Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii Scientific name definitions

The generally rare Black-chested Fruiteater occurs in the Andes of western South America, principally being known from the eastern Andean slope of Ecuador, extending marginally north into southern Colombia, as well as just south into northern Peru, principally north and west of the River Marañón. It inhabits the lower and mid levels of mid-elevation cloud forest and their borders at 1,200–2,300 m. Like its congenerics, the Black-chested Fruiteater is usually encountered alone or in pairs. Its behaviour is probably typical of all the Andean fruiteaters but this species is especially poorly known, and there are no specific data concerning breeding or its diet. The male Black-chested Fruiteater superficially resembles the much commoner Green-and-black Fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii) but it does not certainly occur alongside any other member of the Golden-breasted Fruiteater (Pipreola aureopectus) group, thus making the larger Green-and-black Fruiteater the most likely confusion species.

17–18 cm. Male  has glossy black hood extending down to upper breast  , green upperparts, wings and tail; side of breast solid green, rest of underparts yellow, merging with green on flanks ; often, a broken black line from chest side to flank; iris yellow; bill orange-red to coral-red; legs greenish-grey to brownish-olive. Differs from P. jucunda in lacking orange chest patch; distinguished from similar P. riefferii by having no yellow collar, no white on wings, differently coloured iris and legs. Female is entirely green above and on chin to upper breast, rest of underparts streaked yellow and green, bill duller than male’s, red to reddish-brown. Juvenile undescribed.

S Colombia (head of Magdalena Valley in Huila, and E slope of Andes) and E slope in Ecuador and Peru (S to N Cajamarca, including W slope in Zaña Valley, and C Amazonas).

Apparently only fruit  ; no details recorded.

High, very thin, protracted “pseeeeeeeét”  , stronger towards end; also shorter “pseeet”.