Cacajao melanocephalus (Humboldt, 1812) . Rec. Observ. Zool., 1:317.

TYPE LOCALITY: Venezuela, Casiquiare Forests, Mision de San Francisco Solano .

DISTRIBUTION: SW Venezuela, NW Brazil.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Vulnerable.

SYNONYMS: ouakary, spixii .