Species Range:

     Saguinus bicolor bicolor have a finite range that extends around the city of Manaus and Itacoatiara to the western border of the Rio Uatuma, and from the Rio Jauapia to it's mouth on the right shore of the Rio Negro (Egler, 1992).  This area contains mainly tropical forests, however, S.b. bicolor have adapted to a secondary habitat on the forest's edge closer to Manaus (Caine, 1993).  With its range centered on what is probably the most rapidly growing large city in Amazonia, habitat destruction has become a serious threat (Ayres, Mittermeier, and Constable, 1982). 

A look at the Port and the city of Manaus, Brazil.  This area continues to grow rapidly and threatens the habitat, home range and status of Saguinus bicolor bicolor.

  They tend to dwell on large branches of open and closed canopies within the forest. Due to the fact that this species of tamarins is endangered, it would be assumed that there are many designated areas for their protection.  However, there is only one known area allotted for protection,and it is contained within the National Amazonian Research Institute (Emanoil, 1994).