Gymnoderus foetidus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The bare-necked fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay. The bare-necked fruitcrow was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Gracula foetida. Linnaeus specified the type locality as America but in 1902 the locality was restricted to Surinam. The bare-necked fruitcrow is now the only species placed in the genus Gymnoderus that was introduced in 1809 by the French naturalist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek gumnos meaning "bare" or "naked" with dera meaning "neck" or "throat". The specific epithet foetidus is Latin meaning "stinking". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognized.
A large molecular phylogenetic study of the suboscines published in 2020 found that the bare-necked fruitcrow was sister to the black-faced cotinga (Conioptilon mcilhennyi). The bare-necked fruitcrow is 34 to 39 cm (13 to 15 in) long; one individual weighed 220 g (7... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-necked Fruitcrow sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 733 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July–August and October–November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-necked Fruitcrow in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bare-necked Fruitcrow sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Bare-necked Fruitcrow sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 30%).
Same family: Cotingidae
The closest relatives of the Bare-necked Fruitcrow that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are Black-tailed Tityra (about 20%), Purple-throated Fruitcrow (about 20%) and Spangled Cotinga (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bare-necked Fruitcrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (733 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.
