Black-headed Berryeater
Carpornis melanocephala(Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820)
English (US) Black-headed Berryeater
The Black-headed Berryeater (Carpornis melanocephala) 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: coastal southeastern Brazil (Alagoas and eastern Bahia to northeastern Paraná)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Carpornis melanocephala
- Family
- Cotingidae (Cotingas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Black-headed Berryeater
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Procnias melanocephalus
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820)
- Type locality
- Quartel das Barreiras, road from Rio Itapemirim to Rio Itabapuana, southern Espirito Santo, Brazil.
- Original description
- Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 1 p.166 (or p.168), note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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