Eat fruits, seeds, leaves, nectar, and insects, particularly caterpillars. Use canines to crack hard seeds and fruit husks. Very active monkeys, move farther daily than most New World monkeys. Range may exceed 150 km 2 . Sleep on highest branches of large trees.
Life History Give birth to a single young, carried by mother.
Endangered to vulnerable. Hunted for meat in Peru, for bait in Brazil, where they are not eaten because their faces look very human. The Reserva Comunal Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo is the only protected area in Peru inhabited by red uakari.