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Red-ruffed Fruitcrow

Pyroderus scutatus(Shaw, G, 1792)

English (US) Red-ruffed Fruitcrow

The Red-ruffed Fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus) 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
Pyroderus scutatus
Family
Cotingidae (Cotingas)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
Described by
(Shaw, G, 1792)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Coracias scutata
Described by
(Shaw, G, 1792)
Type locality
'native country ... not certainly known'; southeastern Brazil accepted as type locality by Hellmayr, 1929, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 6, p. 228; here further restricted to Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro (J. T. Z.).
Original description
Museum Leverianum, containing select specimens from the museum of the late Sir Ashton Lever (etc.) 1, no.4 p.199

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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