Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Cotingidae (Cotingas)  
Genus: Pyroderus (1 species, 1 worldwide)


Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
Red-ruffed Fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus granadensis)
OtĂșn Quimbaya Wildlife Sanctuary, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A giant pigeon-sized passerine found locally from 1500-2500m. Call is a very low frequency hum.
Back view.


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