Black-headed berryeater
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Carpornis |
| Species: | C. melanocephala
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| Carpornis melanocephala (Wied, 1820)
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The black-headed berryeater (Carpornis melanocephala) is a species of
endemic to eastern Brazil
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Its natural
habitat loss due to deforestation.[2] They're uncommon to find, and they don't accompany mixed flocks. They have similar behavior to a Hooded berryeater, except for being as vocal.[3]
Breeding
There's a lack of information about their breeding behaviors as they're scarce.
Eggs laid would be incubated solely by the female, the male would remain around the vicinity, inspecting it. The Nests would be built resembling as a pile of leaves to make in inconspicuous and to blend into the environment, preventing attacks from predators. [4]
Identification
Green and yellow with red iris, bodies are mostly black and olive. They have short dark bills.[5]
References`
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- ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Carpornis melanocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22700736A216947947. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-292-77063-8.
- ISBN 978-0-292-71748-0.
- S2CID 84064162.
- ^ "Black-headed Berryeater (Carpornis melanocephala) – BirdLife species factsheet". birdlife.org. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011.
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