Order: Passeriformes | Family: Cotingidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Napo, Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Moyobamba, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Moyobamba, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Moyobamba, San Martin
Status: The Fiery-throated Fruiteater is uncommon to rare in montane forests of the east slope of the Andes where it appears to occur in disjunct populations. It is known to range at elevations between 300-1500 m. It also occurs in Co and Ec.
Name in Spanish: Frutero Garganta de Fuego.
Sub-species: Fiery-throated Fruiteater (Pipreola chlorolepidota), Swainson, 1838.
Meaning of Name: Pipreola: A variation on Pipra in order to indicate affinity” (Snow 1982). chlorolepidota: Gr. khloros= green and lepidotos= scaly, flaky.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.