Equatorial Saki

• Common Name: Equatorial Saki
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1987
• Monkey Size: 39 to 44 cm (15.35 to 17.32 in)
• Skin Color(s): Reddish brown
• Habitat: Rainforest
• Diet: Omnivorous
• Native Countries: Peru, Ecuador

The Equatorial Saki^[1], also known as the red-bearded Saki, is a species of saki monkey and New World Monkey.

• It weighs between 2 and 2.5 kg, has a head-body length of 39 to 44 cm, and a tail of 45 to 47 cm.
• The species’ tail is non-prehensile and relies on the strength of its arms and legs to transport itself from one branch to another.
• The equatorial Saki is sexually dimorphic.
• It is sometimes confused with the monk saki, but the equatorial Saki’s reddish throat and chest set it apart from others.

The Equatorial Saki feeds on these food sources^[¶]:

• Black Manwood (Minquartia guianensis).
• Seasonvine (Cissus verticillata)
• Bara (Guatteria longicuspis)
• Matchwood (Schefflera morototoni)
• Scarlet Passionflower (Passiflora coccinea).
• Poroto Shimbillo (Inga brachyrhachis).
• Pachiuba (Socratea exorrhiza)

• They are most common in riparian, seasonally flooded, and swampy forests but have also been seen in terra firme forests.
• The equatorial Saki moves on all fours and leaps through the forest.
• When they take off from a branch, they are most likely doing so from an upright support position.
• The equatorial Saki lives in small groups of 2 to 4 that form more prominent communities.
• Groups of equatorial sakis are called closed social units. The males take care of their young.