Red-ruffed Fruitcrow

Pyroderus scutatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cotingidae
Genus
Pyroderus
eBird Code
rerfru1

Subspecies (5)

  • Pyroderus scutatus granadensis

    eastern Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela

  • Pyroderus scutatus masoni

    southeastern Ecuador (Cordillera del Cóndor) and east slope of the Andes of northern and central Peru (Amazonas to Pasco and probably Junín)

  • Pyroderus scutatus occidentalis

    Andes of western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador

  • Pyroderus scutatus orenocensis

    upper tropical Venezuela (northeastern Bolívar) and northern Guyana

  • Pyroderus scutatus scutatus

    tropical southeastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.