Found in the Amazon basin (2) in Brazil, Peru and Columbia (1). Of the subspecies, only C. c. ucayalii is found in Peru, the others are found in Brazil, whilst the red bald-headed uakari is also found in Columbia (1).
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Bald-headed uakaris are found in areas of tropical rainforest that undergo flooding (5).