Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusQuerula
- SpeciesQuerula purpurata (Purple-throated Fruitcrow)
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. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-throated Fruitcrow sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
White Bellbird
Procnias albus
Bearded Bellbird
Procnias averano
Red-banded Fruiteater
Pipreola whitelyi
Rose-collared Piha
Lipaugus streptophorus
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola rupicola
Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Brown-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdina
Sharpbill
Oxyruncus cristatus
Wing-barred Piprites
Piprites chloris
Pompadour Cotinga
Xipholena punicea
Capuchinbird
Perissocephalus tricolor
Cinereous Mourner
Laniocera hypopyrra
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple-throated Fruitcrow in Canaima National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-throated Fruitcrow sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Purple-throated Fruitcrow in Canaima National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Purple-throated Fruitcrow in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.