Scaled Fruiteater

What the Scaled Fruiteater sounds like

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Loja: Celica mts: E Alamor: Tierra Colorada, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Santo Domingo: Chiriboga road at Río los Dos Rios, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: 13 km SE San Rafael, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Scaled Fruiteater

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Scaled Fruiteater

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Scaled Fruiteater

The scaled fruiteater is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus Ampelioides. This bird is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, where its natural habitat is the high elevation tropical forests of the Andes mountains. The scaled fruiteater is a chunky, short-tailed, flat-headed bird measuring 19–20 cm (7.5–7.9 in) in length. It uses its green scaled feather pattern to blend in with the dense vegetation of the South American rainforest.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Bearded BellbirdProcnias averanoLike other cotingas, the bearded bellbird has a broad hooked-tipped bill, rounded wings, strong legs and a striking appearance. Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidusThe snowy cotinga is 19.5 to 21 cm (7.7 to 8.3 in) long and weighs an average of 105 g (3.7 oz). Plum-throated CotingaCotinga maynanaThe plum-throated cotinga is 19 to 20.5 cm (7.5 to 8.1 in) long and weighs about 70 g (2.5 oz).