Chunky, short-tailed, flat-headed bird patterned in mossy green and black. Scaly above and below with broad green wingbar and black cap.
The Scaled Fruiteater is a chunky, short-tailed, flat-headed bird measuring 19-20 cm in length. It uses its green scaled feather pattern to blend in with 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... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Ampelioides tschudii
Genus: Ampelioides; Verreaux, 1867
Higher classification: Ampelioides
The Scaled Fruiteater is a large, plump, and handsomely-patterned cotinga of the Andes. A surreptitious, canopy-dwelling bird, it easily is overlooked until ...
The scaled fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus Ampelioides.
This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion.
Ampelioides tschudii: Andes of Colombia and w Venezuela to w Bolivia (La Paz). Source: Clements checklist. English: Scaled Fruiteater
The Scaled Fruiteater is generally rare in montane forests of the east slope of the Andes where it is known to range at elevations between 700-1800 m.
Identification record : Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is a bird which belongs to the family of Cotingidés and the order of Passeriformes.
The Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is a large cotinga of the Andes. Although this is a stunningly-plumaged bird, it is furtive canopy-dwelling.