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ForestCup nestSmall · 55 g
What the Orange-breasted Fruiteater sounds like
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The male orange-breasted fruiteater has a glossy black head and throat and green upper parts. The breast is bright orange and the belly yellow with green mottling at the side. The female is similar in appearance to the female masked fruiteater with green upper parts and green and yellow streaked underparts. Both sexes have yellow eyes, orange bill and greyish-green legs. This bird grows to a length of about 18 centimetres (7 in). The song is similar to that of the black-chested fruiteater, a high-pitched ascending "pseeeeeweet".
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When to see the Orange-breasted Fruiteater
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Orange-breasted Fruiteater
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Orange-breasted Fruiteater
The orange-breasted fruiteater is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae native to Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is a plump green bird about 18 centimetres (7 in) long. Males have a glossy black head and bib, an orange throat and yellow belly. Females lack the dark head and have green upper parts and green and yellow streaked underparts. Both sexes have orange beaks and greyish-green legs. This is a relatively common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
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Easily confused with
Golden-breasted FruiteaterPipreola aureopectusThe golden-breasted fruiteater is 16.5 to 17.5 cm (6.5 to 6.9 in) long; three individuals weighed 46 to 50 g (1.6 to 1.8 oz).
Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataThe barred fruiteater is among the largest of its genus at 22 to 23 cm (8.7 to 9.1 in) long and weighing 112 to 128 g (4.0 to 4.5 oz).
Fiery-throated FruiteaterPipreola chlorolepidotaAt just 12.5 cm (5 in), the fiery-throated fruiteater is the smallest species in the genus.
Side by side: Green-and-black Fruiteater vs Orange-breasted Fruiteater · Barred Fruiteater vs Orange-breasted Fruiteater · Golden-breasted Fruiteater vs Orange-breasted Fruiteater
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