Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
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Red-ruffed Fruitcrow

Pyroderus scutatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Chingaza National Natural Park
3 Verified records at Chingaza National Natural Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-ruffed fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus Pyroderus. It belongs to the family Cotingidae, and is one of the largest passerines in South America. Its common names in Spanish include yacutoro, toropisco montañero, sangretoro, pájaro torero, and cuervo-frutero de garganta roja. This species was first named Coracias scutata by Shaw in 1792, but was later changed to the current scientific name. This species has five subspecies P. s. scutatus (Shaw, 1792), P. s. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park

Red-crested Cotinga
LC

Red-crested Cotinga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ampelion rubrocristatus

10–20% · With luck
Masked Tityra
LC

Masked Tityra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tityra semifasciata

Insufficient data
Green-and-black Fruiteater
LC

Green-and-black Fruiteater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipreola riefferii

<5% · Rare
Andean Cock-of-the-rock
LC

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rupicola peruvianus

<5% · Rare
Barred Becard
LC

Barred Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus versicolor

<5% · Rare
White-winged Becard
LC

White-winged Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus polychopterus

<5% · Rare
Cinnamon Becard
LC

Cinnamon Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

<5% · Rare
Black-crowned Tityra
LC

Black-crowned Tityra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tityra inquisitor

<5% · Rare
Black-tailed Tityra
LC

Black-tailed Tityra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tityra cayana

<5% · Rare
Barred Fruiteater
LC

Barred Fruiteater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipreola arcuata

<5% · Rare
Cinereous Becard
LC

Cinereous Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus rufus

Insufficient data
Wing-barred Piprites
LC

Wing-barred Piprites

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piprites chloris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-ruffed Fruitcrow at Chingaza National Natural Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
3 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
5 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
6 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
9 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
10 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
11 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
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