Cotingas (Cotingidae)
Handsome Fruiteater (Pipreola formosa) - HBW 9, p. 84
French: Cotinga magnifique
German: Weißfleckenkotinga
Spanish: Frutero Hermoso
Taxonomy: Ampelis formosa Hartlaub, 1849, Caracas, Venezuela.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- formosa (Hartlaub, 1849) - mountains of N Venezuela from Falcón and Yaracuy E to Distrito Federal and Miranda.
- rubidior (Chapman, 1925) - coastal mountains of N Venezuela in Anzoátegui, Sucre and Monagas.
- pariae Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1949 - mountains of Paria Peninsula, in NE Venezuela.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male looking around on a branch Locality Rancho Grande Biological Station, Maracay-Ocumare Road, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp formosa)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 July 2003 5 years ago 13 sec 4.2 -
A male perched and looking around Locality Rancho Grande Biological Station, Maracay-Ocumare Road, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp formosa)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 July 2003 5 years ago 22 sec 3.9 -
A view of a male in the vegetation, behind leaves Locality Maracay-Choroní Road, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp formosa)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 5 years ago 29 sec 3.9 -
A male jumping along a branch and flying away Locality Maracay-Choroní Road, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp formosa)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 5 years ago 1 sec 3.9 -
a clip of a male Locality Paria National Park, Península de Paria, Sucre State, Venezuela (ssp pariae)
DAVID ASCANIO 20 April 2008 2 years ago 23 sec 3.4 -
A male perched in a semi-open branch Locality Piedra de Moler, Caripe, Monagas State, Venezuela (ssp rubidior)
DAVID ASCANIO 4 July 2011 1 year ago 18 sec 2
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Male.
Locality Paso Portachuelo, Maracay-Ocumare Road, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp formosa)
Jhonathan Miranda 1 October 2008 2 years ago 3.9 -
Frontal close-up of female
Locality Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp formosa)
Mikko Pyhälä 16 October 2008 4 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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