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title: "Springtamarin"
description: "Callimico goeldii — Zoogdieren. Goeldi's marmoset, or Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii), is a small New World monkey found on the South American continent, mainly in the upper Amazon basin of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Perú."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/goeldi-s-marmoset
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Springtamarin

> Callimico goeldii — Zoogdieren. Goeldi's marmoset, or Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii), is a small New World monkey found on the South American continent, mainly in the upper Amazon basin of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Perú.

- Scientific name: *Callimico goeldii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 163
- Wikidata: [Q206273](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206273)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43398](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43398)

## Names

- en: Goeldi's Marmoset
- de: Springtamarin
- es: Chichilo
- fr: Tamarin De Goeldi
- nl: Springtamarin
- pt: Sagui-goeldi
- pl: Miko czarny

## Countries with the most observations

BR (15), PE (5), BO (3)

## Summary

Goeldi's marmoset, or Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii), is a small New World monkey found on the South American continent, mainly in the upper Amazon basin of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Perú. It is the only species classified in the monotypic genus Callimico, thus these monkeys are sometimes referred to as "callimicos". The species takes its name from its discoverer, Swiss-Brazilian naturalist Emil August Goeldi.
Likely an evolutionary adaptation for camouflage and the evasion of predators, Goeldi's marmosets are a dark-furred species, usually a blackish-gray or darker brown in color. Superficially, the short…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goeldi%27s_marmoset

## Photo

![Springtamarin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/goeldi-s-marmoset/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/326609544

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/goeldi-s-marmoset?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).