Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusQuerula
- SpeciesQuerula purpurata (Purple-throated Fruitcrow)
The purple-throated fruitcrow (Querula purpurata) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-throated Fruitcrow sighting in Darién National Park, based on 1,131 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
Blue Cotinga
Cotinga nattererii
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Rufous Piha
Lipaugus unirufus
Brown-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdina
Speckled Mourner
Laniocera rufescens
One-colored Becard
Pachyramphus homochrous
Sharpbill
Oxyruncus cristatus
Cinereous Becard
Pachyramphus rufus
Black-tipped Cotinga
Carpodectes hopkei
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple-throated Fruitcrow in Darién National Park?
About 39% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-throated Fruitcrow sighting in Darién National Park, based on 1,131 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Purple-throated Fruitcrow in Darién National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Purple-throated Fruitcrow in Darién National Park in our monthly data.