Green-and-black Fruiteater
Pipreola riefferii(Boissonneau, A, 1840)
English (US) Green-and-black Fruiteater
The Green-and-black Fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii) 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.
- Scientific name
- Pipreola riefferii
- Family
- Cotingidae (Cotingas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green-and-black Fruiteater
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Pipreola riefferii occidentalis
- Pipreola riefferii riefferii
- Pipreola riefferii confusa
- Pipreola riefferii chachapoyas
- Pipreola riefferii tallmanorum
- Pipreola riefferii melanolaema
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ampelis Riefferii
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
- Type locality
- 'Bogota,' Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 3 p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cotingas
Scaled Fruiteater
Ampelioides tschudii
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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