Scaled Fruiteater
Ampelioides tschudii(Gray, GR, 1846)
English (US) Scaled Fruiteater
The Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cotingidae (Cotingas) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela to western Bolivia (La Paz)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ampelioides tschudii
- Family
- Cotingidae (Cotingas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scaled Fruiteater
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1846)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- C[otinga] Tschudii
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1846)
- Type locality
- Pangoa, al este de Tarma, Perú.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 1 p.279
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cotingas
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Band-tailed Fruiteater
Pipreola intermedia
Barred Fruiteater
Pipreola arcuata
Golden-breasted Fruiteater
Pipreola aureopectus
Orange-breasted Fruiteater
Pipreola jucunda
Black-chested Fruiteater
Pipreola lubomirskii
Masked Fruiteater
Pipreola pulchra
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater
Pipreola frontalis
Fiery-throated Fruiteater
Pipreola chlorolepidota
Handsome Fruiteater
Pipreola formosa
Red-banded Fruiteater
Pipreola whitelyi
Black-headed Berryeater
Carpornis melanocephala
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