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title: "Kruczyniec rubinowy"
description: "Pyroderus scutatus — Ptaki. The red-ruffed fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus Pyroderus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/red-ruffed-fruitcrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kruczyniec rubinowy

> Pyroderus scutatus — Ptaki. The red-ruffed fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus Pyroderus.

- Scientific name: *Pyroderus scutatus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 790
- Wikidata: [Q1063255](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1063255)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8884](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8884)

## Names

- en: Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
- de: Rotkehlkotinga
- es: Toropisco montañero
- fr: Coracine ignite
- nl: Pyroderus
- pt: Pavó
- pl: Kruczyniec rubinowy

## Countries with the most observations

CO (346), BR (297), AR (79), PE (8), EC (7), PY (4)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-ruffed_fruitcrow

## Photo

![Kruczyniec rubinowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-ruffed-fruitcrow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fernando Sessegolo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35773804

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-ruffed-fruitcrow?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).