Editing Saki monkey

{{Short description|Genus of New World monkeys}}
{{Other uses|Saki (disambiguation)}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Sakis
| image = WhiteFacedSaki.jpg
| image_caption = [[White-faced saki]] (''Pithecia pithecia'')
| taxon = Pithecia
| authority = [[Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest|Desmarest]], 1804
| type_species = ''[[White-faced Saki|Simia pithecia]]'' <ref>{{MSW3|id=12100362}}</ref>
| type_species_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1766
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = *''[[Pithecia aequatorialis]]''
*''[[Pithecia albicans]]''
*''[[Pithecia cazuzai]]''
*''[[Pithecia chrysocephala]]''
*''[[Pithecia hirsuta]]''
*''[[Pithecia inusta]]''
*''[[Pithecia irrorata]]''
*''[[Pithecia isabela]]''
*''[[Pithecia milleri]]''
*?''[[Pithecia mittermeieri]]'' 
*''[[Pithecia monachus]]''
*''[[Pithecia napensis]]''
*?''[[Pithecia pissinattii]]'' 
*''[[Pithecia pithecia]]''
*?''[[Pithecia rylandsi]]''
*''[[Pithecia vanzolinii]]''
}}

'''Sakis''', or '''saki monkeys''', are any of several [[New World monkey]]s of the genus '''''Pithecia'''''.<ref name = MSW3>{{MSW3 Primates | id = 12100362 | pages = 147-148}}</ref> They are closely related to the [[bearded saki]]s of genus ''Chiropotes''.

==Range==
Sakis' range includes northern and central [[South America]], extending from the south of [[Colombia]], over [[Peru]], in northern [[Bolivia]], and into the central part of [[Brazil]].

==Body functionality==
Sakis are small-sized monkeys with long, bushy tails. Their furry, rough skin is black, grey or reddish-brown in color depending upon the species. The faces of some species are naked, but their head is hooded with fur. Their bodies are adapted to life in the trees, with strong hind legs allowing them to make far jumps. Sakis reach a length of 30 to 50&nbsp;cm, with a tail just as long, and weigh up to 2&nbsp;kg.

==Habitat and habit==
Sakis are [[diurnal animal|diurnal]] animals. They live in the trees of the [[rain forests]] and only occasionally go onto the land. They mostly move on all fours, sometimes running in an upright position on the hind legs over the branches, and sometimes jumping long distances. For sleeping they roll themselves cat-like in the branches. They are generally very shy, cautious animals. Sakis allow adult offspring and non-related immigrants into their groups unlike [[titi]] or [[owl monkeys]].<ref name=":0" /> Saki monkeys have been commonly considered to be [[socially monogamous]], but generally only sakis who are pair-living exhibit social monogamy.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Fernandez-Duque|first1=Eduardo|last2=Huck|first2=Maren|last3=Van Belle|first3=Sarie|last4=Di Fiore|first4=Anthony|date=April 2020|title=The evolution of pair-living, sexual monogamy, and cooperative infant care: Insights from research on wild owl monkeys, titis, sakis, and tamarins|journal=American Journal of Physical Anthropology|language=en|volume=171|issue=S70|pages=118–173|doi=10.1002/ajpa.24017|pmid=32191356|issn=0002-9483|doi-access=free}}</ref> Females primarily carry infants and male-infant interactions are rare.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Thompson|first1=Cynthia L.|last2=Norconk|first2=Marilyn A.|date=2011|title=Within-group social bonds in white-faced saki monkeys (Pithecia pithecia) display male-female pair preference|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/ajp.20972|journal=American Journal of Primatology|volume=73|issue=10|language=en|pages=1051–1061|doi=10.1002/ajp.20972|pmid=21695710|s2cid=39573760 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==Diet==
Sakis are [[frugivore]]s. Their diet consists of over 90% fruit and is supplemented by a small proportion of leaves, flowers, and insects. Sakis, as well as [[uakari]]s, engage in a specialized form of frugivory in which they focus specifically on unripe fruits and seeds.

==Procreation==
Mating is non-seasonal, and can happen any time during the year. After approximately 150- to 180-day gestation, females bear single young. The young are weaned after 4 months, and are fully mature in 3 years. Their life expectancy is up to 30 years.

== Classification ==
* '''Genus ''Pithecia'''''
** [[Equatorial saki]], ''Pithecia aequatorialis''
** [[White-footed saki]] or buffy saki, ''Pithecia albicans''
** [[Cazuza's saki]], ''Pithecia cazuzai''<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal|last=Marsh|first=Laura K.|date=2014-08-01|title=A Taxonomic Revision of the Saki Monkeys, Pithecia Desmarest, 1804|url=https://bioone.org/journals/neotropical-primates/volume-21/issue-1/044.021.0101/A-Taxonomic-Revision-of-the-Saki-Monkeys-Pithecia-Desmarest-1804/10.1896/044.021.0101.full|journal=Neotropical Primates|volume=21|issue=1|pages=1–165|doi=10.1896/044.021.0101|s2cid=86516301 |issn=1413-4705|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
** [[Golden-faced saki]], ''Pithecia chrysocephala''<ref name=":02" />
** [[Hairy saki]], ''Pithecia hirsuta''<ref name=":02" />
** [[Burnished saki]], ''Pithecia inusta''<ref name=":02" />
** [[Rio Tapajós saki]] or Gray's bald-faced saki, ''Pithecia irrorata''
** [[Isabel's saki]], ''Pithecia isabela''<ref name=":02" />
** [[Monk saki]], ''Pithecia monachus''<ref name=":02" />
** [[Miller's saki]], ''Pithecia milleri''<ref name=":02" />
** [[Mittermeier's Tapajós saki]], ''Pithecia mittermeieri''<ref name=":02" /> (disputed)<ref name=Serrano2019>{{cite journal |last1= Serrano-Villavicencio|first1= J.E.|last2= Murtado|first2= C.M.|last3= Vendramel|first3=R.L.|last4=Oliveira do Nascimento|first4=F.|date= January 2019|title= Reconsidering the taxonomy of the ''Pithecia irrorata'' species group (Primates: Pitheciidae)|journal= Journal of Mammalogy|volume= 100|issue= 1|pages= 130–141|doi= 10.1093/jmammal/gyy167|doi-access= free}}</ref>
** [[Napo saki]], ''Pithecia napensis''<ref name=":02" />
**[[Pissinatti’s saki]], ''Pithecia pissinattii''<ref name=":02" /> (disputed)<ref name="Serrano2019" />
** [[White-faced saki]], ''Pithecia pithecia''
** [[Rylands' bald-faced saki]], ''Pithecia rylandsi''<ref name=":02" /> (disputed)<ref name=Serrano2019/>
** [[Vanzolini's bald-faced saki]], ''Pithecia vanzolinii''<ref name=":02" />

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|position=left|Pithecia|<br />Pithecia}}
{{Wikispecies|Pithecia|Pithecia (Saki monkey)}}
* [http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/links/pithecia Primate Info Net ''Pithecia'' Factsheets]

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[[Category:Primates of South America]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1804]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest]]