Northern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon

Northern Yellow-cheeked Crested GibbonA gibbon described from the Central Annamites. At Dakrong Nature Reserve in Vietnam, its calls were recorded mainly at evergreen broadleaf forest sites.What does it look like?The three adult male and immature specimens examined in the species description had black fur mixed with silvery hairs, a brownish chest, a crest, and deep orange-gold cheek patches. This description does not establish the appearance of adult females.How does it live?A gibbon described from the Central Annamites. At Dakrong Nature Reserve in Vietnam, its calls were recorded mainly at evergreen broadleaf forest sites.A 2023 acoustic survey at Dakrong Nature Reserve in Vietnam recorded the species at 15 of 47 listening points. Most record sites were in evergreen broadleaf forest. Groups usually began calling around 5–6 a.m., and calling bouts were generally shorter than 40 minutes.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.