Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Buff-throated Purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra), recorded as Endangered
Buff-throated Purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Buff-throated Purpletuft

Iodopleura pipra

Buff-throated Purpletuft is a perching bird in the family Cotingidae (order Passeriformes) — Iodopleura pipra, recorded as Endangered and tied to Brazil.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Iodopleura pipra
Recorded from
Brazil
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Cotingidae · Iodopleura

Appearance

The sexes have almost the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a pale gray supercilium, a dusky line through the eye, and a broken white eye-ring on an otherwise gray face. Their crown is a darker gray than their face.

The buff-throated purpletuft is 8.7 to 10.5 cm (3.4 to 4.1 in) long. Two individuals weighed 9.6 and 10.5 g (0.34 and 0.37 oz).

Range and habitat

It is found intermittently from Paraíba south to northeastern Minas Gerais. The nominate is found somewhat more nearly continuously from Espírito Santo south to Paraná. There are also scattered records outside these core ranges.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet and breeding

The buff-throated purpletuft appears to feed mostly on the berries of mistletoe (Loranthaceae) but also feeds on other fruits and on insects. It forages in the forest canopy and takes insects above it.

The breeding season of subspecies I. P. Leucopygia has not been defined but includes May. The species' nest is a tiny cup apparently made mostly from lichens and saddled on a horizontal branch.

In crisis

Buff-throated Purpletuft is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Buff-throated Purpletuft, Wikidata item Q63881. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Buff-throated Purpletuft?
Buff-throated Purpletuft is a perching bird in the family Cotingidae (order Passeriformes) — Iodopleura pipra.
What is the conservation status of Buff-throated Purpletuft?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Iodopleura pipra. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Buff-throated Purpletuft live?
It is a bird of the Atlantic Forest, where it inhabits primary and secondary forest, cocoa plantations with a forest overcover, and clearings with some trees.
Why is Buff-throated Purpletuft in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Iodopleura pipra?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Buff-throated Purpletuft a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.