Purple-throated Fruitcrow (Querula purpurata) Male, species sexually dimorphic. The platform was 36 m (118 ft) above the ground in a Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra: Malvaceae). The top of the tree was actually another 5-10 m (16-33 ft) above the platform. Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National...
Purple-throated Fruitcrow (Querula purpurata) Such an amazing common name for a bird that does not have a purple throat but a dark red or firebrick-red colored throat. They are not crows but Cotingas. They do eat fruit but probably consume more insects than fruit by sallying out to take them...
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