Bare-necked fruitcrow
Gymnoderus foetidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The bare-necked fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 215.5 g to 344 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the bare-necked fruitcrow
- Weight
- 215.5 g – 344 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bare-necked fruitcrow live?
Not recorded
What is the bare-necked fruitcrow?
The bare-necked fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
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Is the bare-necked fruitcrow endangered?
The bare-necked fruitcrow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the bare-necked fruitcrow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCotingidae
- genusGymnoderus
- SpeciesGymnoderus foetidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Corvus nudus, Gracula foetida
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- غراب الفاكهة عاري الرقبةArabic
- cotinga vulturíCatalan
- kotinga nahokrkáCzech
- ffrwythfrân fwlturaiddWelsh
- Nøgenhalset FrugtkrageDanish
- NackthalskotingaGerman
- Nackthals-SchmuckvogelGerman
- NackthalsschmuckvogelGerman
- nudkola kotingoEsperanto
- CuellopeladoSpanish
- cuervo frutero cuellidesnudoSpanish
- Cuervo higuero cuellopeladoSpanish
- pavita de cuello desnudoSpanish
- kaljukotingaFinnish
- Cotinga à col nuFrench
- Coracine à col nuFrench
- modrovrata kotingaCroatian
- Corvo beccafrutta collonudoItalian
- ハゲクビカザリドリJapanese
- plikakaklis vaislesysLithuanian
- GymnoderusDutch
- KaalnekvruchtenkraaiDutch
- pløsekotingaNorwegian
- gołoszyjnikPolish
- anambé-pomboPortuguese
- cotinga-de-pescoço-nuPortuguese
- Голошейный плодоедRussian
- kotinga nahohrdláSlovak
- barhalsad kotingaSwedish
- Nakenhalsad fruktkråkaSwedish
- nakenhalsad kotingaSwedish
- Çıplak Boyunlu Meyve KotingasıTurkish
- плодоїд голошиїйUkrainian
- 褐頸果鴉Chinese
- 裸颈果伞鸟Chinese
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Relatives of the bare-necked fruitcrow
Other species in the same family Cotingidae.

Andean cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola peruvianus

White bellbird
Procnias albus

Guianan cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola rupicola

Three-wattled bellbird
Procnias tricarunculatus

Amazonian umbrellabird
Cephalopterus ornatus

Bare-throated bellbird
Procnias nudicollis
CompareBare-necked fruitcrow vs Andean cock-of-the-rockBare-necked fruitcrow vs White bellbirdBare-necked fruitcrow vs Guianan cock-of-the-rockBare-necked fruitcrow vs Three-wattled bellbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bare-necked fruitcrow?
An adult bare-necked fruitcrow weighs 215.5 g – 344 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bare-necked fruitcrow endangered?
The bare-necked fruitcrow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the bare-necked fruitcrow?
The bare-necked fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus) belongs to the family Cotingidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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