Buff-throated Purpletuft

It is endemic to Atlantic forest in Brazil. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

The Buff-throated Purpletuft is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Buff-throated Purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra) is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC. It is endemic to Atlantic forest in Brazil. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss. References - 1. More

Buff-throated Purpletuft - Photo copyright Simon Woolley Buff-throated Purpletuft Photo copyright Simon Woolley. Screaming ... http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/WhatsNew.htm What's New on this Site?: White-winged Black-Tyrant, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Sheer-tailed Grey-Tyrant, Rufous Casiornis, Chestnut-crowned Becard, Buff-throated Purpletuft, Plum-throated ... http://avesfoto.com.br/ingles/fixed.htm AvesFoto: Thistletail, Pallid Spinetail, Serra-do-Mar Tyrannulet, Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant, Velvety Black-Tyrant, Black-and-Gold Cotinga, and Buff-throated Purpletuft. ... http://avesfoto.com.br/ingles/december. More

The buff-throated purpletuft belongs to family of birds endemic to the tropical and subtropical forests of America, many of which have showy plumage. The plumage of this species is not particularly vivid, other than a small tuft of violet feathers ... More

Images Buff-throated purpletuft © Ron Hoffnext Buff-throated purpletuft imageBuff-throated purpletuft Species related by - * Family group * Habitat * Conservation status * * View image slideshow * Link to this image * Email to a friend * More

Buff-throated Purpletuft - Photo copyright Simon WoolleyBuff-throated PurpletuftPhoto copyright Simon Woolley ... ... White-browed Purple-tuft Dusky Purple-tuft Kinglet Calyptura Grey-tailed Piha Olivaceous Piha Dusky Piha ... More

The Buff-throated Purpletuft that put in an appearance. The Buff-throated Purpletuft that put in an appearance. All photographs on this page © Rick and Elis Simpson. Posted in UBWC news - developments. | 2 Comments » February 2010 Friday, February 12th, 2010 11-20/02/2010 Praia Vermelha, Ubatuba, São Paulo; Brown-backed Parrotlet – apuim-de-costas-pretas – Touit melanonotus; Heard by Jeremy Minns. More

We see Buff-throated Purpletufts every day at the centre, but they don’t often come down very low. This one, presumably a female – based on previous experience with the species, the males seem to take no physical part in nest building – was gathering material in a Guava tree about 2 metres off the ground. It seemed to be selecting fibres, lichens and cobwebs. More