Skip to content
EntityQ858712· pop 22· linked from 456 articles

Berryeater

Sign in to save

Also known as Carpornis, berryeaters

Carpornis, the berryeaters, is a genus of birds in the family Cotingidae. These primarily frugivorous birds are endemic to the southern half of the Atlantic forest (eastern Brazil).

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cotingidae
Image
Carpornis melanocephala.jpg
Show 4 more facts
Commons category
Carpornis
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Carpornis
topic's main category
Category:Carpornis
Sources (1)

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Encyclopedic overview

1 sections
Contents
  • References

Carpornis, the berryeaters, is a genus of birds in the family Cotingidae. These primarily frugivorous birds are endemic to the southern half of the Atlantic forest (eastern Brazil).

The genus contains two species. Both species are mainly greenish-yellow with a black hood. The genus is sister to the genus Snowornis that contains two pihas.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Berryeater” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.