Fruiteater


 * "Fruiteater" redirects here. For fruit-eating animals in general, see frugivore.

Pipreola is a genus of bird in the Cotingidae family. Together with Ampelioides tschudii, they are collectively known as fruiteaters. All are restricted to humid montane or foothill forest in western or northern South America. They are thickset birds with predominantly greenish upperparts. Males of most species have black heads and/or reddish, orange or yellow to the throat, chest or belly.

Species

 * Fiery-throated Fruiteater, Pipreola chlorolepidota
 * Handsome Fruiteater, Pipreola formosa
 * Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater, Pipreola frontalis
 * Red-banded Fruiteater, Pipreola whitelyi
 * Barred Fruiteater, Pipreola arcuata
 * Green-and-black Fruiteater, Pipreola riefferii
 * Band-tailed Fruiteater, Pipreola intermedia
 * Black-chested Fruiteater, Pipreola lubomirskii
 * Golden-breasted Fruiteater, Pipreola aureopectus
 * Orange-breasted Fruiteater, Pipreola jucunda
 * Masked Fruiteater, Pipreola pulchra