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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-throated Fruitcrow sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 129 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola rupicola
Black-tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana
Amazonian Umbrellabird
Cephalopterus ornatus
Wing-barred Piprites
Piprites chloris
Bare-necked Fruitcrow
Gymnoderus foetidus
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
Brown-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdina
Cinereous Mourner
Laniocera hypopyrra
Chestnut-crowned Becard
Pachyramphus castaneus
Pink-throated Becard
Pachyramphus minor
📅 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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-throated Fruitcrow sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 129 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Purple-throated Fruitcrow in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Purple-throated Fruitcrow in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.