Biology:Berryeater
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Short description: Genus of birds
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Carpornis G.R. Gray, 1846 |
Carpornis, the berryeaters, is a genus of birds in the family Cotingidae. These primarily frugivorous birds are endemic to the southern half of the Atlantic forest (eastern Brazil ).
The genus contains two species.[1] Both species are mainly greenish-yellow with a black hood.[2] The genus is sister to the genus Snowornis that contains two pihas.[3]
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Carpornis cucullata | Hooded berryeater |
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Carpornis melanocephala | Black-headed berryeater |
References
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2021). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras, becards". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/cotingas/.
- ↑ Snow, David W. (2004). "Family Cotingidae (Cotingas)". in del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Christie, D.A.. Handbook of the Birds of the World. 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions. pp. 32–108 [79–80]. ISBN 978-84-87334-69-6. https://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0009unse/page/79/mode/1up.
- ↑ Berv, J.S.; Prum, R.O. (2014). "A comprehensive multilocus phylogeny of the Neotropical cotingas (Cotingidae, Aves) with a comparative evolutionary analysis of breeding system and plumage dimorphism and a revised phylogenetic classification". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 81: 120–136. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.001. PMID 25234241.
Wikidata ☰ Q858712 entry
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