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Red-ruffed fruitcrow

Pyroderus scutatus (Shaw, 1792)

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The red-ruffed fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 350 g to 413 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-ruffed fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus)
Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-ruffed fruitcrow

Weight
350 g – 413 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
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-ruffed fruitcrow live?

Not recorded

What is the red-ruffed fruitcrow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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. orenocensis (Lafresnaye, 1846), P. s. granadensis (Lafresnaye, 1846), P. s. masoni (Ridgway, 1886), P. s. occidentalis (Chapman, 1914).

From the Wikipedia article “Red-ruffed fruitcrow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-ruffed_fruitcrow&oldid=1315436882), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-ruffed fruitcrow endangered?

The red-ruffed fruitcrow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the red-ruffed fruitcrow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCotingidae
  6. genusPyroderus
  7. SpeciesPyroderus scutatus (Shaw, 1792)

Synonyms Coracias scutata

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Indian crowEnglish
  • غراب الفاكهة أحمر الطوقArabic
  • cotinga ardentCatalan
  • kotinga červenohrdláCzech
  • ffrwythfrân yddfgochWelsh
  • FregatfrugtkrageDanish
  • RotkehlkotingaGerman
  • KrähenschmuckvogelGerman
  • oranĝgorĝa kotingoEsperanto
  • YacutoroSpanish
  • Toropisco montañeroSpanish
  • variskotingaFinnish
  • Piauhau igniteFrench
  • Coracine igniteFrench
  • plamenoprsa kotingaCroatian
  • varjúkotingaHungarian
  • Corvo beccafrutta golarossaItalian
  • アカフサカザリドリJapanese
  • rausvakrūtis vaislesysLithuanian
  • RoodkraagvruchtenkraaiDutch
  • blodstrupekotingaNorwegian
  • kruczyniec rubinowyPolish
  • pavóPortuguese
  • cotinga-de-barba-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Красногрудый плодоедRussian
  • vranuša pavaoSlovak
  • orangebröstad fruktkråkaSwedish
  • Kırmızı Fırfırlı Meyve KotingasıTurkish
  • плодоїд рубінововолийUkrainian
  • 紅領果鴉Chinese
  • 红领果伞鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the red-ruffed fruitcrow

Other species in the same family Cotingidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-ruffed fruitcrow?

An adult red-ruffed fruitcrow weighs 350 g – 413 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-ruffed fruitcrow endangered?

The red-ruffed 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 red-ruffed fruitcrow?

The red-ruffed fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus) belongs to the family Cotingidae in the order Passeriformes.

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@misc{red_ruffed_fruitcrow_2026,
  title = {Red-ruffed fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-ruffed-fruitcrow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}