#querula purpurata

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Purple-throated Fruitcrow (Querula purpurata), family Cotingidae, Lion, Costa Rica

photograph by Fernando Burgalin Sequeria

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Purple-throated Fruitcrow (Querula purpurata)

© Alex Luna

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9/9/21

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Purple-throated Fruitcrow (males) - Querula purpurata 

Though having the size and shape of a small crow, the Purple-throated Fruitcrow, Querula purpurata (Passeriformes - Cotingidae), is not a crow but a cotinga species, in which males have a deep purple throat patch extending to the side of the neck.

The Purple-throated Fruitcrow is the only species of cotinga that is social, occurring in noisy groups of 3-8 birds and is the only member of its family to breed cooperatively. 

This species has a large range, from Bolivia and Brazil north into Central America.

References: [1] - [2]

Photo credits: [Top: ©Tom Friedel | Locality: not indicated, 2011] - [Bottom: ©Juan D Ramirez Rpo | Locality: Colombia, 2012]