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.
Taxonomy The genus Pipreola was introduced in 1838 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, the fiery-throated fruiteater. The genus name is a Latin diminutive of the genus Pipra that was introduced in 1764 by Carl Linnaeus.
The genus now contains 11 species: Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Pipreola arcuata Barred fruiteater Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador to Peru and Bolivia Pipreola aureopectus Golden-breasted fruiteater Colombia, and Venezuela Pipreola chlorolepidota Fiery-throated fruiteater Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru Pipreola formosa Handsome fruiteater northern Venezuela Pipreola frontalis Scarlet-breasted fruiteater Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru Pipreola intermedia Band-tailed fruiteater Bolivia and Peru Pipreola jucunda Orange-breasted fruiteater Colombia and Ecuador Pipreola lubomirskii Black-chested fruiteater Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru Pipreola pulchra Masked fruiteater Peru Pipreola riefferii Green-and-black fruiteater Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela Pipreola whitelyi Red-banded fruiteater Venezuela, western Guyana, and extreme north Brazil
References
Fitzpatrick, J. W., and Hosner, P. A. (2004). Fruiteaters (Pipreola). pp. 80–84 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Christie, D. A. eds. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cotingas to Wagtails. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.