Red-and-black Grosbeak (Caryothraustes erythromelas)

Family
Cardinalidae (Cardinals)

Size
20 - 20.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Lower levels of pristine mature lowland humid forest, terre firme, and seasonally flooded forest. From sea level - 1,000m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.

Extreme eastern Venezuela (eastern Bol��var, eastern Delta Amacuro), northern and central Guyana, Suriname (except extreme south-west), French Guiana, and northern Brazil (Amap� south to eastern Par� and northern and western Maranh�o; also isolated in north-eastern Amazonas and western Par�).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat destruction through deforestation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Series of exceptionally sweet rising and falling phrases consisting of variations on 2-3 standard phrases, delivered slowly and hesitantly. Call is a sharp and high-pitched 'spink'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

Red-and-black Grosbeak (Periporphyrus erythromelas) [XC216007]
by Fabrice Schmitt from Atta Canopy Walkway Lodge, Guyana (song)

Red-and-black Grosbeak (Periporphyrus erythromelas) [XC46074]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Turtle Mountain, Iwokrama Forest, Guyana, Guyana (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Closely affiliated with Rhodothraupis.

Similar Species
Female may be confused with Yellow-green Grosbeak (Caryothraustes canadensis) but in that species the black is restricted to the foreface and does not extend on to the crown or ear coverts.

References
See References.

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