Ornate titi Ornate titi The ornate titi ("Plecturocebus ornatus") is a species of titi and is the smallest member of the family Pitheciidae, which also includes uakaris and saki monkeys. As it is a member of this family, it is classified as a type of New World monkey. It is endemic to eastern Colombia, and the only member of the "Plecturocebus moloch" group to occur north of the Rios Amazonas/Solimes/Napo axis, living at least 350 km away from the closest other member, the white-tailed titi ("Plecturocebus discolor"), which lives in the south of Colombia. It was once classified as the same species
Ornate titi daily activity lasts for around 11.5 hours, with feeding taking up around 2.7 hours. Their day is typically split into two feeding sessions, one in the morning and one in the evening, with a resting session at around midday. The last few hours of the day are generally spent feeding on leaves. The predominant and most important predators of all titis are raptors. Several species of raptor have been observed attacking a titi, including the Guianan crested eagle ("Morphnus guianensis") and the Ornate hawk-eagle ("Spizaetus ornatus"). Tufted capuchins ("Cebus apella") have also been observed killing and consuming an ornate titi.