Kirk's red colobus  (Piliocolobus kirkii)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (30/04/05) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Glossary

Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2004)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  3. CITES (March, 2003)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Agrupacion Sierra Madre, S.C. (2001) The Red Book: The Extinction Crisis Face-to-Face. IUCN, Switzerland.
  5. McIntyre, C. and Shand, S. (2008) Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, England.
  6. Mittermeier, R.A., Myers, N., Robles, G.P. and Mittermeier, G.C. (2002) Hotspots: Earth's Biologically Richest and Most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions. Cemex and Conservation International, Mexico City.
  7. Richardson, M. (2005) Pers. Comm.
  8. Struhsaker, T.T., Cooney, D.O. and Siex, K.S. (1997) Charcoal consumption by Zanzibar red colobus monkeys: its function and its ecological and demographic consequences. International Journal of Primatology, 18 (1): 61 - 72.
  9. Jorgensen, M. (2009) Behavioral Application in Wildlife Photography: Developing a Foundation in Ecological and Behavioral Characteristics of the Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus kirkii) as it Applies to the Development Exhibition Photography. ISP Collection, Paper 670.