Querula purpurata
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The purple-throated fruitcrow (Querula purpurata) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The purple-throated fruitcrow was originally described as Muscicapa purpurata, mistakenly placing it with the Old World flycatchers. It was eventually moved to its present genus Querula that was erected in 1816. It is the only member of that genus and has no subspecies.
The purple-throated fruitcrow is 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to 12 in) long and weighs 91 to 133 g (3.2 to 4.7 oz). Adult males have glossy black upperparts and duller black underparts. Their throat feathers are dark reddish purple; they are long and square-tipped and form a "shield" to the sides and upper breast. Adult females are overall dull black and lack the shield though they may have a few crimson feathers on the throat. Both sexes have a dark brown iris, a pale gray or silver gray bill with a black tip, and dusky gray to black legs and feet. Juveniles have a dull black crown, wings, and tail. They are otherwise brownish black... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | National Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-throated Fruitcrow sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 335 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 189th most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and July–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-throated Fruitcrow in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and June, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple-throated 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.
12th of 19
Of the 19 parks where we can rate Purple-throated Fruitcrow sightings, Manu National Park ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 30%), Utría National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%) and Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%).
Same family: Cotingidae
The closest relatives of the Purple-throated Fruitcrow that you can see in Manu National Park (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are White-winged Becard (about 10%), Screaming Piha (about 10%) and Bare-necked Fruitcrow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple-throated Fruitcrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (335 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.
