Green-and-black Fruiteater

Green-and-black Fruiteater

Pipreola riefferii

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Los Nevados National Natural Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

303 Verified sightings at Los Nevados National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
842 In all 4 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green-and-black Fruiteater

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 →

Sounds

Song0:54

Colombia · 2022

© Frank Lambert · XC1031721 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:27

Colombia · 2021

© Peter Boesman · XC693773 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Ecuador · 2025

© Marc Anderson · XC1000217 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
3 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
4 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green-and-black Fruiteater in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-and-black Fruiteater sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 303 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 142nd most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green-and-black Fruiteater in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

January, April–May and July–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-and-black Fruiteater in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green-and-black Fruiteater?

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.

Is Los Nevados National Natural Park the best place to see a Green-and-black Fruiteater?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Green-and-black Fruiteater sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).

Where does the Green-and-black Fruiteater sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green-and-black Fruiteater is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (303 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.

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