Cotingidae

Cotinga cayana Photo by Greg Hume (Wikipedia) Common name:spangled cotinga (en); cotinga-pintada (pt); cotinga de Cayenne (fr); cotinga celeste (es); türkisblaue kotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, east of the Andes, from eastern Colombia and south eastern Venezuela south to Mato Grosso in central Brazil, and to central Bolivia.Size:These birds…

Pipreola chlorolepidota Photo by Dusan Brinkhuizen (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:fiery-throated fruiteater (en); anambé-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); cotinga à gorge rouge (fr); frutero gorjirrojo (es); orangekehlkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in the eastern foothills of the Andes from southern Colombia to central Peru.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh about 30 g.Habitat:The fiery-throated fruiteater…

Tijuca atra Photo by Luiz Ribenboim (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black-and-gold cotinga (en); saudade (pt); cotinga noir (fr); cotinga negro (es); goldflügelkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, occuring in Rio de Janeiro, extreme eastern São Paulo and adjacent areas of southern Minas Gerais.Size:These birds are 24-27,5 cm long.Habitat:The black-and-gold cotinga is…

Ampelion rufaxilla Photo by Lior Kislev (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:chestnut-crested cotinga (en); cotinga-de-crista-castanha (pt); cotinga à tête rousse (fr); cotinga cresticastaño (es); braunohrkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This South American species is found in the Andes from Colombia to Bolivia. In Colombia it occurs in the central Andes south to Quindío and Huila, and in the…

Pyroderus scutatus Photo by Mauricio Rueda (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-ruffed fruitcrow (en); pavó (pt); coracine ignite (fr); yacú toro (es); rotkehlkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Cotingidae Range:This species is found in two separate populations, one in Venezuela, western Colombia and northern Peru, and another in south-eastern Brazil and Paraguay.Size:These birds are 38-50 cm and weigh about…

Procnias averano Photo by Steve Garvie (Birds of the World) Common name:bearded bellbird (en); araponga-do-nordeste (pt); araponga barbu (fr); campanero barbudo (es); bartkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in two disjunct subspecies. P. a. carnobara is found in Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana and marginally into northern Brazil, while P. a. averano is found in north-eastern…

Perissocephalus tricolor (Photo from Zoo Chat) Common name:capuchinbird (en); maú (pt); coracine chauve (fr); pájaro capuchino (es); kapuzinerkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in northern Brazil, north of the Amazon river, in the Guyanas, in south-eastern Venezuela and marginally across the border into Colombia.Size:These birds are 34,5-36 cm long. Males weigh 320-395 while the…

Querula purpurata Photo by Paul Willoughby (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:purple-throated fruitcrow (en); anambé-una (pt); coracine noire (fr); frutero gorgirrojo (es); purpurbrustkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found from Nicaragua and Costa Rica to northern Bolivia, the Guyanas and northern Brazil, down to Mato Grosso, Tocantins and Maranhão.Size:These birds are 22-30 cm long and weigh 105-115…