Pipreola riefferii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The green-and-black fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The green-and-black fruiteater was originally described as Ampelis riefferii. It was soon moved to its present genus Pipreola.
The green-and-black fruiteater's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC and Birdlife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World assign it these six subspecies: What is now the band-tailed fruiteater (P. intermedia) was originally described as a subspecies of the green-and-black fruiteater.
The green-and-black fruiteater is 17.5 to 20 cm (6.9 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 46 to 61 g (1.6 to 2.2 oz). The sexes have different... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green-and-black Fruiteater sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 139 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 227th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-and-black Fruiteater in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July, September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-and-black Fruiteater sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Green-and-black Fruiteater sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 20%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-and-black Fruiteater is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (139 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
