Barred Fruiteater - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by edenwatcher
Tapichalaca, Ecuador, March 2006

Pipreola arcuata

Identification

22–23 cm
Male

• Black hood and chest
• Olive-green upperparts
• Yellow spots on tertials

Distribution

South America found in: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia

Taxonomy

Female
Photo by edenwatcher
Tapichalaca, Ecuador, March 2006

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. a. arcuata:

• Andes of Colombia, western Venezuela, Ecuador, northern Peru and western Bolivia

• P. a. viridicauda:

• Andes of central Peru (Junín) to western Bolivia

Habitat

Cloud forest and forest borders at heights around 1200–3350 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet seems to consist entirely of fruit.

Photo by COLOMBIA Birding
West Andes, Colombia, February 2011

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations
4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barred Fruiteater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Fruiteater

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