Golden-bellied Male Capuchin Monkey

The Golden-bellied Capuchin Monkey (Cebus xanthosternos), is one of several species of New World monkeys. Golden-bellied Capuchin Monkeys have a distinctive yellow to golden red chest, belly and upper arms. Their face is a light brown and their cap for which the capuchins were first named is a dark brown/black or light brown. A band of short hair around the upper part of the face with speckled coloring contrasts with the darker surrounding areas. Their limbs and tail are also darkly colored. Golden-bellied Capuchin Monkeys are restricted to the Atlantic forest of southern Bahia, Brazil, due to high degrees of interference from man.