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Crimson Fruitcrow
Haematoderus militaris (Shaw, 1792)
Cotingidae — Cotingas
Crimson Fruitcrow, Haematoderus militaris, is a bird of the Cotingidae family in ne Amazonia, with a breeding range in South America. It lives in tropical lowland rainforest and is recorded from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. The species is the only one in its genus. It is a large bird with thick, dark red bill, and the adult male has glossy crimson plumage on the head, back and breast, with a raised crest at times. Females and immature males are duller, with dark brown wings and tail.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cotingidae — Cotingas
- Breeding range
- South America: ne Amazonia
