| Pipreola | |
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| Black-chested fruiteater (Pipreola lubomirskii) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Pipreola Swainson, 1838 |
Pipreola is a genus of bird in the family Cotingidae. Together with Ampelioides tschudii, they are collectively known as fruiteaters. All are restricted to humid montane or foothill forest in western or northern South America. They are thickset birds with predominantly greenish upperparts. Males of most species have black heads and/or reddish, orange or yellow to the throat, chest or belly.
Species
The genus contains 11 species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg')) | Pipreola arcuata | Barred fruiteater | Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador to Peru and Bolivia |
_(13961107497).jpg')) | Pipreola aureopectus | Golden-breasted fruiteater | Colombia, and Venezuela |
.jpg')) | Pipreola chlorolepidota | Fiery-throated fruiteater | Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru |
| Pipreola formosa | Handsome fruiteater | northern Venezuela | |
) | Pipreola frontalis | Scarlet-breasted fruiteater | Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru |
) | Pipreola intermedia | Band-tailed fruiteater | Bolivia and Peru |
) | Pipreola jucunda | Orange-breasted fruiteater | Colombia and Ecuador |
) | Pipreola lubomirskii | Black-chested fruiteater | Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru |
_photographed_by_devon_pike_in_peru_in_2011.jpg')) | Pipreola pulchra | Masked fruiteater | Peru |
) | Pipreola riefferii | Green-and-black fruiteater | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
| Pipreola whitelyi | Red-banded fruiteater | Venezuela and western Guyana |
References
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras, becards". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- Fitzpatrick, J. W., and Hosner, P. A. (2004). Fruiteaters (Pipreola). pp. 80–84 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Christie, D. A. eds. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cotingas to Wagtails. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-69-5