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Scaled fruiteater

Ampelioides tschudii (G. R. Gray, 1846)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The scaled fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 78 g to 80.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Scaled fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii)
Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the scaled fruiteater

Weight
78 g – 80.5 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
Not recorded
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 scaled fruiteater live?

Not recorded

What is the scaled fruiteater?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The scaled fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus Ampelioides. This bird is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, where its natural habitat is the high elevation tropical forests of the Andes mountains. The scaled fruiteater is a chunky, short-tailed, flat-headed bird measuring 19–20 cm (7.5–7.9 in) in length. It uses its green scaled feather pattern to blend in with the dense vegetation of the South American rainforest.

From the Wikipedia article “Scaled fruiteater” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scaled_fruiteater&oldid=1379035291), 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.

What does the scaled fruiteater sound like?

Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the scaled fruiteater endangered?

The scaled fruiteater 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 scaled fruiteater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCotingidae
  6. genusAmpelioides
  7. SpeciesAmpelioides tschudii (G. R. Gray, 1846)

Synonyms Ampelioides flavitorques, Ampelis cincta, Cotinga tschudii

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • آكل الفاكهة الحرشفيArabic
  • cotinga escatósCatalan
  • kotinga šupinkatáCzech
  • cotinga cennogWelsh
  • Hvidstrubet FrugtæderDanish
  • SchuppenkotingaGerman
  • SchuppenschmuckvogelGerman
  • skvama kotingoEsperanto
  • Frutero escamadoSpanish
  • Frutero escamosoSpanish
  • suomukotingaFinnish
  • Cotinga écailléFrench
  • ljuskasta kotingaCroatian
  • Fruttaio squamatoItalian
  • ウロコカザリドリJapanese
  • žvynuotasis vaislesysLithuanian
  • Groengeschubde CotingaDutch
  • skjellfrukteterNorwegian
  • owocojad kusyPolish
  • anambé-escamosoPortuguese
  • fruteiro-escamosoPortuguese
  • Чешуйчатый плодоедRussian
  • Чешуйчатый ягодоедRussian
  • ovociar šupinatýSlovak
  • Krljuštasta voćarkaSerbian
  • fjällig fruktätareSwedish
  • Pullu MeyveyiyenTurkish
  • плодоїд строкатийUkrainian
  • 鱗斑食果雀Chinese
  • 鳞斑食果伞鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the scaled fruiteater

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 scaled fruiteater?

An adult scaled fruiteater weighs 78 g – 80.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the scaled fruiteater endangered?

The scaled fruiteater 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 scaled fruiteater?

The scaled fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) belongs to the family Cotingidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Scaled fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-fruiteater

MLA

“Scaled fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-fruiteater.

BibTeX
@misc{scaled_fruiteater_2026,
  title = {Scaled fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-fruiteater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}