Pipreolas are — together with the Scaled Fruiteaters (Ampelioides tschudii) – collectively known as fruiteaters.
Distribution / Range
They are restricted to humid montane or foothill forest in western or northern South America.
Description
These 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
- 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)
