''Pipreola'' is a genus of bird in the family Cotingidae. Together with '' Ampelioides tschudii'', they are collectively known as fruiteaters. All are restricted to humid montane or foothill forest in western or northern South America. They are thickset birds with predominantly greenish upperparts. Males of most species have black heads and/or reddish, orange or yellow to the throat, chest or belly.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Pipreola '' was introduced in 1838 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, the

fiery-throated fruiteater The fiery-throated fruiteater (''Pipreola chlorolepidota'') is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropic ...

. The genus name is a Latin diminutive of the genus ''

Pipra ''Pipra'' is a genus of birds in the manakin family Pipridae. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Pipra'' was introduced by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1764. The name was used by Ancient Greek authors such as Aristotle for a small ...

'' that was introduced in 1764 by Carl Linnaeus. The genus now contains 11 species:

References

* Fitzpatrick, J. W., and Hosner, P. A. (2004). Fruiteaters (Pipreola). pp. 80–84 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Christie, D. A. eds. (2004). ''Handbook of the Birds of the World.'' Vol. 9. Cotingas to Wagtails. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Cotingidae Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cotingidae-stub