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title: "Spix's Red-handed Howler Monkey"
description: "Alouatta discolor — Zoogdieren. Spix's red-handed howler (Alouatta discolor) is a species of Howler monkey native to the southeastern Amazon in Brazil."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/spix-s-red-handed-howler-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spix's Red-handed Howler Monkey

> Alouatta discolor — Zoogdieren. Spix's red-handed howler (Alouatta discolor) is a species of Howler monkey native to the southeastern Amazon in Brazil.

- Scientific name: *Alouatta discolor*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 99
- Wikidata: [Q1207240](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1207240)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74052](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74052)

## Names

- en: Spix's Red-handed Howler Monkey
- de: Spixbrüllaffe
- es: Aullador de manos rojas
- fr: Singe Hurleur de Spix

## Countries with the most observations

BR (96)

## Summary

Spix's red-handed howler (Alouatta discolor) is a species of Howler monkey native to the southeastern Amazon in Brazil. It is threatened by deforestation and hunting.

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

## Photo

![Spix's Red-handed Howler Monkey](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spix-s-red-handed-howler-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: Whaldener Endo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/394211491

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spix-s-red-handed-howler-monkey?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).