This capuchin is recorded in northern Colombia and around the Sierra de Perijá. An 1870 specimen description records dark reddish-brown fur, a white face and a short black crown stripe.
Gray described the specimen’s fur as dark reddish brown, with white extending to the front edge of the ears, a short narrow black streak on the crown, and blackish feet.
It is recorded among the monkeys living in the tropical rainforest of the Barí region of the Sierra de Perijá.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.