Scaled fruiteater
In Colombia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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. ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Ampelioides tschudii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22700815A110780381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22700815A110780381.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IRIS Report: Ampelioides". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 March 2015.


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