Bare-necked fruitcrow
| Bare-necked fruitcrow | |
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| Gymnoderus foetidus head drawing by Keulemans, 1901 | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Gymnoderus E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 |
| Species: | G. foetidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnoderus foetidus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The bare-necked fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus Gymnoderus. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest, especially near rivers. It is relatively common, but generally rarer and more local north of the Amazon River. Both sexes are overall mainly blackish, but the male has distinctive, large greyish-blue facial- and neck-wattles and greyish-white wings, which flash conspicuously in flight.
Population
Population numbers appear to be decreasing, but because it is less than a 30% decline over ten years or three generations, they are not on the Vulnerable list.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Gymnoderus foetidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Bare-necked Fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus)". BirdLife International.
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