Scaled fruiteater
| Scaled fruiteater | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Ampelioides Verreaux, 1867 |
| Species: | A. tschudii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ampelioides tschudii (Gray, 1846) | |
The scaled fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus Ampelioides.[2]
It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Ampelioides tschudii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "IRIS Report: Ampelioides". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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