Habitat
Canopy of mainly coastal, lowland and foothill Atlantic forest, secondary and disturbed growth, forest under-planted with cocoa, and clearings with scattered trees. From sea-level - 900 m.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction through clearance for agricultural and real-estate development is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Buff-throated Purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra) [XC401291]
by Caio Brito from RVS Mata do Buraquinho, Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, Para\u00edba, Brazil (song)
Buff-throated Purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra) [XC4918]
by Jeremy Minns from Engenho Opinioso, Amaraji, Pernambuco, Brazil (call)
Subspecies
Genus has been suggested, on basis of morphological analysis, as possibly belonging to an assemblage containing Laniisoma and genera currently placed in Pipridae (Schiffornis) and Tyrannidae (Laniocera, Xenopsaris, Pachyramphus). Traditional placement within present family considered preferable, pending further study.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
leucopygia Salvin, 1885 - Coastal north-eastern Brazil in Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas and Bahia.
pipra (Lesson, 1831) - Coastal eastern Brazil in Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Sío Paulo.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet