Black-headed berryeater

The black-headed berryeater (Carpornis melanocephala) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil.

Black-headed berryeater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
Genus: Carpornis
Species:
C. melanocephala
Binomial name
Carpornis melanocephala
(Wied, 1820)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation.[2] They're uncommon to find, and they don't accompany mixed flocks. They have similar behavior to a Hooded berryeater, except for being as vocal.[3]

Breeding

There's a lack of information about their breeding behaviors as they're scarce.

Eggs laid would be incubated solely by the female, the male would remain around the vicinity, inspecting it. The Nests would be built resembling as a pile of leaves to make in inconspicuous and to blend into the environment, preventing attacks from predators. [4]

Identification

Green and yellow with red iris, bodies are mostly black and olive. They have short dark bills.[5]

References`

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  1. BirdLife International (2022). "Carpornis melanocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22700736A216947947. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy; Brown, William L.; Fund, World Wildlife (1989). The Birds of South America: Vol. II, The Suboscine Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-77063-8.
  3. Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (1 June 2009). Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America: The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71748-0.
  4. Belmonte-Lopes, Ricardo; Maurício, Giovanni N.; Bornschein, Marcos R. (2011). "Description of the Nest and Egg of an Atlantic Forest Endemic, the Black-headed Berryeater, Carpornis melanocephala (Cotingidae)". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 123 (4): 819–822. ISSN 1559-4491.
  5. "Black-headed Berryeater (Carpornis melanocephala) – BirdLife species factsheet". birdlife.org. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011.


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