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title: "Green-and-black Fruiteater"
description: "Pipreola riefferii — Birds. The green-and-black fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/green-and-black-fruiteater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Green-and-black Fruiteater

> Pipreola riefferii — Birds. The green-and-black fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas.

- Scientific name: *Pipreola riefferii*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 694
- Wikidata: [Q907892](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q907892)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8762](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8762)

## Names

- en: Green-and-black Fruiteater
- de: Grünrückenschmuckvogel
- es: Frutero verdinegro
- fr: Cotinga vert et noir
- nl: Groenzwarte cotinga
- pl: Owocojad łuskowany

## Countries with the most observations

CO (438), EC (166), PE (22), VE (6)

## Summary

The green-and-black fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-and-black_fruiteater

## Photo

![Green-and-black Fruiteater](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-and-black-fruiteater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180706347

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-and-black-fruiteater?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).