Chestnut-capped piha

Lipaugus weberi

The Chestnut-capped piha (Lipaugus weberi) is a bird found in Colombia. Found in Colombia. It eats fruit and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Lipaugus weberi
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia

🏡 Where the Chestnut-capped piha lives

Found in Colombia.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit80%
🐛 Insects & bugs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 72 grams. It mostly eats fruit.

Hear the Chestnut-capped piha

Recorded by Paul van Els (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC429131. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Chestnut-capped piha

Where does the Chestnut-capped piha live?

The Chestnut-capped piha lives in Colombia. Found in Colombia.

What does the Chestnut-capped piha eat?

fruit (about 80%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Chestnut-capped piha endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.