Black-chested fruiteater
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Pipreola |
| Species: | P. lubomirskii
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| Pipreola lubomirskii Taczanowski , 1879 | |
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The black-chested fruiteater (Pipreola lubomirskii) is a species of
Description
Fruiteaters are stocky birds with short tails and short tarsi (lower legs). The black-chested fruiteater is a medium-size fruiteater with a length of 18 cm (7.1 in). The male has a black head, throat and upper breast. The upper parts of the body are bright green and the underparts yellowish-green with mottling on the flanks. The female lacks the black head region and has a bright green back, throat and cheat and underparts streaked with yellow and green. The iris is yellow in both sexes, the beak pinkish-orange and the legs greenish-grey. This species could be confused with the
Distribution and habitat
The black-chested fruiteater is native to the Andean region of South America. Its range extends on the eastern side of the Andes from southern Colombia, through Ecuador, to northern Peru; it is found in montane forests and its altitudinal range is 1,500 to 2,300 m (4,900 to 7,500 ft).[2] It also occurs as separate populations locally on the western side of the Andes at Cajamarca and in the south of Marañón Province.[3]
Status
Though somewhat uncommon and with a rather restricted range, the population of the black-chested fruiteater seems stable and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being a "least-concern species".[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-292-71748-0.
- ^ ISBN 1-4008-3449-X.
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