Monkeys

In the park you may see and hear monkeys... either white face or squirrel. In Spanish, the white-faced monkeys are called cariblanco (white face). The squirrel monkeys are called mono titi.

Squirel Monkeys
Squirrel monkeys makes sounds similar to birds.

Common English Name: squirrel monkey
Common Spanish Name: mono titi or mono ardilla
Scientific Name: saimiri oerstedii
Range: south Pacific coast of Costa Rica and the north Pacific coast of Panama near the Costa Rican border
Habitat: lowland to middle elevations
Status: Threatened by deforestation and habitat scattered but still common in many areas
Comments: Active during the day. These monkeys eat insects and fruits, seeds and leaves. Make chirping sounds similar to birds, move in large groups.

                           Howler Monkeys
click the monky to hear the sound they make

Well, we are waiting for the Howler monkeys to show up here, Since the formation of the park, the animals have sensed that we are protecting them and they are continuously moving into the park as they sense it is a place of refuge. In the past years, there were no (or few) howler monkeys here in Manuel Antonio but every cay they move closer to where we are and to our refuge. So, by the time you come here we may have howlers here in the park. They are large monkeys with a distinct, dominant sound. Wen you first hear them, you will never forget it. Click the photo of the howler monkey to hear the sound they make.

Common English Name: howler monkeys
Common Spanish Name: mono
Scientific Name:
Range: Honduras south to Northwest South America
Habitat: lowland to middle elevations
Status: Threatened by deforestation but still common in many areas
Comments: Active during the day, forages in trees and the ground in lowland dry forests. These monkeys eat a variety of fruits, seeds and some small vertebrates and invertebrates

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