- Pipreola formosa
Identification
16–18 cm (6¼-7 in)
Male
- Black head and throat
- Green upperparts
- White tertials
- Orange upper breast
- Yellow underparts
Distribution
South America: endemic to Venezuela
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. f. formosa:
- Coastal cordillera of northern Venezuela
- P. f. rubidior:
- Mountains of north-eastern Venezuela (Anzoátegui, Monagas and Sucre)
- P. f. pariae:
- North-eastern Venezuela (Paría Peninsula)
Habitat
Humid to wet upland forests at heights around 800–2200 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of small fruits, either whilst perched or in short hovering flights. They may sometimes join mixe species flocks.
Breeding
There is very little information. It is thought they breed early in the year.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Handsome Fruiteater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Handsome_Fruiteater
