Cotingidae

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Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Cotingidae
Lipaugus unirufus P.L.Sclater, 1860

Lipaugus unirufus P.L.Sclater, 1860

Lipaugus unirufus P.L.Sclater, 1860

Lipaugus unirufus, the rufous piha, is a passerine bird with two subspecies found across Central and northwestern South America.

Lipaugus vociferans (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Lipaugus vociferans (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Lipaugus vociferans (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Lipaugus vociferans, the screaming piha, is a gray Neotropical bird found across Amazonian and eastern Brazilian lowland forests.

Pipreola jucunda P.L.Sclater, 1860

Pipreola jucunda P.L.Sclater, 1860

Pipreola jucunda P.L.Sclater, 1860

Pipreola jucunda, the orange-breasted fruiteater, is a South American Andean bird with distinct male and female plumage.

Pipreola riefferii (Boissonneau, 1840)

Pipreola riefferii (Boissonneau, 1840)

Pipreola riefferii (Boissonneau, 1840)

Pipreola riefferii, the green-and-black fruiteater, is a sexually dimorphic Andean bird with six distinct subspecies.

Pipreola arcuata (Lafresnaye, 1843)

Pipreola arcuata (Lafresnaye, 1843)

Pipreola arcuata (Lafresnaye, 1843)

Pipreola arcuata, the barred fruiteater, is a large Andean cotingid bird with sexually dimorphic plumage and two subspecies.

Cephalopterus penduliger P.L.Sclater, 1859

Cephalopterus penduliger P.L.Sclater, 1859

Cephalopterus penduliger P.L.Sclater, 1859

Cephalopterus penduliger, the long-wattled umbrellabird, is an endemic Andean bird with a distinctive male wattle and lek mating behavior.

Cephalopterus ornatus E.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809

Cephalopterus ornatus E.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809

Cephalopterus ornatus E.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809

Cephalopterus ornatus, the Amazonian umbrellabird, is a large, mostly black passerine found across most of the Amazon basin.

Cephalopterus glabricollis Gould, 1851

Cephalopterus glabricollis Gould, 1851

Cephalopterus glabricollis Gould, 1851

Cephalopterus glabricollis, the bare-necked umbrellabird, is a large Central American cotinga that makes annual altitudinal migrations.

Ampelion rubrocristatus (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Ampelion rubrocristatus (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Ampelion rubrocristatus (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Ampelion rubrocristatus, the red-crested cotinga, is a South American bird found in Andean temperate semi-open landscapes.

Procnias tricarunculatus (J.Verreaux & E.Verreaux, 1853)

Procnias tricarunculatus (J.Verreaux & E.Verreaux, 1853)

Procnias tricarunculatus (J.Verreaux & E.Verreaux, 1853)

The three-wattled bellbird is a distinctive Central and South American frugivorous bird known for its unique male wattles and loud call.

Procnias averano (Hermann, 1783)

Procnias averano (Hermann, 1783)

Procnias averano (Hermann, 1783)

Procnias averano, the bearded bellbird, is a fruit-eating cotinga native to northern South America and northeastern Brazil.

Procnias nudicollis (Vieillot, 1817)

Procnias nudicollis (Vieillot, 1817)

Procnias nudicollis (Vieillot, 1817)

The bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) is a near-threatened fruit-eating cotingid bird native to South America.

Rupicola peruvianus (Latham, 1790)

Rupicola peruvianus (Latham, 1790)

Rupicola peruvianus (Latham, 1790)

Rupicola peruvianus, the Andean cock-of-the-rock, is a sexually dimorphic large passerine bird native to Andean cloud forests.

Rupicola rupicola (Linnaeus, 1766)

Rupicola rupicola (Linnaeus, 1766)

Rupicola rupicola (Linnaeus, 1766)

Rupicola rupicola, the Guianan cock-of-the-rock, is a sexually dimorphic South American bird with striking orange male plumage.

Pyroderus scutatus (Shaw, 1792)

Pyroderus scutatus (Shaw, 1792)

Pyroderus scutatus (Shaw, 1792)

Pyroderus scutatus is a disjunctly distributed neotropical bird with variable plumage by subspecies and a lek-based mating system.

Phibalura flavirostris Vieillot, 1816

Phibalura flavirostris Vieillot, 1816

Phibalura flavirostris Vieillot, 1816

Phibalura flavirostris, the swallow-tailed cotinga, is a small sexually dimorphic bird with a disjunct range in eastern South America.

Phytotoma rutila Vieillot, 1818

Phytotoma rutila Vieillot, 1818

Phytotoma rutila Vieillot, 1818

White-tipped plantcutter is a sexually dimorphic bird with two subspecies found in open South American landscapes.

Phytotoma rara Molina, 1782

Phytotoma rara Molina, 1782

Phytotoma rara Molina, 1782

Phytotoma rara (rufous-tailed plantcutter) is a stocky South American cotinga that feeds on plant matter and occasional insects.

Xipholena punicea (Pallas, 1764)

Xipholena punicea (Pallas, 1764)

Xipholena punicea (Pallas, 1764)

Xipholena punicea (pompadour cotinga) is a South American cotingid bird with unique carotenoid pigments and a complex silent mating ritual.

Cotinga cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Cotinga cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Cotinga cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Cotinga cayana, the spangled cotinga, is a sexually dimorphic bird found across the Amazon Basin and not considered threatened.

Cotinga maynana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Cotinga maynana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Cotinga maynana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Plum-throated cotinga is a sexually dimorphic bird found in humid lowland rainforest of the upper Amazon Basin.

Cotinga nattererii (Boissonneau, 1840)

Cotinga nattererii (Boissonneau, 1840)

Cotinga nattererii (Boissonneau, 1840)

Cotinga nattererii, the blue cotinga, is a sexually dimorphic canopy bird found across parts of Central and northern South America.

Cotinga ridgwayi Ridgway, 1887

Cotinga ridgwayi Ridgway, 1887

Cotinga ridgwayi Ridgway, 1887

Turquoise cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi) is a sexually dimorphic bird found in Pacific slope forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.

Cotinga amabilis Gould, 1857

Cotinga amabilis Gould, 1857

Cotinga amabilis Gould, 1857

Cotinga amabilis, the lovely cotinga, is a sexually dimorphic passerine found from southern Mexico to Costa Rica with rare sightings in Panama.

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