- Gymnoderus foetidus
Identification
Male 34–38 cm (13¼-15 in); female 30–34 cm (12-13¼ in)
Male
- Bluish-black over-all plumage
- Silver-grey wings
- Crinkled blue bare skin on neck
- Blue bare eyering
Female is lacking the silvery-gray area on the wing
Distribution
Female
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Orellna Province, Ecuador, January 2016
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Orellna Province, Ecuador, January 2016
South America: seemingly isolated population in Venezuela, and a large area from the Guianas and Brazil to Bolivia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forested river and lake banks, and flood forests up to 500 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bare-necked Fruitcrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bare-necked_Fruitcrow
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
