- Red-banded Fruiteater
Taxobox
name = Red-banded Fruiteater
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Cotingidae
genus = "Pipreola "
species = "P. whitelyi"
binomial = "Pipreola whitelyi"
binomial_authority = Salvin & Godman, 1884
synonyms = The Red-banded Fruiteater ("Pipreola whitelyi") is a species ofbird in theCotingidae family. It is restricted to humid highland forest growing on theTepuis in the southeast ofVenezuela and westernGuyana . While likely to occur, it remains unconfirmed from adjacent parts of northernBrazil .Uniquely among the
fruiteaters , the males' underparts are primarily grey. As suggested by itscommon name , the male also has a conspicuous red pectoral collar.ource
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/50127/all Pipreola whitelyi] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=4655 Red-banded Fruiteater videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://www.tropicalbirding.com/tripReports/TR_venezuela_dec05/redbandedfruiteater.jpgPhoto-High Res] ; [http://www.tropicalbirding.com/tripReports/JoseVenezuelaReportDec05.htm Article] tropicalbirding
* [http://www.fieldguides.com/_birdpix/RedBandedFruiteater2DG_sm.jpgPhoto] ; [http://www.fieldguides.com/tepuis.htm Article] fieldguides
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