the Study of Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. pp. 23–54. ISBN 978-0-387-78704-6.
  3. Gordo, M., Jerusalinsky, L., Mittermeier, R.A., Rohe, F., Boubli, J., Subirá, R. & Vidal, M. (2019). "Saguinus bicolor". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T40644A17931870.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Gordo, M., Jerusalinsky, L., Mittermeier, R.A., Rohe, F., Boubli, J., Subirá, R. & Vidal, M. 2019. Saguinus bicolor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T40644A17931870. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T40644A17931870.en. Downloaded on 18 November 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. Ayres, J. M.; R. A. Mittermeier & I. D. Constable (1982). "Brazilian Tamarins on the way to extinction?". Orix. 16 (4): 329–333. doi:10.1017/S0030605300017786.
  7. 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.
  8. 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 (2): 237–248. doi:10.1590/s0044-59672006000200014.
  9. 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.
  10. Baker, Andrew J.; Davis, Andria; Pissinatti, Alcides (2005-04-01). "International Studbook for the Pied Tamarin, Saguinus bicolor". Neotropical Primates. 13 (1): 33–34. doi:10.1896/1413-4705.13.1.33b. ISSN 1413-4705.
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