Brazilian name:
SabiC!-pimenta
October 2008B
The Black-headed Berryeater is a
Brazilian endemic and is
distributed in eastern Brazil fromB Alagoas to ParanC!. It is found
in the Atlantic Rain Forest up to aboutB 800m (these photos
were taken at about 800m) but is mostly found below
300m.
Because it
is a bird of lowland Atlantic Rain Forest, a habitat under extreme threat,
its numbers are low and decreasing. For this reason it is classified as
Vulnerable by Birdlife International
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There are recordings on xeno-canto, a distribution map from NatureServe and additional information available via Avibase. There is a page on Wikiaves and further information on BirdLife International (1992) Threatened Birds of the Americas.
The male has a black hood
and a red iris. Upperparts are dull olive-green while underparts are
olive-yellow with faint darker olive barring. The female is very similar
but with an olive wash on the head.
It feeds almost entirely on
fruit.
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