Central American White-faced Capuchin
Central American White-faced CapuchinCentral American White-faced CapuchinCentral American White-faced CapuchinCentral American White-faced Capuchin

Central American White-faced Capuchin

Cebus imitator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
13 Verified records at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator), also known as the Panamanian white-headed capuchin or Central American white-faced capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. Native to the forests of Central America, the white-faced capuchin is important to rainforest ecology for its role in dispersing seeds and pollen. The Panamanian white-faced capuchin is versatile, living in many different types of forest, and eating many different types of food, including fruit, other plant material, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. It lives in troops that can exceed 20 animals and include both males and females. It is noted for its tool use, including rubbing plants over its body in an apparent use of herbal medicine, and also using tools as weapons and for getting to food. It is a long-lived monkey, with a maximum recorded age of over 54 years. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Central American White-faced Capuchin sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Mantled Howler Monkey
VU

Mantled Howler Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alouatta palliata

80–90% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
20–30
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
90–100%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
3 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
4 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
5 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
6 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
7 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
8 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
9 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
10 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
11 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
12 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
13 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
14 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
16 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
17 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
18 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
19 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
20 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
21 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
22 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
23 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
24 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
25 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
26 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
27 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
28 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Central American White-faced Capuchin in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Central American White-faced Capuchin sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Central American White-faced Capuchin in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

January has the highest sighting rate for Central American White-faced Capuchin in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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