Pyroderus scutatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The red-ruffed fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus Pyroderus. It belongs to the family Cotingidae, and is one of the largest passerines in South America. Its common names in Spanish include yacutoro, toropisco montañero, sangretoro, pájaro torero, and cuervo-frutero de garganta roja. This species was first named Coracias scutata by Shaw in 1792, but was later changed to the current scientific name.
It has a relatively heavy pale bluish bill, and the plumage is primarily black, but with a dull brown to bright orange-crimson patch on the throat depending on the subspecies, (thereby superficially resembling the smaller male purple-throated fruitcrow). Some subspecies have brown underparts. Males gather in loose leks where they call to attract the smaller, but otherwise similar, females.
Pyroderus scutatus scutatus is the nominated subspecies with a glossy black back with some iridescence. A crimson patch... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-ruffed Fruitcrow sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 132 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 174th most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-ruffed Fruitcrow in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Itatiaia National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 330 mm in December.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-ruffed Fruitcrow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Red-ruffed Fruitcrow sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Cotingidae
The closest relatives of the Red-ruffed Fruitcrow that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are Chestnut-crowned Becard (about 30%), Greenish Schiffornis (about 20%) and Black-and-gold Cotinga (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-ruffed Fruitcrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (132 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.
