Pied Tamarin

Pied Tamarin : The pied tamarin is an endangered primate species found in a restricted area in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. This New World monkey is found within and just north of the city limits of Manaus, the capital of the Amazonas state of Brazil. 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. There appears to be interspecific competition between the pied tamarin and the red-handed tamarin with the red-handed tamarin gradually displacing the pied tamarin from areas of its historical distribution. There are therefore multiple threats to the long-term survival of the pied tamarin that stem from habitat destruction and from interspecific competition. Video Produced by Paul Dinning - Wildlife in Cornwall