Black-chested Fruiteater

The Black-chested Fruiteater is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Black-chested Fruiteater (Pipreola lubomirskii) is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. References - Search Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pipreola lubomirskii * BirdLife International 2004. Pipreola lubomirskii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

The black-chested fruiteater, Pipreola lubomirskii, is a cotinga reported as rare and of local distribution in the Northern Andes. Before the present report it only had been registered for the eastern slope of Peru and Ecuador, and in the southern Andes of Colombia. The present report extends its distribution to the montane forests of the Pacific slopes of Peruvian Andes, having been found in the cloud forests of the Za More

Black-chested Fruiteater seen in the scope. At the lodge they’re bringing in White-bellied and Chestnut-crowned Antpittas with worms and we saw both species well. Rufous-crested Tanager, Olive-backed Woodcreeper, Yellow-vented Woodpecker, and Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet were all found moving with mixed flocks. We also saw Highland Motmot, Golden-headed and Crested Quetzals, Andean Toucanet, and a noisy group of nomadic White-capped Tanagers. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Cotingidae
Genus : Pipreola
Species : lubomirskii
Authority : Taczanowski, 1879