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Black-headed Berryeater - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Ciro Albano
Balbina Forest - Bandeira - state of Minas Gerais , Brazil, October, 2009
Carpornis melanocephalus

Carpornis melanocephala

Identification

21 cm
Male

  • Head, neck and throat are black
  • Olive-green upperparts
  • Breast is paler
  • Underparts are more yellow, with slight dusky barring
  • Short dark bill
  • Red iris

Female - similar with olive on crown and sides of head.

Similar species

Hooded Berryeater is found at higher elevation.

Distribution

South America: found in coastal south-eastern Brazil (Alagoas and eastern Bahia to north-eastern Paraná)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

The diet includes fruit.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdLife International
  3. Wikipedia

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