Black-Headed Berryeater

The Black-Headed Berryeater, as its name suggests, mostly consumes fruit; in fact, watching the birds frantically feed at fruiting trees is one of the greatest methods to discover this species. Green and yellow with red iris, bodies are mostly black and olive. They have short dark bills. It contributes significantly to the ecological community by disseminating fruit seeds, just like other cotinga family members.

Another effective technique to find this unusual species is to listen for the sound of the Black-headed Berryeater, which consists of a single note followed by a descending whistle repeated at regular intervals. It shares a close relationship with the Hooded Berryeater, another endemic of the Atlantic Forest, but prefers higher elevations and faces more threats. The Black-headed Berryeater is considered vulnerable by the IUCN because of its small and dispersed population.