NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Brazilian Bare-faced Tamarin
Saguinus bicolor (Spix, 1823)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Pied Tamarin (Saguinus bicolor) local: Mindu Park (Parque do Mindú)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor), sometimes referred to as the Brazilian bare-faced tamarin, is a critically endangered species of primate found in a restricted area of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. It was named the mascot of Manaus, Brazil in 2005. The species is endangered due to the increasing size of the city of Manaus, which is encroaching on their native habitat.
Wikipedia contributors, Pied tamarin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:01:01.629076+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Saguinus bicolor (Spix, 1823)
- Name authority
- (Spix, 1823)
- Common name
- Brazilian Bare-faced Tamarin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Callitrichidae
- Genus
- Saguinus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- infraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
- familyCallitrichidae Gray, 1821
- genusSaguinus Hoffmannsegg, 1807
- speciesSaguinus bicolor (Spix, 1823)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Saguinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Midas TamarinSaguinus midas (Linnaeus, 1758) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black TamarinSaguinus niger (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Martins' Bare-faced TamarinSaguinus martinsi (Thomas, 1912) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Black-handed TamarinSaguinus ursula Hoffmannsegg, 1807 | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Midas bicolor Spix, 1823 Spix, 1823 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=572923 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4TZBJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.