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Pipreola

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Pipreola

Higher classification
  
Cotinga

Order
  
Passerine

Family
  
Cotingidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Green‑and‑black fruiteater, Orange‑breasted fruiteater, Barred fruiteater, Fiery‑throated fruiteater, Golden‑breasted fruiteater

Near endemic orange breasted fruiteater pipreola jucunda mistrato w andes choco area


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.

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Species

  • Barred fruiteater (Pipreola arcuata)
  • Golden-breasted fruiteater (Pipreola aureopectus)
  • Fiery-throated fruiteater (Pipreola chlorolepidota)
  • Handsome fruiteater (Pipreola formosa)
  • Scarlet-breasted fruiteater (Pipreola frontalis)
  • Band-tailed fruiteater (Pipreola intermedia)
  • Orange-breasted fruiteater (Pipreola jucunda)
  • Black-chested fruiteater (Pipreola lubomirskii)
  • Masked fruiteater (Pipreola pulchra)
  • Green-and-black fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii)
  • Red-banded fruiteater (Pipreola whitelyi)
  • References

    Pipreola Wikipedia