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Purple-throated Fruitcrow

Querula purpurata

Photo by ceherzog
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Description:

It is a stout medium sized glossy-black bird. Males have a large purple-red upper throat patch, (similar to the gorget of the hummingbirds), extending to the side of the neck. It has a short wide pointed grayish bill, black eyes, and gray legs.

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Habitat:

Ecuadorian lowland rainforest: Sacha Lodge

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PublishedApril 13, 2013

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