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title: "Zwarte brulaap"
description: "Alouatta caraya — Zoogdieren. The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, is among the largest New World monkeys and a member of the Alouatta genus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-and-gold-howler-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zwarte brulaap

> Alouatta caraya — Zoogdieren. The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, is among the largest New World monkeys and a member of the Alouatta genus.

- Scientific name: *Alouatta caraya*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 2888
- Wikidata: [Q856342](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q856342)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43435](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43435)

## Names

- en: Black-and-gold Howler Monkey
- de: Schwarzer Brüllaffe
- es: Aullador Negro
- fr: Singe hurleur noir
- nl: Zwarte brulaap
- pt: Bugio-preto e dourado
- pl: Wyjec czarny

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1095), AR (1053), BO (335), PY (129)

## Summary

The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, is among the largest New World monkeys and a member of the Alouatta genus. The black howler is distributed in areas of South America such as Paraguay, southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Uruguay. This species is sexually dimorphic, with adult males having entirely black fur and adult females and babies of both sexes having an overall golden colouring; which emphasizes black-and-gold in the name. The IUCN Red List has classed the black howler as Near Threatened as a result of a recent population reduction due to a variety of human-caused…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_howler

## Photo

![Zwarte brulaap](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-and-gold-howler-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193316294

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-and-gold-howler-monkey?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).