The caquetá titi[1] also called the bushy-bearded titi or red-bearded titi, is a species of titi monkey native to Colombia in the Caquetá region.
- “A titi monkey species that purrs like a cat and looks like a pixie“, is how an enthusiastic online media outlet announced the debut of this small New World primate.
- In fact, the Caquetá titi shares some similarities with the whimsical leprechaun of Irish folklore: both are elusive and wee-size, and both sport red beards.
- As with some other species of titi monkeys, the small but stocky bodies of Caquetá titi monkeys are encased in dense, soft, long fur coats that are tan or reddish in color and can be tinged with black.
- These Colombian primates’ underparts are burnt orange or brown, and the crowns of their rounded heads are mottled with black, orange, or tan hairs. Their long, thick, bushy tails are a mottled gray.
