Cacajao melanocephalus (Humboldt, 1812) . Rec. Observ. Zool., 1:317.

TYPE LOCALITY: Venezuela, Casiquiare Forests, Mision de San Francisco Solano .

DISTRIBUTION: S.W. Venezuela; N.W. Brazil.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as Cacajao spp.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301406006003002001.