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Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater

Pipreola frontalis (Sclater, PL 1859)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Niels Krabbe 2002-08-23 Morona-Santiago: w-slope Cord. de Cutucú, Morona-Santiago (Ecuador) (1600 m) calls -

A pair. Humid forest. Reference: B: 46-65 (Pipfroy2). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

249825
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Andrew Spencer 2012-04-07 Puerto Minero, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (1400 m) song? (A) - natural vocalization from the male of a pair of birds singing from about 4m up in tall foothill forest along a road. 98738
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Andrew Spencer 09-08-2011 Santa Cecilia track, above Paquisha, Zamora-Chinchipe, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (1700 m) calls (A) - natural vocalizations; harsh calls from a female-plumaged bird, given mostly in flight and after an interaction with another of the same species. 86143
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Mitch Lysinger 1997-11-00 Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Napo (Ecuador) (1350 m) calls -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD

playback-used:no

260990
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Andrew Spencer 09-08-2011 Santa Cecilia track, above Paquisha, Zamora-Chinchipe, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (1700 m) calls (A) - natural vocalizations; various call types from a female-plumaged bird at a fruiting tree, part of a group of five fruiteaters (four female-plumaged and one male-plumaged). 86141
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Andrew Spencer 12-08-2011 Tepui Trail, Cabañas Yankuam, Zamora-Chinchipe, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (1550 m) call (A) - natural vocalization; calls from a foraging female bird. 86316
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Jonas Nilsson 2002-08-19 Morona-Santiago: w-slope Cord. de Cutucú, Morona-Santiago (Ecuador) (1500 m) song -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Very similar to before playback. Looped once

playback-used:yes

262972
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Andrew Spencer 2012-04-07 Puerto Minero, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (1400 m) calls (A) - response to playback from the male of a pair of birds. 98741
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Andrew Spencer 09-08-2011 Santa Cecilia track, above Paquisha, Zamora-Chinchipe, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (1700 m) calls (A) - natural vocalizations; various call types from a female-plumaged bird at a fruiting tree, part of a group of five fruiteaters (four female-plumaged and one male-plumaged). 86142
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Tayler Brooks 2011-02-10 Wildsumaco, 5km NW Guagua Sumaco, Napo, Napo (Ecuador) (1450 m) Call (A) - Natural vocalization, distance of 3m. 98121
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Andrew Spencer 2012-04-07 Puerto Minero, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (1400 m) calls (A) - response to playback from a female of a pair of birds. 98743
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Andrew Spencer 2012-04-07 Puerto Minero, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (1400 m) calls (B) - response to playback from a pair of birds. Most of the trilled vocalizations are from the male, while the harsh calls at 25.5s and 27s, and the high-pitched single calls later in the cut are from the female. While giving these calls both birds were moving actively through the top of a medium sized tree, and at times the male seemed to be chasing the female. 98742
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater (squamipectus) - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Andrew Spencer 2012-04-07 Puerto Minero/La Herradura--Vicinity, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador)   - From a pair of birds, first cut natural, others after playback. The male gives the trilled calls, the female the occasional harsh calls, and the female also gives the single-note calls on the last cut. 32740891
macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Andrew Spencer 2012-04-07 Puerto Minero, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (1400 m) song? and calls (B) - response to playback from a pair of birds. Almost all the vocalizations in this cut are from the male, but the female gives the louder single note call near the beginning of the cut. 98740
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Jonas Nilsson 2002-08-19 Morona-Santiago: w-slope Cord. de Cutucú, Morona-Santiago (Ecuador) (1490 m) song -

After playback of Malacoptila fulvogularis. Humid forest. Reference: JN4 (333). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).Filtered and shortened version on Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD

bird-seen:yes

276398
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis frontalis Sebastian K. Herzog 15-07-1996 Old rd Cochabamba - V. Tunari, Camp 3; Carrasco NP, Cochabamba, Bolivia (Bolivia) (1500-2000 m) Song (C) - Certainty: 99%. Not seen.Two recordings, recorded several minutes apart. 3423
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis Andrey Paredes 2026-05-07 , San Martín (Peru)   -   657324274
macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis Angel Argüello Méndez 2026-03-29 , Pastaza (Ecuador)   -   653852752
macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis Angel Argüello Méndez 2025-06-29 , Pastaza (Ecuador)   -   645339617
macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis Andrew Spencer 2011-08-08 Santa Cecilia trail above Paquisha, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador)   - various call types from a female-plumaged bird at a fruiting tree, part of a group of five fruiteaters (four female-plumaged and one male-plumaged). 21622941
macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Niels Krabbe 2002-08-21 Morona-Santiago: w-slope Cord. de Cutucú, Morona-Santiago (Ecuador) (1650 m) call -

Humid forest. Reference: B: 216-224 (Pipfroy1). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

249824
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis Andrew Spencer 2011-08-08 Santa Cecilia trail above Paquisha, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador)   - harsh calls from a female-plumaged bird, given mostly in flight and after an interaction with another of the same species. 21622721
macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis squamipectus Tayler Brooks 2011-02-10 Wildsumaco, 5km NW Guagua Sumaco, Napo, Napo (Ecuador) (1450 m) Song? (B) - Natural vocalization, a voc thought to be made only by males. 98122
xeno-canto.org
Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis Angel Argüello Méndez 2025-06-29 , Pastaza (Ecuador)   -   645339622
macaulaylibrary.org
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