Black-headed Berryeater
Carpornis melanocephala (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820)
Cotingidae — Cotingas
Black-headed Berryeater, Carpornis melanocephala, is a passerine of the Cotingidae family that breeds in eastern Brazil. It is a Brazilian endemic and occurs patchily in the south-east of the country, from Alagoas through Bahia to north-eastern Paraná. It lives mainly in humid forest, with one record from restinga, and is usually found from sea level to 500 m, reaching about 700 m locally. The species is a year-round resident. Its breeding season includes September, and the only nest described was a shallow cup of dry leaves and stems placed in a tree fork.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cotingidae — Cotingas
- Breeding range
- South America: e Brazil
