The red-backed bearded saki (Chiropotes chiropotes ) is a New-World monkey, from South America. It is a species of bearded saki.
It is found North of the Amazon River and East of the Branco River, in Brazil, Venezuela and the Guianas.
Chiropotes are diurnal primates, that is to say they are active from sunrise to just before sunset. They live in groups of about forty members with both sexes, occasionally separated in clusters when travelling or looking for food, their main occupation.
Red-backed bearded sakis are primarily frugivores, feeding on seeds, flowers, nuts and fruits but their diet also includes insects, larvae and spiders. They can eat about 100 different species of plants.
They have dental adaptations which allow them to crack pods easily.
Females give birth to one cub at a time after five months gravidity, during the rainy season.
Red-backed bearded sakis are not considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), even if they are sometimes hunted for their meat. There are 27 red-backed bearded sakis in zoos around the world.