Green and Black Fruiteater

On March 21, 2023 I was in Tatama NNP near Pueblo Rico, Risaralda Dept., Colombia, with Judy, my granddaughter Savannah, and our guide Fernando from Montezuma Rainforest Lodge. We had been to the top of Montezuma Hill, at about 8,500 feet elevation and were going down the mountain, partly walking, partly driving. Toward the bottom Fernando pointed out a green and black fruiteater standing on a tree branch just ahead and above us in the middle of the road. 

Green and black fruiteater, a male.

Adult males have a blackish-green head and upper breast with a yellow band or collar around the base, except on the nape. The upperparts and tail are green and the wings are mostly green, but the tertials have white tips. The underparts are yellow with black streaks that are heavier on the flanks than in the center. Females have a green head instead of the black and no yellow collar. There are six subspecies and I'm not sure which subspecies I saw. 

Illustration of female ssp. riefferii from Birds of the World. 

Illustration of male ssp. riefferii from Birds of the World. 

Range from Birds of the World. It is found on both the western and eastern Andes slopes in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is the most widespread and abundant of the Andean fruiteaters and is ecologically the most tolerant.