Listen to the Scarlet-breasted fruiteater
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About the Scarlet-breasted fruiteater
The Scarlet-breasted fruiteater is a bird in the family Cotingidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Scarlet-breasted fruiteater sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call and calls. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The scarlet-breasted fruiteater (Pipreola frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae.
It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru where its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist montane forests. Two subspecies are recognised though some researchers consider these should be regarded as distinct species. It is a plump green bird with a black head, the males having red throats and the females yellow. It is a relatively common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being "least concern".
Related birds in the genus Pipreola
More from the family Cotingidae
Andean cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola peruvianus
Guianan cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola rupicola
Amazonian umbrellabird
Cephalopterus ornatus
Screaming piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Red-crested cotinga
Ampelion rubrocristatus
Capuchinbird
Perissocephalus tricolor
Scaled fruiteater
Ampelioides tschudii
Long-wattled umbrellabird
Cephalopterus penduliger
Rufous piha
Lipaugus unirufus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Scarlet-breasted fruiteater sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Scarlet-breasted fruiteater on this page, including its call and calls. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Scarlet-breasted fruiteater endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Scarlet-breasted fruiteater as “least concern”.
What family does the Scarlet-breasted fruiteater belong to?
The Scarlet-breasted fruiteater (Pipreola frontalis) belongs to the family Cotingidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Morona-Santiago: w-slope Cord. de Cutucú, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Morona-Santiago: w-slope Cord. de Cutucú, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Calls · Morona-Santiago: w-slope Cord. de Cutucú, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2223439 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Scarlet-breasted fruiteater – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by MeegsC – CC BY-SA 3.0