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Burnished Saki

Pithecia inusta

Classification

The burnished saki (Pithecia inusta) is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in central Peru and a small portion of adjacent Brazil. Taxonomy It was described in 1823 by Johann Baptist von Spix, but was later merged with the monk saki (P.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 3Brazil