Red-banded Fruiteater

Red-banded FruiteaterThis cotinga occurs in montane areas of southern Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil. Its diet is thought to consist mainly, perhaps entirely, of fruit; it sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.What does it look like?The male has a red crescent-shaped chest band, dark gray-green upperparts, and rufous-brown wings and tail. The female is duller above, with yellowish-white underparts streaked black. Juveniles show conspicuous spots on the upperparts.How does it live?This cotinga occurs in montane areas of southern Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil. Its diet is thought to consist mainly, perhaps entirely, of fruit; it sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.It inhabits moist montane forest at about 1,300–2,250 m. It probably feeds only on fruit and sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.